Deron, a mercenary in the service of Vrath Xizor, was tasked with locating the smuggler Zeerid Korr in 3653 BBY. During that year, he took part in a skirmish on Vulta as part of Xizor's squad, aiming to seize Korr. However, Korr managed to eliminate several team members and flee, aided by Jedi Knight Aryn Leneer. Subsequently, Deron and the remaining members were retrieved by the group's speeder. Deron questioned Xizor about the reason a Jedi would be connected to a spice smuggler like Korr, but Xizor could not provide an explanation and instructed the team to reconvene on Ord Mantell.