Govenni, a Rodian, was related to Kelko. It is documented that Govenni's clan was engaged in conflict with another Rodian clan. Two Rodians, each from opposing clans, developed a romantic relationship. Aware that their marriage would be forbidden, the pair departed from Rodia. Govenni was one of their parents, however it is not known if Govenni was the mother or father of the Rodian child.
On Ryloth, these Rodians had offspring, but were eventually located by a team of assassins employed by a third Rodian clan. This clan desired the continuation and worsening of the conflict between the initial two clans. Conversely, the couple's vanishing led to the unification of the two clans against a shared enemy. Following the discovery of the third clan's involvement in the assassinations, the two clans merged into one and destroyed the third. The unified clan experienced significant financial success, and their diverse business ventures, including the ownership of numerous large corporations, spanned across the galaxy.
At this point, Govenni was already advanced in age, and the revelation of a previously unknown grandson sparked an intense desire in the elderly Rodian to locate him. He eventually discovered the young Rodian, named Kelko, working as a mechanic at Shusko Station (ironically, one of the businesses owned by the newly-unified clan). Govenni shared his personal history with Kelko, and informed him that he was in line to inherit a controlling share in at least one of the family's enterprises. Despite the option to select a profitable casino due to his inheritance, Kelko instead chose to assume control of Shusko Station, his adopted home.