A human female, Spirakris Zarem was born to an Admiral father and a Senator

Republic Senate Organization Galactic Republic

mother, living on Coruscant

Coruscant Planet

and growing up in and around the Senate Tower. Orphaned during the Great Galactic War

Great Galactic War Event Great Galactic War (3681BBY - 3653BBY)

, Zarem joined the Republic Army

Republic Army Organization Galactic Republic (GGW, CW and GW)

, eventually leaving that career to begin work as a diplomat. During the Cold War

The Cold War Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

, Zarem began work independently, joining a group of individuals that supported an ideal they called the True Republic. Believing the Galactic Republic could only be strong when it was allied with the Jedi Order

Jedi Order Organization Galaxy-Wide Organizations

and resolutely opposed the Sith, Zarem worked on Coruscant to ensure that the group's goals were met.
As the Cold War dragged on, some members of the Galactic Senate grew weary of the stalemate. While milling around the Senate Plaza's taxi pad, Zarem discovered a plot by Senator Glearius Parvil

Glearius Parvil Character Minor Characters (TOR)

to introduce legislation that would break the Republic's ties with the Jedi Order and instead offer alliance to the Sith Empire. In order to prevent this, Zarem asked

The Politics of Dissent Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

a group of Republic operatives

Republic Operatives Organization Temporary Unions

to enter the Senate Tower, sabotage the Senator's courier droid, and steal a particular parcel that would serve as evidence against him. Because she was on Senate Security's watch list, she could not enter the building herself.
However, the operatives were persuaded that stealing the package was undemocratic, and delivered a parcel of outdated agricultural documents to her instead.