Doctor Tare Sal served as a surgical pathologist during the era of the Galactic Civil War. After the Battle of Yavin, Sal worked for the Galactic Empire's science division at the Imperial Research and Prison Facility situated on the planet Dathomir. Within that facility, a clandestine project was underway: Imperial scientists were attempting to revive the terrible Blackwing virus and transform it into a bioweapon. Dr. Sal's work was conducted on level 2 of the research lab. In 1 ABY, Tare Sal witnessed an incident at the Imperial Research and Prison Facility where the virus escaped its confinement. The majority of individuals in the area perished as a result of the virus, transforming into undead beings.
The 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game created by Sony Online Entertainment and released by LucasArts, featured a reference to Tare Sal before it was shut down on December 15, 2011. The mention of Tare Sal was incorporated into the game through "Game Update 14," which was launched on October 12, 2009.