What prompts a Nemoidian weapons developer to defect to the Republic? All Rogu will say about it is that she "grew a conscience."

A few months later, the Republic became the Empire, and Rogu walked out of her laboratory in disgust. Her newfound principles would not stand for what the new regime was asking her to do. This was not what she had defected for—and, if there was no "better side" to defect to this time, she would just have to make one.

After about a month of "attempting to agitate the scientific community" (read: throwing a fit), all she's managed to do is get herself arrested. She didn't expect it to be for Force use, though—her, a Force-user? The very idea is ridiculous! Those tests were obviously faked!

Discovery of her Force abilities was not what motivated Rogu to change. She's still blissfully unaware of her Force-sensitivity. No, that event she mentions to no one begins with her capture by a group of clone troopers.

After her surrender, the sharp-tongued Nemoidian could not resist needling her captors. Why would they fight for the pittance the Republic was surely paying them? Most clone troopers would have responded with a speech about honor and patriotism, or perhaps not responded at all. The unit's commander, however, was a bit of a snarker himself.

His response: "Says the woman whose research just goes to fatten somebody else's wallet."

At the time, she was outraged. She was being paid quite well for her work, she insisted. Her laboratory was the best-funded in three systems!

All that, and the Seperatists weren't even trying to get her released. Neither was the Trade Federation—it would break their precious false neutrality to demand the release of a Seperatist weapons researcher.

Somewhere in there, Rogu realized that she didn't want to work for anyone who was willing to throw her away. From there... well, perhaps she was never as amoral as she'd convinced herself she was. Most would have carried on in hypocrisy, willing to exploit and abandon others even as they were outraged when it happened to them. Rogu instead found herself developing principles.

Eventually, she managed to convince the Republic that she was sincere in her desire to defect. Under heavy supervision, she went to work... until she again found herself betrayed.

But she'll find some way out. She's sure of it.

Finding a New Cause:

After the Galactic Republic became the Galactic Empire, Rogu started looking for a new cause to lend her skills to. As her attempts at a scientific rebellion failed miserably, she's decided that finding one is probably a better idea than making one.

Morality 50

Emotional Strength - Conviction:
Rogu's principles may not be the strictest in the galaxy, but, to everyone's surprise, she really does stick to them.

Emotional Weakness - Arrogance:
Of course, newfound righteousness often leads to /self/-righteousness, and Rogu always did have a tendency towards ego. Her self-image as a "brilliant inventor" and sense of moral superiority over most of her species... can make her quite insufferable, not to mention overconfident.