Born on the planet Fondor, Dawson Qarnac was an every day citzen until he met up with his old friend Mira, a female Imperial Naval Intelligence Officer. It was she, who convinced Gibbs and Qarnac to enlist in the Imperial Naval Academy. The following day, Qarnac and Gibbs enlisted and where shipped out to the Naval Academy on Eriadu. "We could use a man like you Qarnac" — Mira to Dawson Qarnac