The Aloo family represented a prosperous and powerful human lineage originating from the planet-wide city of Coruscant. In addition to their holdings on Coruscant, they also possessed a home on Centax-3, a satellite orbiting Coruscant, which is one of its moons. During the rule of the Galactic Empire, Sim Aloo held the position of a trusted adviser to the Emperor Palpatine. To assist her father, Alinka, his daughter, managed the family's commercial activities and procured Sith artifacts on behalf of the Emperor.