<P> The game opens with the player 's character -- the player can choose a face and be male or female ( canonically a male ) -- awakening aboard a Republic ship , the Endar Spire , which is under attack by Malak 's forces over the city world of Taris . Republic soldier Trask Ulgo soon arrives and informs the player character that they are under attack . Fighting their way to the escape pods , Trask and the player character are soon confronted by Sith Lord Darth Bandon . With no other options , Trask sacrifices himself while the player continues to make their way to the escape pods . The player character soon meets up with Carth Onasi , a skilled pilot and Republic war hero , and they escape the doomed warship . </P>
in star wars knights of the old republic what is the name of the spaceship you travel in
Endar Spire