Gelesi

"Sullio was captain of the checkpoint for years. I never knew why she came here every night until I got her job."

- Gelesi

Gelesi was a Human male who lived in Iziz, a major city on Onderon, with his family, a wife and daughter. After his superior and good friend, Sullio, was murdered outside of the Iziz Cantina, he was given her rank and assignment, verifying starport visas at the entrance to the Merchant Quarter from Iziz Starport. He was torn between the political ideals of those loyal to Queen Talia and those loyal to her cousin, General Vaklu. After the Onderon Civil War began, he made the choice to support Talia's faction and fought in the Second Battle of Onderon.

Biography
Gelesi lived in Iziz with his wife and four-year-old daughter. He was promoted to Captain of the Guard&mdash;one of only three, together with Bostuco and Riiken&mdash;after his predecessor, Sullio, was murdered in the streets. Gelesi was shaken by the murder of Captain Sullio and became paranoid, afraid he would suffer the same fate. While the murderer was never found, though this fear proved to be unfounded.

He was one of the soldiers to verify the Jedi Exile's visa when she was in a rush to escape the planet after a meeting with Jedi Master Kavar. When she returned, Gelesi had chosen to support the Queen, and was among the soldiers to fight against Vaklu's supporters and defend the Iziz Royal Palace from assailants.

Personality and traits
Gelesi was a member of the Onderon Military and an overall neutral officer, divided by his distrust of the Republic as well as his sympathy for some beliefs of Vaklu's faction, and his support for Queen Talia. Being assigned to one of the docks at Iziz, his primary duty was to scan starport visas.

After his appointment to Sullio's former post, he grew nervous and feared for his lives of himself and his family. He had always wondered why his predecessor went to the cantina after all her shifts until he got her job, when he started doing the same. The stress and worry made him feel like he was being targeted all the time and even a bit paranoid in his own opinion.

Behind the scenes
Gelesi's face is actually one of the faces a player could chose from when customizing Revan at the start of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. This face did not return as a choice for the Jedi Exile. The face models from the first KotOR are used commonly for minor NPCs throughout the game and some can be used for the Exile, in which case all instances of that face on NPCs would be replaced by another face model choice for the Exile.

In the non-canonical ending of the game, the Jedi Exile, at the request of a Vaklu supporter named Anda who wanted the removal of the three Captains of the Guard and was willing to pay the Exile twenty-five hundred credits for each one she removed, meets Gelesi in the cantina in the Merchant Quarter of Iziz, persuading him, possibly using Jedi mind tricks, to leave the city to protect his family. Another way to remove him is to have Panar threaten to steal and marry his four-year old daughter if she chooses to support General Vaklu. If persuasion fails, there is a group of thugs outside the cantina that can be hired to attack Gelesi after which Gelesi leaves the planet, fearing for his family's safety. If the latter option is chosen, Anda gets angry because she wanted the Captains removed quietly, however, she would still pay the Exile. This side quest is only available if the Exile supports Vaklu during her initial visit to Iziz and is not guaranteed to be dark sided.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords