Tham eked out a living as a scavenger, working in conjunction with a Human associate. In the year 138 ABY, Tham proposed that they deliver their most recent collection of salvage to Ania Solo's junkyard. His Human associate requested ten thousand credits as payment for their recovered goods; however, Solo refused to budge from her counteroffer of two hundred. Following this, Tham and his partner menaced Solo, suggesting they would seize valuable items from her junkyard, but they were unexpectedly ambushed by SD, Solo's personal droid. Ultimately, the two scavengers were escorted back to their vessel and compelled to abandon their salvaged goods, receiving no compensation whatsoever.