Lana Beniko

"You're unusual for a Sith. You don't even have a title.''" "Knowledge, answers, truth, the Force: these'' are the things I hold dear. Titles don't interest me."

- A spacer and Lana Beniko

Lana Beniko was a Human female Sith Lord of the Sith Empire. She served as a key advisor to Dark Councilor Darth Arkous during the Galactic War against the Republic.

Biography
At the time the Treaty of Coruscant was established, Lana Beniko was stationed on Hoth while the fighting was still raging. She then called for an end to hostilities, but when an Imperial commander refused to obey, she responded by chopping off his right hand.

During the Galactic War in 3640 BBY, she helped plan the Assault on Tython. After the Republic's attack on Korriban and its subsequently retaking, Lana confided in an Imperial ally about Arkous' ulterior motive for the attack on Tython: the retrieval of an artifact. The fact that their assault on Tython coincided with the Galactic Republic's on Korriban, as well her sensing a "growth" in the Force, added credence to her theory that Darth Arkous was involved in a conspiracy that could threaten the Sith Empire. She spied on Arkous while updating her Imperial ally on his suspicious activities. In her first message, it turned out that the investigation didn't go too well and she failed to discover any foul play by Darth Arkous.

Shortly after, Lana entered into an alliance with Republic SIS agent Theron Shan, who was investigating Colonel Rian Darok, the Republic commander who had overseen the attack against Korriban. They both came to the conclusion that Arkous and Darok were in league with one another, and dispatched their strike teams to a secret laboratory on Manaan, operated by the Selkath geneticist Gorima. There, they discovered that Gorima had received Rakata technology from Arkous and Darok, and was using them to build strange cyborg warriors for an "Infinite Army". Through her cooperation with Shan, Lana discovered that Arkous and Darok were both members of the Order of Revan, once believed to be a minor cult operating in the Empire, now seeking to destroy both Republic and Empire to establish a new order.

Continuing her collaboration with Shan, Lana tracked Arkous and Darok to Lehon (known in that period as "Rakata Prime"), the homeworld of the Rakata and capital of their Infinite Empire, where the Revanites were building their new army based on Gorima's research. The Republic and Imperial strike teams confronted the Revanite leaders on the roof of the Temple of the Ancients and killed them when it became clear they would not cooperate. It was then that the true leader was revealed - none other than Revan himself, the "growth" in the Force that Lana had sensed.

Following her allies' escape when Revan bombarded the temple, Lana discovered that the Revanites had used their influence to place a bounty on her head for the murder of Darth Arkous, a charge she could not contest unless the Revanites were exposed, and it had become clear that their influence prevented that from being an easy task. She was forced to go into hiding along with Shan and the Wookiee smuggler Jakarro, who had been held prisoner in Gorima's laboratory,. Meeting her Imperial allies one last time on Manaan, she declared that the best hope for the Empire now rested in their hands. She advised her allies to go on with their lives, but to remain on the watch for the Revanites and above all avoid contacting her.

Lana and her companions traveled to Tatooine in an attempt to find lodging. However, she sensed Imperial agent Sharack Breev attempting to shadow her and thus returned to Jakarro's ship to depart the planet.

Personality and traits
"There was something about her. Secretive. Conniving. I ignored it, and for that I cannot forgive myself."

- Sgt. Tarsten

Lana has a very serene and considerate manner. She also seems to care more about the Empire rather than her own goals or achieving her own titles. Her patriotism makes her pragmatic enough to ally with unlikely allies against threats to the Empire.

Behind the scenes


Lana Beniko first appeared in game update 2.7 of the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic, released by BioWare in 2014.

She is only accessible through the "Forged Alliances" quest series of the Imperial players in the game. Both male and female player characters have the option to flirt with Lana on several different conversational occasions during the quest.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan