Armand Isard served in the Galactic Republic as a member of the Security and Intelligence Council, a war council made up of Palpatine's most trusted advisors. Isard has filled the role of both the Director of the Senate Bureau of Intelligence and the Director of Republic Intelligence. Armand Isard uses few words and talks very little, preferring to keep both allies and enemies off-balance. After the fall of the Republic, Isard became one of the leaders of the ISB.