Reck Desh, a Human male smuggler, plied his trade in the galaxy. Sporting black hair and brown eyes, he notably acquired extensive tattooing in the year 25 ABY. In the past, he collaborated with Han Solo on a venture to transport R'alla mineral water to Rampa III. Subsequently, he engaged in a race with Solo for fifty cases of Gizer ale, a contest from which he emerged the loser.
During the time of the Yuuzhan Vong War, Desh took the lead of the Peace Brigade, a group comprised of armed sympathizers of the Yuuzhan Vong. He obtained intelligence indicating that Elan, a priestess, had defected from the Yuuzhan Vong. Promptly, he formulated a scheme to seize her and hand her over to the Yuuzhan Vong, hoping to gain their favor.
Elan was located in the company of Han Solo, Droma, and Vergere. Initially, Desh failed to recognize Solo, directing his curiosity towards the Ryn instead, and making an attempt to discern what Vergere was. After identifying Solo, he concluded that Solo was the leader of the defectors. Upon Solo's recounting of Chewbacca's demise during the destruction of Sernpidal, Desh offered condolences, despite his prior ignorance of the event. However, deeming it too perilous to permit Solo to live, he forced Solo into a deactivated transfer tube drop shaft, anticipating a fatal impact upon reaching the ground.
Unfortunately for Desh, Elan's defection served as a ruse to infiltrate the Jedi order for assassination purposes. While Desh was in the process of returning Elan to the Yuuzhan Vong, she released Bo'tous spores within the shuttle, resulting in the deaths of Desh and his associates. Elan and Vergere sought refuge from the spores in the shuttle's rear holds. Having survived the fall by seizing Droma's tail, Solo later discovered Desh's dead body in the pilot's seat.