Jorge was born on Corellia around 52 BBY and grew up in a low-income home in Coronet City. As a boy, he would often skip school to wander Treasure Ship Row and explore the various vendors from different parts of the galaxy. His parents were hard on the rambunctious child, and at age 14, he ran away from home to join a freighter crew. Jorge wandered from spaceport to spaceport over the next few years, fascinated by space travel and the independent spacers who flew through the void. In 31 BBY, Jorge ended up on Bothawui, meeting a young Bothan merchant named R'hask Sei'lar. The two took a liking to each other, and R'hask got Jorge a job serving on one of his father's freighters.