Tsuusha Tsuusha was a male Selkath who served as the head researcher for the Rift Alliance at Attis Station on the planet Quesh . During the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the resurgent Sith Empire , the station was attacked by the latter , and it was only through the means of the Barsen ' thor of the Jedi Order that Tsuusha was saved . Biography . During the Cold War the secessionist movement within the Republic known as the Rift Alliance established a secret research facility on the planet Quesh , called Attis Station . As Manaan was a member of this alliance , several Selkath scientists came to Quesh to contribute their expertise , chief of whom was Tsuusha . He headed several projects that utilized the Quesh venom which included a classified weapons program , and medical research program . Attis Station was discovered and attacked , however , by Sith warriors from the Sith Empire and communications with the Rift Alliance were lost . In response , the Rift Alliance sent the Republic ' s Jedi ambassador , the Barsen ' thor , to investigate the matter . The Jedi managed to enter the lock - down station , and made short work of the Sith forces that were trying to kill the remaining scientists . Eventually the Barsen ' thor made its way to the sealed room , and upon entering it , a holocall came through on the Holocommunicator in the room . A Sith Lord named Kyrus spoke with the Jedi , trying to entice him , but failed and ended the transmission . The Selkath Researcher had not realized that the person was a Jedi , so he pleaded for his life when the person approached him and his colleagues . The Barsen ' thor corrected him , to which the Researcher exclaimed relief . The Selkath vented his frustration of the unsolicited attack from the Sith , and thanked the Jedi for saving them . As the Jedi was about to leave , the researcher stopped him and said that they would like to help him giving the Jedi their latest discovery of any research field . Although most of their equipment had been destroyed , they could continue one of their big projects , either the classified weapons program or the breakthrough in medical technology . The Barsen ' thor would make the choice , though personally the Tsuusha thought that the medical research was more worthwhile as it could save a lot of lives as well as the Barsen ' thor ' s . One of the Jedi ' s companions then contacted the Jedi and informed them that the station was free from the Sith now . The Selkath researcher then bid the Jedi farewell and said that they will be in touch . He first had to tend to his colleagues , but they would soon be back to work . After the Barsen ' thor had left Attis station , Tsuusha would contact Senator Tobas Grell of what had happened , and of how Kyrus had contacted the Jedi for unexplained reasons . Some time later , Tsuusha sent the Jedi a message to let them know of the success of the research . He would also publish a paper on their results in the next monthly Coruscant Medical Review . Personality and traits . Tsuusha was seemingly a hard and devout worker for his cause with the Rift Alliance , as was evident with his eagerness to get back to work after the attack by the resurgent Sith Empire . He also seemed to care for others as he was horrified by the killing the Sith had done . The researcher had a mottled blue skin color and black eyes . He spoke his species ' language and wore standard clothing , boots and gloves with a researcher ' s robe . Behind the scenes . Tsuusha was created for " " , a released by BioWare on December 20 , 2011 . The Selkath was found in a rescue mission called ” Atiss Station ” in the Consular class ' main quest line . Although his NPC name said " Researcher " , his name was revealed in a message sent to the player afterwards .