The King's Ransom, a Raider-class corvette, belonged to Imperial captain Cerasus Ehllo. During the period between 3 ABY and 4 ABY, Captain Ehllo used this starship to fetch his wife, Aryssha of the esteemed Starros Clan, from Hosnian Prime. He had previously equipped the King's Ransom with a specialized birthing suite, anticipating the arrival of their twins. Following a storming of the Starros family ancestral home, he brought Aryssha back to the vessel. At some point afterward, the ship was located in the Hosnian sector.
Subsequently, the ship journeyed to the Corellian sector to collect Phel Starros, ensuring his presence for the unlocking of Avon's journals. It then proceeded to Hynestia, where Phel was to assist in capturing Thea Starros and Mevera Starros. While on Hynestia, Aryssha, having sliced into her childcare droid to sabotage the hyperdrive, prevented the ship from initiating hyperspace travel. Lanitra, along with a group of allies, infiltrated the ship disguised as a repair crew, incapacitating the majority of the crew using gas. Shortly after Deva Lompop and Sana Starros, along with Hondo Ohnaka, disabled a pair of TIE/IN interceptors guarding the vessel, they boarded the ship. With all the Imperials subdued, they were placed in escape pods and ejected, allowing Lompop to seize control of the ship with the intention of selling it.