Tobas Grell Tobas Grell was a male Sarkhai Senator who represented his homeworld in the Galactic Senate of the Republic during the Cold War . The father of Jedi Nadia Grell , Grell was assassinated by agents of the resurgent Sith Empire as the Galactic War began at the close of the Cold War . Biography . A Sarkhai native of his species ' homeworld , Tobas Grell spent his younger years traveling the isolated planet exploring ruins of past civilizations lost in the dense jungles . Marrying a young woman named Maykia , Grell ended his career as an explorer when his wife became pregnant with their daughter Nadia . When his wife died in childbirth , Grell dedicated his life to his daughter and ascended to a high rank in the Sarkhai royal court to ensure that she would be well cared for . During this time Grell ' s daughter began demonstrating Force - sensitivity and he was forced to defend her from the superstitions of his peers and co - workers . When Sarkhai joined the Galactic Republic Senate , Grell was appointed as Senator for the Sarkhai planetary government . While on Coruscant , Grell and his delegation were approached by the Rift Alliance at the height of the Cold War with the Sith Empire . The Alliance , a coalition of disillusioned worlds , were successful in gaining Grell ' s support and funding from Sarkhai . In an attempt to mend the gap between the Alliance and the Republic , the Jedi Order arranged a meeting with Alliance leaders but did not foresee and assassination attempt by the Sith Empire . While the assassins were nearly successful , Grell and the other leaders were protected by the Barsen ' thor of the Jedi Order who was aided by Grell ' s daughter , Nadia . The Alliance took advantage of the Jedi Order ' s protection and were able to free Balmorra . Following the successes at Balmorra , Grell spoke with the Jedi Master and told him of the situation on Attis Station , a secret installation of the Alliance ' s , despite the others wanting to keep it secret . Revealing his daughter ' s Force - sensitivity to the Barsen ' thor , Grell continued to aid the Jedi in his quest to consolidate the Alliance and keep them aligned with the Republic . On the eve of a renewed war , Grell and the Rift Alliance were tasked with mustering an army to push back the Empire . After much research , they went to Belsavis in order to awake the sleeping army called the Esh - kha . While the Barsen ' thor was planetside awaking them , Grell was on the orbital station where he would be the victim of an abduction . Followed by the Barsen ' thor and his daughter Nadia , the Sith Lord Stark executed the Senator while torturing him for information about the Rift Alliance ' s plans . Having feared such a thing may occur , Senator Grell left a will with the Jedi Order before his death . At least one subject was concerning the Institute of Xenozoology , while the final part of his will concerned his daughter . Requesting that his ally the Barsen ' thor of the Jedi Order take his daughter under his tutelage , Grell hoped that Nadia would grow to become a Jedi Knight . In line with Sarkhai law , Nadia Grell inherited her father ' s seat in the Senate as well .