Local 253 represented a division within the Moisture Farmers of Tatooine. This organization of moisture farmers originated around 4 ABY. During that specific year, Ardon Crell, a Human, held the position of representative for local 253. His fellow farmers elected him to act as a go-between for local 253 and Jabba Desilijic Tiure, the Hutt crime lord of the desert planet of Tatooine. Crell's presence was noted in Jabba's Palace on Tatooine, where he delivered money collected from the Moisture Farmers of Tatooine to Jabba. This exchange served as payment for the [lord](/article/lord/legends]'s arrangement of protection for the moisture farmers from the native Tusken Raider species of Tatooine.
The designation "local 253" initially appeared on Ardon Crell's card within the Jabba's Palace Limited expansion set of Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game, released in May of 1998. While the card used "local 253" with a lowercase 'l', Star Wars: Behind the Magic, which came out on September 1 of the same year, along with Crell's entry in 2008's The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, opted for "Local 253", capitalizing the 'L'. The number 253 is the same as the street address of Decipher, located at 253 Granby St in Norfolk, Virginia.