Lin Lin was a Human female who lived with her husband , Bellis , on the planet Ord Mantell during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . During the Separatist War , a conflict fought between the Republic and a group of Separatists attempting to overthrow Ord Mantell ' s government , the couple had a house in Talloran village , which was the first village taken over by the Separatists on the island of Avilatan . At that time , Bellis spied on Separatist activities for the Republic , but , during the year 3643 BBY , he was killed by Separatists while waiting to meet with a sergeant of the Republic Special Forces unit Havoc Squad in Talloran village . Lin learned of her husband ' s death when she encountered the sergeant in her house while looking for Bellis ' s field box , a type of case in which Republic agents stored important information . Lin was greatly upset by her husband ' s death — blaming the sergeant and the Republic — before giving the box to the sergeant . Biography . A Human female , Lin was alive during the Cold War fought between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . At some point , Lin married a Human named Bellis , and the two of them lived together in a two - story house in Talloran village , a small settlement near Fort Garnik on Avilatan , an island on the planet Ord Mantell . Eventually , a conflict known as the Separatist War broke out between the Republic and a group of Separatists intent on overthrowing Ord Mantell ' s government . The couple ' s home of Talloran village was the first village on Avilatan taken by the Separatists , who barricaded it against Republic attacks . At that time , Bellis worked for the Republic by spying on the Separatists ' activities . Despite the Separatist occupation of their village , Lin and Bellis continued to live at their home , and Bellis frequently risked his life to provide the Republic with intelligence on the Separatists . In the year 3643 BBY , the Republic needed information on the whereabouts of a recently stolen ZR - 57 orbital strike bomb , which caused the Republic to call on Bellis for help . After obtaining information on the bomb ' s whereabouts , Bellis went to meet a newly recruited sergeant of Havoc Squad , a Republic Special Forces unit , in Talloran village . However , Bellis was killed by Separatists before the sergeant arrived . Upon discovering that Bellis was dead , the Havoc Squad sergeant went to the couple ' s home to retrieve information about the location of the bomb from Bellis ' s field box , a type of case used by Republic agents to store valuable information . When Lin found the sergeant inside her home , she first believed that the individual was a Separatist soldier breaking into her house . However , she soon realized her mistake , and rebuked the sergeant for risking the discovery of her husband ' s job as a spy . Then the sergeant informed her about the death of Bellis , which upset Lin greatly , and caused her to become enraged at the Republic and the sergeant , both of whom she blamed for the death of Bellis . Due to her anger over her husband ' s death , Lin initially refused to give the sergeant Bellis ' s field box . The sergeant expressed condolences to Lin over the death of the Bellis and attempted to persuade Lin to hand over her husband ' s field box , saying that Bellis would want the Republic to have the information and that there were many lives at stake . For a short time , Lin continued to conceal the location of the field box despite the sergeant ' s entreaties . However , Lin eventually showed the sergeant its location in her home at which time the sergeant advised her to leave Talloran before the Separatists attacked her home , then left Lin to grieve for her husband . Personality and traits . Lin had brown hair , fair skin , and blue eyes . She sometimes wore a small piece of jewelry that hung from her hair down onto her forehead . Lin loved and cared about her husband , and when she discovered her husband ' s death she became greatly upset . In her anger at her husband ' s death , Lin berated the Republic sergeant that brought the news about the failure of the Republic to safeguard her husband . She also expressed her viewpoint that the war and the planet on which it happened were unimportant , and that Bellis had only worked for the Republic to provide her and himself with a home and livelihood . Despite the condolences expressed by the sergeant , Lin still blamed the soldier for failing to keep her husband alive . After giving the sergeant her husband ' s field box , Lin stayed behind in her home to grieve for her husband . Behind the scenes . Lin first appears in " " , a 2011 MMORPG produced by BioWare . She is featured in " The Spy , " an early quest available on the planet Ord Mantell for players of the Trooper class . The player meets her in her home in Talloran village after finding her spy husband dead . Instead of persuading Lin to give up the field box out of loyalty to her husband or out of desire to protect others , the trooper can also threaten her in order to obtain the field box , which causes the player to receive dark side points . However , this article is written with the assumption that the player only selects light side options .