Insmot Bowen

Dr. Insmot Bowen was a pre-Republic specialist from the Obroan Institute for Archaeology. During a briefing with Admiral Conan Antonio Motti, Dr. Bevel Lemelisk, and a General from the Imperial Department of Military Research, Dr. Bowen gave a theory about the strange occurrences in the galaxy, including a barrier to the west of the Core, were remanents of Celestial technology dating back to the Celestial-Rakata war, although Admiral Motti, being a staunch non-believer in the supernatural, was unable to believe him.

Behind the scenes
Dr. Insmot Bowen was a character for the planned prologue for The Essential Guide to Warfare. However, his character, and everything related to it, ended up cut and replaced by an account by Grand Admiral Osvald Teshik on the Battle of Andalia while facing execution before the newly formed New Republic. The reason for it being cut was because the editor at Del Ray publishing, Erich Schoeneweiss, felt that the idea of the prologue being a briefing room conversation would not get people involved into the book, suggesting that a first-hand account of a battle would engage readers. Jason Fry, one of the authors, was angered at the decision to remove it, feeling that it was fun, but begrudgingly realized that Schoenewiss was right.