Pagda Gevtes was a male Human hailing from the planet of Exocron. Functioning as a Master Devisor, he also served as an assistant to the Ruling Council. Gevtes exploited his position to manipulate the council, ensuring they acted in the best interests of the Devisors.
In the year 8 ABY, Gevtes convened a private meeting with the Ruling Council, Captain Horzao Darr of the Exocron Airfleet, and Captain Kaiya Adrimetrum of the New Republic ship FarStar. Recognizing that the Devisors' power would be at risk if Exocron was exposed to external influences, he declared that the FarStar would be impounded for examination, and its crew would be confined to the planet for life. Gevtes justified this action as a security measure to protect the planet, but his true intention was to study the FarStar's advanced technology to bolster the Devisors' power.
During the operation to free Captain Kaiya Adrimetrum from the Ministry of Technology, Gevtes personally confronted the New Republic rescue team, piloting a walker equipped with a blaster cannon. In the ensuing battle, one of the rescuers used a flash pistol to temporarily blind Gevtes, leading him towards a staircase. Gevtes attempted to navigate the stairs with the walker, but it lost balance and tumbled down the staircase. Trapped within the wreckage at the bottom, Gevtes was apprehended by council guards and soldiers from the sky-dreadnaught Maxion, and subsequently put on trial for his offenses.