Trace Polters, who owned and ran Ma'Haffee Shipyards, situated within the Cularin star system, sided with the Jedi satellite academy located on Almas amidst the Clone Wars. Before this alliance, he had supported the Jedi Order through the provision of starships. As Lieutenant Polters, he amassed a considerable fortune upon selling Ma'Haffee Shipyards to the Galactic Republic.