Baylan held a position of relatively small notability within communities dedicated to slicing, celebrated for his talent in penetrating and repairing digital infrastructure. The stories told of him painted a picture of someone who primarily operated within the Core Worlds, and who possessed the ability to crack encryption keys as large as 2048 bits. In the year 31 BBY, Gerta Haman leveraged her connections to enlist Baylan's services in creating a datapad loaded with powerful decryption tools. This software allowed for the circumvention of virtually any system's security, all while masking the intrusion as normal maintenance operations.
Attendees who participated in A Revelation during its debut convention were permitted to retain Baylan's datapad for their characters' use after the event concluded. This item bestowed substantial advantages on attempts to breach systems, but its functionality was limited to only four additional uses. The game master's guide accompanying the Into the Storm Clouds adventure indicates that this particular item could be employed to circumvent the digital defenses safeguarding the Conkesta, a weapon of immense destructive capability.