I think it could very well be Mide. Perhaps - for whatever reason - they decided to change the character's race; perhaps to address the concerns that Au Ra felt very out of the loop. They've certainly drawn a lot of attention to Mide's wound at any rate...

Though I'd like to think we may see the NPC in question show up in 3.4, 3.5 or both. Hopefully it's a ruggedlygood looking male miqo'te for a change since there's a real shortage of them where NPC's are concerned.