The planet of origin for the former Imperial scientist Penn Pershing was the homeworld where he spent his formative years. Growing up, Pershing resided in a town where his mother practiced medicine as a doctor. Due to its scarcity of resources and absence of basic organ cloning capabilities, Pershing's homeworld witnessed his mother's death from heart disease, an event that profoundly impacted him. This loss fueled Pershing's decision to delve into the study of cloning, driven by a resolve to prevent similar tragedies. Eventually, Pershing departed from his homeworld, and by 8 ABY, he found himself working for Gideon's Imperial remnant stationed on Nevarro. Approximately around 9 ABY, as part of his involvement in the New Republic Amnesty Program, Pershing shared the narrative of his mother's demise and his early life on his homeworld with an audience at Coruscant's Galaxies Opera House.