Deravon Wells, a historian of the galactic world, existed in the era of the Cold War that separated the Galactic Republic from the Sith Empire. During the initial stages of his professional life, Talos Drellik from the Imperial Reclamation Service was a student of Wells.
The initial reference to Deravon Wells occurred within the Codex entry pertaining to Talos Drellik, featured in Star Wars: The Old Republic. This video game saw its release in 2011 and was a joint creation of BioWare and LucasArts.