Jeffren Brek Jeffren Brek was a male Human who served in the Imperial Security Bureau . His ISB training taught him that smugglers were assets like any others , used when needed to complete the mission . Biography . Battle of Talus . Investigating a lead about the Rebel activity in Corellian system , Lieutenant Brek discovered an old Z - 95 Headhunter named " Dire Hound " hidden in a secret hangar on Corellia . While he prepared to impound the ship for the Empire , a young man arrived , claiming that the ship belonged to his family . Brek was not going to let the man take the starfighter , but was caught up by surprise by a sudden attack . When the firefight went against him , Brek quickly determined that his best escape route was through the southwest corridor of the hangar and made his escape . He had another encounter with the young man again , when , shortly prior to the Battle of Talus , the Rebel infiltrated the Imperial outpost on Corellia looking for planning documents for the upcoming operation . Unfortunately for the Rebel , a squad of stormtroopers led by Brek intercepted him on the way back . When the Rebel failed to comply to halt order and started a firefight , Brek jumped behind cover and began issuing orders to the rest of his squad . However , the Rebel quickly disposed several troopers and escaped , the remaining ones were unable to stop him . Search for the ryll shipment . When a large shipment of ryll went missing on its way to a Rebel medical facility , the ISB made its goal to obtain the shipment before the Rebels , seeing it as a way to deny the Alliance much - needed medical supplies . Many agents were deployed to pursue various leads , including Brek , now promoted to a captain . He met with another operative at the Mos Eisley spaceport and provided him with a false ID card and a mission to infiltrate the Jabba ' s Palace and find out more about the ryll . Brek ordered the agent to keep in touch and departed to pursue another lead . He eventually arranged a meeting with BoShek in Bestine , however by that time was already trailed by Loza Sil ' ban , an agent of Bothan Spynet . Sil ' ban reported about Brek ' s involvement to her employer , Lando Calrissian , as well as Alliance agent also looking for the shipment . When Brek , backed by a few stormtroopers , was finally able to talk to BoShek , the smuggler was able to convince him that he had no useful information and left . Shortly after Brek was approached by the Rebel agent , who introduced himself as a merchant from Glakka . Brek asked him if he knew Zoort or Raurlu Eloz , and when the " smuggler " replied negatively , Brek easily deduced him to be a Rebel spy . However , with the help of Loza Sil ' ban , the Rebel managed to strike down the stormtroopers , leaving Brek no choice but to surrender and reveal BoShek ' s identity . While the Rebel departed to look for BoShek , Loza Sil ' ban volunteered to take care of Brek . However , he soon managed to escape after injuring her head and stealing her blaster . While Brek ' s own trail had gone cold , his colleague managed to locate and secure the shipment on the asteroid Skip 52 in the Smuggler ' s Run , making the mission ' s ultimate outcome successful . Encounter with Rachi Sitra . At some point , Brek ' s spy mission led him to an encounter with a Twi ' lek Jedi Knight Rachi Sitra . She tried to subdue him , but Brek was able to launch a grenade at her , buying himself time to escape and end the confrontation . Despite the involvement of the Jedi , Brek continued his mission . However , when Sitra found him again , she made him pay dearly by cutting off his entire left arm with her lightsaber . Brek eventually had a new cybernetic arm installed , but he was never the same after the experience . He was now filled with hate and vengeance . Search for the Nightsister on Hoth . Around 2 ABY Brek was tasked by Blackhole to find a Nightsister Kyrisa on the remote Outer Rim planet Hoth . Blackhole was looking for a way to use the Nightsister natural Force ability to control animals in the espionage . Brek was given instructions to rendezvous with another Imperial , who was already aiding the Dark Jedi Namman Cha is his search for Kyrisa . Upon arriving at the frozen world , Brek , accompanied by a squad of snowtroopers , began covering the area looking for the Nightsister , and soon stumbled across several members of the Alliance Special Forces . Brek ordered his troops to take some prisoners for questioning , and a firefight ensued . However , it was soon interrupted by a snowstorm and both sides , unable to continue fighting , were forced