Elan was a Lurmen woman residing on the world of Qalydon during the time of the Empire. She was married to Biz, the leader of their village, and was the parent of Maynar, who aided the Freemakers in defending their home from the Galactic Empire.
During the Imperial Era, Elan made her home in a Lurmen settlement on the planet Qalydon alongside her husband, Chief Biz, and their daughter, Maynar. For generations, her family had lived in this village, where they practiced worship of the Force through the use of kyber crystals.
Before the Battle of Endor, the Freemakers arrived on the planet in search of kyber crystals to complete their mission of constructing the Arrowhead starship, hoping to shift the balance in the Galactic Civil War. Initially, Elan believed the StarScavenger, the offworlders' ship, was simply lost, and she disagreed with Ymojin's suggestion that they had come seeking marriage.
When the Freemakers revealed their quest for kyber crystals, the Lurmen, including Elan, reacted with hostility, suspecting the offworlders of being Imperials. Elan, along with other villagers, launched an attack using catapults. When Roger, the B1-series battle droid, commented that he believed Lurmen were peaceful, Elan retorted that some were not and launched another volley at Zander Freemaker. Kordi Freemaker, Zander's sister, successfully de-escalated the situation by convincing the Lurmen that they were not associated with the Empire.
Later that evening, Elan and Biz welcomed the offworlders as guests, sharing their history and traditions. Elan explained that many members of their tribe had relinquished their crystals, believing their way of life was fading. While Biz and Elan were unwilling to part with their own crystals, they couldn't provide information on where the Freemakers might find others. She also expressed curiosity about Roger, inquiring if he was truly a metal droid.
Soon after, Imperial officers Durpin, Plumestriker, along with a squad of stormtroopers, raided the village. The Imperials seized their kyber crystal necklaces for the second Death Star. During the occupation, Elan openly defied the easily offended Durpin, calling him a "scum weasel" and "nerf herder." Before the Imperials could inflict further harm, Rowan Freemaker, Kordi and Zander's brother, and Maynar used the StarScavenger's laser cannons to force the Imperials to retreat. The Imperials fled aboard their Gozanti-class cruiser, but Rowan shot it down over the mountains.
While the Freemakers embarked on a mission to retrieve the stolen crystals, Roger assisted Biz in repairing a damaged wall. Elan requested Maynar's assistance, but Maynar had secretly joined the Freemakers in their quest to recover the crystals. Despite being held captive by the Imperial hunter droid M-OC, the Freemakers successfully rescued Maynar and retrieved the crystals. Elan and her husband warmly welcomed the Freemakers back home. Although Biz offered the crystals to the Freemakers, Rowan declined to deprive them of their relics and departed peacefully.
Elan was a Lurmen woman characterized by brown eyes and grey skin. She possessed fighting skills, demonstrated by her proficiency with catapults. Elan also displayed a spirited nature, openly defying Durpin and his Imperial forces during their occupation of the village. Like her husband, Chief Biz, Elan deeply valued her people's kyber crystals, which they used to connect with the Force. She admired Rowan's refusal to take her people's crystals, noting his spirited nature.
Elan made her debut in the LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Season Two episode titled "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon," which premiered on Disney XD on August 7, 2017. Her voice was provided by Pamela Adlon, who also voiced Ymojin.