Hydan, a male Rodian slicer, served as a member of the FarStar's crew. The FarStar was a New Republic corvette, and its assignment was to pursue Moff Kentor Sarne in 8 ABY. After the mission had been underway for a few weeks, Hydan successfully decrypted a communication from Sarne to Captain Rolf Treidum, revealing their planned rendezvous point: the Episol system.