A Falleen operative of the Black Sun crime organization, known as Xet, secretly serving as a spy for the rival Crimson Dawn syndicate, was the owner of a droid. This droid, characterized by its gray plating, a singular blue sensor, and communication through whirring sounds, was capable of hovering. It also possessed an arm equipped with a scomp link. Both Xet and the droid were present on the starship called the Vermillion, the site of Crimson Dawn's auction for the carbonite-encased smuggler Han Solo; it was there that Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra, a rogue archaeologist, sliced Xet's necklace containing data crystals.
Later, the smuggler Sana Starros and Aphra worked together to subdue Xet, after which Aphra seized the droid. The droid attempted to defend itself using its arm. Aphra, after slicing into the droid's systems, discovered Black Sun communications encrypted with codes not used by Crimson Dawn, confirming Xet's role as a spy. Subsequently, they affixed a restraining bolt to the droid, using Xet's access codes to navigate the Vermillion. Aphra then utilized the droid's scomp link to unlock a door. As the door slid open, however, a large droid emerged, confronting Aphra and Starros. Accusing them of trespassing in a restricted area, it incapacitated both of them and transported them to a prison cell located elsewhere on the ship.