Yuri Stonelaw lived on the world of Vernet. His parents were Arn and Emmi Stonelaw, and he had a brother named Kristoff and a foster sister named Mair Koda. When the Empire came to Vernet and forced Kristoff into service, Yuri made the decision to save him. He got Koda to assist him when she came back to Vernet from a trading trip, and together they snuck into the Imperial base to try and free Kristoff. Sadly, the Empire had brainwashed Kristoff, and he refused to go with them, so Yuri and Koda had to escape the planet without him.