During the era of the Galactic Empire's dominance, the male parent of both Riley and her sibling toiled as a miner located within the Burnin Konn mining settlement, situated in the Anoat sector. While his offspring were still young, devastating news reached him: Anoat had been subjected to poison due to an industrial mishap, an event that deeply affected him. Subsequently, he died in a tragic mining incident, leaving his two children as orphans; they later matured into smugglers.