Darryn Edalm was a human male who worked as a bureaucrat for the Imperial government. A nervous, obsessive, and thin man, he strived to emulate the persona of an Imperial governor.
Initially an Imperial researcher, he unearthed a study that suggested the planet Karra contained significant quantities of precious resources. When this turned out to be untrue, he was charged with treason, lost all his power, and was taken into custody. He was placed on a Lambda shuttle for transport off-world to face trial and execution. The shuttle experienced a crash, and he was saved by a group of Rebels commanded by Elth Nardah. Following Nardah's agreement to hold him as a captive, the Karran grew enraged that the Imperial was not being executed and launched an assault on the Rebels and their prisoner. After subduing the natives, Edalm hesitated to go back to the Karran village to recover the Rebel's ship, suggesting they instead commandeer a confiscated smuggling vessel from the nearby Imperial installation. After learning the Rebel ship had been sabotaged by the Karran, he went with the Rebels to the local Imperial base. During their journey, he became irritated with Karvinna Raen, who struggled to cope with Nardah's passing. After their escape from Karra, Edalm accompanied the group to the Alliance base Seven Flames. He was interrogated by officers of Alliance Intelligence and, because he was relatively insignificant, was given a sentence of working at a medium-security labor camp on Shimmer for the duration of the war.