Az-Iban was an eccentric smuggler who flew the Rampaging Ranat, a YT-2400 light freighter. The Force-sensitive Kowakian monkey-lizard Picaroon C. Boodle was Iban's pet and first mate, until Eriadu forces quarantined Pic, accusing him of carrying Cyborrean rabies. Az-Iban was a secretive person, and concealed his routes from his competition. Unfortunately for him, this made it easy for Morturr Heth, a Disac pirate and four other survivors of that fleet to seize his vessel and take his identity and that of his crew. It was uncertain what happened to Az-Iban, but he was almost certainly killed.