The Borealis, a cruiser from the New Republic, had Ioa as its captain. During Chief of State Leia Organa Solo's covert diplomatic trip to Nam Chorios in 13 ABY, it acted as her flagship. In 13 ABY, both it and its accompanying vessel, the Adamantine, became contaminated with the Death Seed plague. Tragically, the Borealis was destroyed, and no one survived.