Ovold, a Zabrak engineer of male gender, existed in the time of the Cold War. His work involved the restoration project on Taris, where he executed deep-core drilling to extract specimens from the planet's very center. These specimens, however, were actually illicit Taris artifacts. His contractual obligation was to deliver these samples to Beryl Thorne, but his encampment suffered an attack by scavengers, who made off with crucial equipment and the samples themselves. When Voidhound, Beryl's associate, appeared to take possession of the samples, Ovold was forced to guide the smuggler to the location where the stolen items had been taken. During his time on Taris, Ovold constantly wore X-1 combat goggles, maintaining a vigilant watch for rakghouls and other perilous creatures.