Dace Golliard

Dace Golliard was a Human male Republic veteran of the Great Sith War and later a member of Crucible - a slaver organization active prior and during the Mandalorian Wars, during thirty-three years. He was the Fleet Captain of the Gladiator.

Member of the Crucible
In 3,996 BBY, Golliard served in the Republic Navy during the Great Sith War. However, due to unspecified actions, he was thrown into his ship's brig and was on his way to be court-martialed when Exar Kun's Sith Empire attacked. The Crucible enslaved the survivors of the attack, including the prisoner. Golliard made a name for himself in the slave dueling pits, killing all of his former crew members. He advanced in the organization, leading Crucible raids to find more slaves, and eventually gaining command of the Gladiator.

Years later, he was part of a Crucible operation on Osadia. He found a young Arkanian offshoot named Edessa, who was running away from the Crucible. He lead her into a false sense of security, before he captured her. He threw her in the fighting pits, nicknamed her "snow-hair", until she rose up as her a member of the Crucible. She later became Jarael, meaning Protector in the Crucible tongue. Jarael eventually escaped the Crucible with the help of Gorman Vandrayk.

Reunion with "Snow-Hair"
In 3,963 BBY, Captain Golliard responded to a distress call from Sariyah Budan, leader of the Sungrazer cooperative, a client of the Crucible located in the Koornacht Cluster. Two beings, Zayne Carrick and Jarael had posed as Crucible agents in order to infiltrate the cooperative and free the slave miners that worked the comets. Golliard immediately recognized Jarael as a young child he had captured many years earlier. He ordered his skyreaper drones to attack the Hot Prospect, the mining ship that the slaves were being taken to. As Golliard ordered a boarding party to attack the ship, the Hot Prospect fired its mining drill into the bridge of the Gladiator, causing it to decompress. The warship suffered further damage when it was hit by mining explosives launched by Mandalorian renegade Rohlan Dyre. Golliard ordered the surviving sky reapers to attack the mining ship, but Carrick shut off the Hot Prospect's centrifuge, sending into a spin that tore it away and enabled it to jump to hyperspace. Golliard was severely punished by Chantique for his failure to apprehend Jarael and Carrick but his life was spared by Bar'injar who still required his knowledge.

Golliard later found Carrick adrift in an Aurek fighter, under the alias of Carth Kamlin, a Republic officer escorting the Vindication. Golliard could tell that the fighter was salvage and discovered a homing beacon in it, immediately putting the Crucible on Carrick's plot.

Personality and traits
Golliard was very proud of his status as Fleet Captain; he expected his commands to be obeyed to the letter and frequently threatened his subordinates with death if they displeased him. This was at odds with his previous behavior in the Great Sith War, as he was court-martialed by the Republic Navy. Despite his arrogance, Golliard had no desire to ascend higher in rank as he preferred to see front line action. He was knowledgeable about naval combat and was quick to spot weaknesses in his enemies' tactics. However Golliard was unprepared to defend against unorthodox tactics, leading to his detriment when he was outmaneuvered by the Hot Prospect despite having greater fire and manpower. However, he accepted responsibility for his failures, even when faced with death.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: The Reaping
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Destroyer
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 48: Demon, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 49: Demon, Part 3