A male Twi'lek person bore the title of Baron and belonged to Clan Ryo, which was a dominant family of crime lords residing on the planet Shikaakwa. In the time of the Despot War, the Baron, along with his firstborn son, declined to swear loyalty to Queen Hadiya, leading the Despot Queen to kill them both. Volnos Ryo, his second son, then took his place as the new Baron of Clan Ryo.