Ria Deleru Ria Deleru was a Nautolan female who lived during the Great Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . During the war , she immigrated to the capital world of the Republic , Coruscant , with her husband , Nik Deleru , but the two found life in the planet ' s Galactic City difficult . They were among the thousands of other alien refugees who occupied the Old Galactic Market sector in the aftermath of the Sacking of Coruscant at the end of the war , and like many of their contemporaries , the two fell into severe poverty . Around 3643 BBY , during the Cold War , Ria became fed up with her economic situation and Nik ' s jealous and obsessive behavior , and so chose to escape into a life as an erotic dancer with Hanera ' s Dance Troupe . She led Nik to believe that she had been captured by the violent crime organization known as the Migrant Merchants ' Guild , and although he sent an emissary to retrieve her , she was able to convince the messenger that she had found a better life . Biography . Ria Deleru was a female member of the Nautolan species who lived during the Great Galactic War and the resulting Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . Ria was married to fellow Nautolan Nik Deleru , and at some point prior to 3653 BBY , the two left their species ' homeworld of Glee Anselm together . They ultimately settled on the Republic ' s capital world of Coruscant — a gleaming ecumenopolis that , despite housing the center of galactic governance and finance , also played host to a huge population of impoverished aliens in its lower levels . It was there that the two Nautolans made their lives , much to Ria ' s chagrin . In 3653 BBY , as Republic and Imperial delegates negotiated an end to the Great Galactic War on the Core World of Alderaan , the Sith led their military in a massive invasion of the Republic ' s capital that came to be known as the Sacking of Coruscant . During the assault , Imperial warships dropped numerous bombs into the lower levels of Coruscant ' s Galactic City , destroying Ria and Nik ' s home , along with thousands of others . The Empire eventually left the world , but Coruscant remained in ruins and the Republic lacked the supplies to respond and rebuild quickly . Eventually , Ria , Nik , and many other displaced families ended up settling in the Old Galactic Market , a commerce sector which had been widely abandoned after the Sacking . In the decade that followed , the criminal syndicate known as the Migrant Merchants ' Guild moved into the Old Galactic Market as well and began running a protection racket on the refugees in the area . During that time , Ria became fed up with Nik ' s behavior , which she saw as obsessive and overly protective . When Nik failed to make a protection payment to the guild , Ria saw it as an opportunity to escape her life and her husband . She fled their home and became an erotic dancer in Hanera ' s Dance Troupe , an entertainment business based out of the Migrant Merchants ' Guild headquarters . Hanera herself mentioned that she never saw someone with as much potential as Ria . Nik believed her disappearance meant that the Guild had kidnapped her in retribution for his late payment , and so sought help from Officer Mal of the Coruscant Security Force . Because Coruscant Security was overwhelmed with battling the Merchant ' s Guild on other fronts , its police officers were unable to help the Nautolan . Instead , Nik convinced a Republic war hero to help him find his wife . The war hero succeeded in catching up with Deleru in the Guild ' s headquarters , but the dancer was unwilling to return to her husband . She instead asked that the Republic combatant tell Nik that she had already been moved off - planet , in the hope that he would move on and leave her to her new life . After the war hero returned to Nik with the false information , Ria sent the messenger an electronic message thanking the hero for complying and encouraging the being to return to see her . Personality and traits . Deleru was a green - skinned Nautolan with large , black eyes common to her species . Although her husband Nik loved her deeply , his appreciation for her bordered on obsession and jealousy , and she felt that he prevented her from following her dreams . After years of living in poverty , Deleru decided she could no longer endure the emotional or economic turmoil that had characterized her life . She found comfort among the Twi ' lek dancers of Hanera ' s Dance Troupe , and decided to remain with them instead of returning to live with her distraught spouse . Despite her frustration with Nik , she did not want to upset him , and so instead of informing him that she had elected to leave , she allowed him to believe that she had been kidnapped . Upon the Republic war hero ' s agreement to uphold her deception , Ria asked that the individual return to see her dance under " less formal circumstances . " Behind the scenes . Ria Deleru was first introduced in " " , a massively - multiplayer online game produced by BioWare and LucasArts and released on December 20 , 2011 . Deleru is found on Coruscant , as part of the mission " For Better or Worse , " available to any player characters aligned with the Republic — as such , the interaction with Deleru could be completed by any of the following class characters : Jedi Consular , Jedi Knight , trooper , or smuggler . Due to " The Old Republic " nature as a role - playing game , the mission has two possible outcomes with regards to Deleru ' s fate . The player character can elect to maintain her deception of her husband , thereby allowing Deleru to continue pursuing her dreams . This decisions yields light - side alignment points . Conversely , the player can collect dark - side alignment points by demanding that Ria return to Nik , or by agreeing to uphold Ria ' s lies only to then reveal the truth to Nik . This article assumes that the Republic player character selects the light - side conversation choice ; however , it should be noted that a canon ical storyline has yet to be confirmed .