Talos Drellik Lieutenant Talos Drellik was a Human male who was aligned with the Sith Empire during the Galactic War . Biography . Talos Drellik was the son of Moff Drellik , who expressed his desire that one of his sons would be trained as a Sith and another would serve in the Imperial military . Talos ' brother would be taken for training at the Sith Academy on Korriban by Darth Marr of the Dark Council , though he never spoke to his family again . Moff Drellik cursed his Sith son as an " ungrateful little rat " , though Talos suspected this was simply his father ' s way of expressing his grief . Following his father ' s wishes , Talos would join the Imperial military , and achieved the rank of lieutenant . However , he never excelled as a soldier ; his true passion was history and archeology , leading him to join up with the Imperial Reclamation Service . To Talos , the Reclamation Service did an invaluable job , preserving Imperial and Sith history against the onslaught of time . He later commented that after the cursing had stopped , his father had warmed to the idea . Unlike many Reclamation Service officers who are career soldiers with only a passing interest in history , Lieutenant Drellik had thrown himself into his work , studying with experts in the field such as the illustrious Professor Auselio Gann and galactic historian Deravon Wells . In 3642 BBY , Talos was stationed on Hoth , searching for Sith ruins . While he was searching for the ruins in The Bitter End , he was approached by Lord Kallig , who came to Hoth in search of a Force ghost named Horak - mul . Talos provided assistance to Kallig in locating Horak - Mul ' s resting place . Afterwards , he resigned from the Reclamation Service to follow Kallig , serving faithfully even when his Master ran afoul of Darth Thanaton and eventually ascended to the Dark Council . During Nox ' s travels to Rishi , Talos accompanied his lord during their visit to Lord Veijel , a local researcher on ancient alien technologies due to his experience as an archaeologist . When the Sith Lord stumbled upon machines that extended their lifespan and could potentially grant them eternal life , he advised against pursuing immortality , citing it as the downfall of many Sith , including Nox ' s former master Darth Zash . Around 3632 BBY , five years after Darth Nox disappeared in the wake of the invasion by the Eternal Empire of Zakuul , Talos had returned to Yavin 4 to study the Temple of Sacrifice , where the artifact that Revan had intended to use to resurrect the Emperor had been held . The Hutt scientist Juvard Illip Oggurobb , who had joined an Alliance against Zakuul , recognized the necessity of having an expert in archaeology and Force - powered technology , which was used extensively by the Eternal Empire ; thus , he requested that the Outlander , the leader of the Alliance , travel to Yavin to recruit Talos for the cause . After he and the Outlander were able to collect a number of ancient artifacts connected to the temple , Talos agreed to travel with the Outlander to Odessen and join the Alliance . Behind the scenes . Talos Drellik is voiced by Edward Hibbard . With high approval , Talos will eventually swear a traditional oath of loyalty to the Inquisitor , citing evidence of similar oaths from the Old Sith Empire . If the Outlander is an Inquisitor and has high approval with Talos , the archaeologist will express delight that his master is still alive . The Dark Lord then has the option of simply ordering Talos to return with them to Odessen rather than go through the quest .