Ember, a female charhound, belonged to Bell Zettifar, a Jedi Padawan, during the High Republic era. While Zettifar was based at the Jedi outpost on Elphrona, an ore planet, Ember frequently explored the [iron](/article/iron] hills of that world. She got along well with all the Jedi at the outpost, especially Indeera Stokes and Porter Engle. When the Jedi pursued a band of Nihil who had taken the Blythe family from their residence, Ember went with them and, at a crucial time, killed one of the attackers, thus saving Engle's life.
The character of Ember was conceived for the Star Wars: The High Republic cross-media initiative. Her introduction occurred in an article on StarWars.com released on October 21, 2020. This article presented several Padawans from the High Republic, including Bell Zettifar, her owner. Ember then debuted in Light of the Jedi, a 2021 novel by Charles Soule that formed part of Phase I of the project.