Cornell was a man and the sibling of Tomar Nuq Sin, making him the paternal uncle of Karr Nuq Sin. Located in Taeltor Province on the planet Merokia, he worked as an instructor in a vocational institution. Because Tomar Nuq Sin wanted his son to leave his current school because of issues related to headaches, he reached out to Cornell and organized for Karr to attend the trade school.