The male parent of Rorak, a Coruscanti male, was a man. By 4 ABY, this parent had shared numerous narratives concerning the Clone Wars with their son, instilling in him the conviction that the galaxy would be perpetually at war. During that year, Rorak and his young son Jak, who was twelve, were present at a riot situated in Monument Plaza on the Core Worlds world of Coruscant, an event that brought to mind the father's accounts of previous galactic conflicts.
The initial reference to Rorak's father occurred within Aftermath, a novel authored by Chuck Wendig and serving as the inaugural book in the Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy. Their mention initially appeared in a StarWars.com preview for the book, which was made available on July 6, 2015. The novel itself was subsequently published on September 4 of the same year.