Forris Forris was a Human male who served in the Republic Army during the Cold War , fought between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . Sometime before the year 3643 BBY , Forris attained the rank of lieutenant and was stationed on Ord Mantell , where a group of Separatists had started a conflict known as the Separatist War in an attempt to overthrow the planet ' s government . While on Ord Mantell , Lieutenant Forris was assigned to Fort Garnik , a Republic - controlled stronghold on the island of Avilatan . Forris served as one of the instructors at a combat instructor academy , which was located inside the fort . Forris and the other instructors provided combat training for the soldiers stationed at the fort , including a sergeant named Jaynes , who sent new arrivals to Forris , because he believed that the training he received had saved his life during combat . Biography . A Human male , Forris was alive during the Cold War , a period of unrest between the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire . During the war , Forris served in the Republic Army . By the year 3643 BBY , Forris had received the rank of lieutenant and had been assigned to Ord Mantell , a planet whose government was embroiled in the Separatist War with a group of Separatists . By that year , Forris was a veteran soldier who had learned a great deal about combat tactics and military equipment . During his time on the planet , Forris was stationed at Fort Garnik , a Republic stronghold on the island of Avilatan . There , Forris served as an instructor at a combat instructor academy , where he and other instructors provided combat training and tactics to soldiers who were stationed at the fort . One soldier who received training from the academy was a sergeant named Jaynes , who credited the instructors with providing training that he believed had saved his life during combat . In 3643 BBY , Jaynes was stationed at one of the entrances to Fort Garnik , where he directed newly arrived soldiers to Lieutenant Forris for training . One soldier whom Jaynes had sent to Forris for training was a newly recruited sergeant of the Republic Special Forces unit known as Havoc Squad . Believing that even a soldier from one of the elite squads of the Republic could learn from an experienced veteran , Forris provided the sergeant with training during the time the soldier spent at the fort . Personality and traits . Forris had fair skin , green eyes , and brown hair . By the time he was serving at Fort Garnik , Forris had obtained a great deal of experience and knew enough about combat tactics , training , and technology to instruct others in their use . He attempted to pass his knowledge on to other soldiers and thought that even members of elite units could gain from what a veteran soldier like him had to say . Sergeant Jaynes believed that Forris and the other instructors at the combat instructor academy had given him the training that allowed him to survive the war on Ord Mantell . Equipment . While at Fort Garnik , Forris wore the blue - colored chest armor , light - colored pants , and brown boots that were worn by many of the Republic soldiers serving on Ord Mantell . In addition , Forris wore a pair of black gloves and a blue helmet with a visor that covered his eyes but left the rest of his face exposed . While at the fort , Forris carried a blaster cannon on his back . He also carried a device that was capable of projecting a spherical shield that could envelop his entire body . Behind the scenes . Lieutenant Forris first appears in " " , a 2011 MMORPG produced by BioWare . He is located in Fort Garnik , the central location for beginning Republic characters starting on the planet Ord Mantell . In the game , Forris is the first skill trainer for players of the Trooper class and is featured in the Trooper quest " Best of the Best , " in which Sergeant Jaynes directs the characters to Forris for training . In the game , Forris has the same lines of dialogue as other Trooper trainers . While the player is not required to take the quest and can train with Forris without completing it , this article is written with the assumption of 100 percent game completion . Although not identified by name , Forris ' s location as a Trooper trainer in Fort Garnik is shown on the maps for Ord Mantell in " " , a book that was released at the same time as the game .