The Depon lineage, a Kuati aristocratic family, stood in opposition to the Kuati family known as House Andrim. During the era of the Galactic Empire, House Andrim dispatched an envoy to the Belgaroth system. The purpose of this mission was to observe weaponry evaluations conducted by the Star Destroyers named Burning Vengeance and Legacy. Nevertheless, House Depon covertly assassinated the representative from House Andrim, substituting them with a double.