Byrom, once a mercenary, chose a more peaceful existence far from conflict in the Outer Rim Territories after meeting Ensa, his wife. He made his home on Molavar, working as a moisture farmer.
Following years of tranquility, the Dark Jedi Lycan assaulted Byrom's wife, Ensa, as she fixed vaporators. Although she lived through the attack, Byrom, fearing another incident, scattered mines across his fields.
While patrolling his property one day, Byrom encountered Darca Nyl. Mistaking Nyl for a Jedi, Byrom extended an invitation to his home. He provided refuge, sustenance, and friendship to Nyl. As repayment, Nyl assisted the ex-mercenary in dealing with local thugs endangering his farm. Nyl enlisted the help of a wandering Molavarans tribe, headed by Tooth, a recent acquaintance of Nyl's, who sought land for settlement, to bolster Byrom's defenses.