Elke Vetter Elke Vetter was a Human female Imperial Knight who served the Fel Empire before Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt deposed Emperor Roan Fel at the end of the Sith – Imperial War . In the proceeding conflict , Vetter served as the bodyguard of Fel ' s daughter , Princess Marasiah Fel , as she acted as her father ' s emissary to discover which Imperial officers remained loyal to him . More than just Marasiah ' s bodyguard , Vetter was also the princess ' s master and friend , teaching her the ways of the Imperial Knights . In 137 ABY , Vetter was on Socorro , while the princess hid in an Imperial Mission temple . They were ambushed by Sith Lord Darth Talon , who had recently been promoted to the position of Krayt ' s Hand . In order to buy time for the princess ' s escape , Vetter dueled with Talon , however she was defeated by the Sith . Talon then used the Force to interrogate Vetter , learning vital information before killing her with Force lightning . Biography . The Human female Elke Vetter was an Imperial Knight who served the Fel Empire during the Sith – Imperial War before Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt overthrew Emperor Roan Fel . During the ensuing Second Imperial Civil War , Vetter served as the bodyguard of Fel ' s daughter , Princess Marasiah Fel , as she acted as her father ' s emissary , and infiltrated planets in secret to discover which Imperial officers remained loyal to him . More than just Fel ' s bodyguard , Vetter was also the princess ' s master and friend , instructing her in the ways of the Imperial Knights . In 137 ABY , Vetter was with Marasiah and the Twi ' lek Imperial Mission ary Astraal Vao , as they infiltrated the world of Socorro . Krayt ordered one of his Sith Lords , the Twi ' lek Darth Talon — who , as one of Krayt ' s most able servants , had recently been promoted to the position of Hand — to locate and kill Emperor - in - exile Roan Fel . Planning to use the princess to find her father , Talon traveled to Socorro where the princess was hiding in the Imperial Mission ' s temple . Arriving on the planet , Talon razed the temple , setting it on fire . However , Vetter prevented the Sith from getting to Princess Fel by engaging Talon in a lightsaber duel in order to give the princess and Astraal Vao enough time to escape the planet . The duel ended when Vetter lost her left hand and was stabbed through the right leg by Talon , before being kicked off a ledge . Defeated , Vetter told Talon that she could kill her , but the princess had escaped . Talon used the Force to interrogate Vetter , pulling information from her mind . Talon used this information to develop a plan : she would let Marasiah lead her to her father or he would come to save her , and then Talon would kill both . Considering Vetter of no more interest , Talon unleashed a burst of Force lightning , killing the Imperial Knight . While escaping , Princess Fel felt Vetter ' s death in the Force , and instantly wanted revenge . Vao told the princess not to dishonor Vetter ' s sacrifice , managing to convince the princess that duty came first , and that their duty was to survive . The two then made their escape to the planet Vendaxa . Personality and traits . Elke Vetter was a female Human with blond hair and blue eyes . As an Imperial Knight , Vetter was loyal to Emperor Fel — whom she considered to be the true Emperor — above all else . She lived her life in the Empire ' s service , and was willing to give her life for it . When Talon ambushed the temple on Socorro , Vetter sacrificed herself to ensure Princess Marasiah Fel could escape — her final act of service to the Empire . During Talon ' s interrogation , Vetter was unable to prevent the Sith from breaking her will and pulling information from her mind , which Talon would use in her plan to kill Roan Fel . Powers and abilities . An Imperial Knight , Elke Vetter was Force - sensitive and was trained in the arts of lightsaber combat . She wielded a silver - bladed lightsaber in battle , with the standard Imperial Knight hilt . However , despite her knowledge of lightsaber combat , she was unable to defeat Darth Talon in battle . Behind the scenes . Elke Vetter made her first appearance in the second issue of the " " comic book series , " " , released in July 2006 . The issue was written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema , as well as being penciled by Duursema .