A quiet Human male possibly born on Duro, Tam was the Jedi apprentice of his father. When Daye went missing on Nal Hutta during the Yuuzhan Vong War, Luke Skywalker sent Tam to find him. Tam returned to Eclipse Station from Nal Hutta unsuccessful. Tam joined Saber Squadron, flying alongside Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker under the callsign "Quiet" at the Battle of Talfaglio. He later flew against the Yuuzhan Vong in a special starfighter created on Zonama Sekot from a seed-partner to which he bonded.
Following the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War, Tam wrote the treatise Droids, Technology and the Force: A Clash of Phenomena. Afterward, Daye Azur-Jamin was discovered on Roon, having been turned to the dark side of the Force, but was redeemed and reunited with Tam.
During the Dark Nest Crisis, Tam intended to go along with Kyp Durron to save Luke Skywalker and Han Solo only to have the mission stopped by Corran Horn.
The New Jedi Order: Star by Star incorrectly states that he is a Duros.