to look for shelter . After the storm had cleared , Brek was able to establish the comlink contact with another Imperial spy on the planet and , accompanied by his troops , traveled to his location . Both agents had consulted Brek ' s datapad to indicate where their search had progresses . Brek was also informed that several Jedi and Rebels in the area were looking for Kyrisa as well , and decided that it was time for the group to move on . The planning was interrupted by a sudden loud roar . Several wampas appeared from a snow crest , including one certain beast of enormous proportions . Brek quickly determined that the giant beast was the result of Nightsister ' s genetic engineering , and the troops formed a line to defend against the vicious animals . After the smaller wampas were dealt with , all efforts were concentrated on taking down the giant one . Hamstringing the huge wampa limited the range of its deadly claw swipes , and eventually it tired enough that one soldier could deliver a killing blow . After the battle Brek was helping a soldier who got swatted by a wampa and explained that the beasts stunned their prey to eat it later at their lair . He also noted that though not hungry , those creatures would do whatever Kyrisa ordered them to . At that moment the Nightsister herself revealed her presence to the group from across the ridge . Furious at the death of her pets , she ordered a pack of Hoth hog s to attack the Imperials . However , the trained soldiers held well and Kyrisa , seeing many of her beasts killed , choose to escape into the snow . Brek ordered his men to initiate a pursuit and send an agent to discover more about the Rebel presence on the planet . The Nightsister knew her way around the frozen wastes better than Imperials , and eventually Brek and his men lost her trail . He was then contacted by an agent who had discovered that a small outpost was being on Hoth build by Rebel forces . Brek asked him for holovids , but the agent didn ' t had any , because it wasn ' t safe for him to hang around Rebels . When the presence of the outpost was confirmed , the Imperials requested reinforcements to deal with it . Colonel Adrick was in charge of the operation and soon he led one AT - ST , two AT - PTs and a squad of snowtroopers to attack the outpost . Their initial assault was met with heavy blaster fire , forcing them to temporary fall back . Then , the AT - ST arrived for support and began blazing away at Rebel positions . The battle ended when another blizzard began , engulfing both armies and making it impossible for them to continue . Meanwhile , Namman Cha succeeded in tracking down Kyrisa by following her beasts and , after a fierce lightsaber clash , persuaded her to join him . Several days later , Brek , with the Nightsister out of his reach , arrived aboard the " Devastator " and presented the report of the operation to his superior , General Nevar . However , the incompetent General refused to believe in the Rebel presence on a planet as worthless as Hoth without solid evidence . Stating that the mission was nothing but a ridiculous adventure from the beginning , he deleted the reports , leaving the Empire oblivious about the base that the Alliance was building on Hoth . Uncovering smuggling activities . When the Imperial Security Bureau suspected that Dash Rendar , the famous Corellian smuggler , who provided transport for famous swoop racer Kimmi Chyler , was using swoop racing to secretly move supplies and personnel for the Rebel Alliance , Brek was sent to investigate and gather proof of the activities . He met with an ISB operative at the Imperial outpost on the planet Lok and provided him with datafiles on Rendar and Chyler , including the swoop race itinerary for the current season . Using an undercover identity , the operative was able to sneak aboard Rendar ' s ship , the " Outrider " , and later reported to Brek that Rendar was indeed smuggling supplies for the Alliance . The next day Brek , backed up by several stormtroopers , attempted to arrest the ship , but Rendar had hired additional security , who put up defense strong enough to wound several soldiers . Brek was forced to order his men to retreat , while his partner had set out to pursue the smuggler ' s ship to Rori . Brek himself remained in touch with Black Sun , an organization willing to uncover the Rebel smuggling operations to gain the Emperor ' s favor , and eventually he ended up in Bela Vistal on Corellia . There , his partner transferred to Brek Koth Melan , a captured Bothan spy , and Brek in turn arranged for him to meet with Skahtul on Tatooine .