Lom functioned as a mercenary employed by Vrath Xizor during 3653 BBY. During that year, he took part in a skirmish situated on Vulta that concerned Xizor's target, the spice smuggler Zeerid Korr. With the help of Jedi Knight Aryn Leneer, Korr managed to evade Lom, as well as the remainder of Xizor's squad, after he eliminated several members of the team. The team's speeder retrieved Lom along with the remaining survivors. Lom expressed his annoyance at their inability to capture Korr, and Xizor instructed the team to meet on Ord Mantell within a three-day timeframe.