The progenitor of Varel DeVay originated from the Core Worlds, where he experienced a life of affluence. Varel, his offspring, was a xenobiologist who had received her education at some of the most prestigious universities located in the Core. In 8 ABY, she found herself confined on the planet Kal'Shebbol by the Imperial warlord, Moff Kentor Sarne, and compelled to develop biological weaponry for him. Following Varel's liberation, which occurred when the New Republic liberated the world, she reached out to her father; he implored her to come back, but Varel declined because she felt disgraced by her actions. She then enlisted in the crew of the FarStar, a corvette belonging to the New Republic.