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Elgrin, Tam

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this young man was a videographer, working on the planet Coruscant when the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy. In the wake of the Battle of Coruscant, Tam claimed that he and his crew were trying to flee Coruscant when they were attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong. He said that he was knocked unconscious, and barely escaped with his life and his holocamera. When the New Republic retook Borleias and regrouped there, Tam was reunited with Wolam Tser, in an effort to provide as much intelligence on the situation on Coruscant as possible. They provided the initial views of the Yuuzhan Vong using skyhooks and orbital platforms to destroy the cityscape of the planet. Unknown to the New Republic, however, Tam was actual a spy, placed in the Borleias base through the machinations of Viqi Shesh. Tam had actually been captured by the Yuuzhan Vong on Coruscant, and an implant was placed in his skull that caused intense pain if he failed to follow his orders. He was asked to become friends with Danni Quee, in hopes that key information could be smuggled out of Borleias. However, he found himself hating what he had become, and wishing he could fight against the pain in his head. He managed to sneak into Danni's lab one night and steal information, but was unable to bring himself to kill her. Unfortunately for Tam, Danni had faked being asleep, and allowed him to steal a wealth of false information. In response to his inability to kill Danni Quee, the implant shorted out most of Tam's physical systems, an act which was not unlike death for him. While resisting the implant caused a good deal of damage to his body, Tam nevertheless survived. He was nursed back to health by Cilghal, and eventually set out to make up for the trouble he had caused. Tam began pointing out the Yuuzhan Vong listening devices he had installed, and even saved a Bothan operative from being tortured by a disguised Yuuzhan Vong warrior. Tam soon found a calling when he met the young boy named Tarc. Tam started teaching Tarc how to operate a holocamera, and found that he liked the boy. He made sure that Tarc was accounted for during the evacuation of Borleias.