A Rodian named Aro was employed by the Devaronian criminal Coir Cion on the moon of Dawk in the Republic Era. Sometime between approximately 40 BBY and 32 BBY, Aro commanded a group to challenge the Sith apprentice Darth Maul after he landed on the moon with the intention to kill Cion. After Maul overcame the opposing forces, Aro yielded, proposing to guide Maul to Cion's location. Nevertheless, upon discovering that Cion had instructed Aro to present him with the intruder's head, Maul chose to sever the Rodian's head and present it to the Devaronian inside the Korts Cantina, before proceeding to eliminate Cion and his accomplices.