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Tam Elgrin was a male Human, and the holocam operator for holodocumentarian Wolam Tser. In 27 ABY, after the Fall of Coruscant, Elgrin was stranded on the world, armed with only his camera. Elgrin took footage of post-battle Coruscant, but soon, was captured by the Yuuzhan Vong, and forced to serve as a spy and saboteur for them. The Yuuzhan Vong ordered him to plant various surveillance biots in the New Republic garrison on Borleias and capture New Republic pilot and Jedi Jaina Solo. Specifically, he was ordered to gather information about the Starlancer Project, a New Republic project to build a superweapon that was rumored to be deadly to Yuuzhan Vong organic craft.

His spying was foiled by scientist Danni Quee, who determined that he had been captured by the Yuuzhan Vong on Coruscant. Finally, when he had his chance to capture the Jedi Solo, he decided not to comply with his orders to capture her, and revealed himself as a spy. He nearly died after the Yuuzhan Vong tried to kill him for his trangression, but was saved, freed from slavery, and healed by Jedi Master Cilghal. While recovering in the medbay, he met a young boy named Dab Hantaq, who was brought to Borleias after the treasonous Senator Viqi Shesh tried to disguise him as the Jedi Anakin Solo, Jaina's brother. Elgrin took a liking to the boy, and allowed him to help film a documentary on daily life in the Borleias garrison. He helped defeat the Yuuzhan Vong in the Second Battle of Borleias by attacking a Yuuzhan Vong warrior in order to save the life of a Bothan technician, and later departed to parts unknown with Wolam Tser and his protege Hantaq.