Kivas, a Devaronian male, operated a starship repair shop just outside of Tikaroo, which was a city located on the planet of Devaron. Not long after the Battle of Yavin concluded, Kivas performed repairs on the Y 4 BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber that belonged to Luke Skywalker, a rebel who had made a crash landing nearby. Several days subsequently, an Imperial Sentinel-class landing craft touched down in the city, carrying eight Imperial stormtroopers along with a major. These Imperials were asking about a rebel and his Y-wing. Upon locating the ship, Kivas revealed the truth about Luke to them. The major then seized his daughter, Farnay, with the intention of taking them both to the Temple of Eedit.