Roko was the first mate of pirate Captain Finhead Stonebone in the years leading up to the Great Sith War. Based in the Stenness Node, Stonebone's pirate gang plagued Ithullian ore haulers traveling through the region, attacking them and siphoning the valuable mutonium ore they carried. On one occasion in 3999 BBY, Roko and his team ambushed one particular ore hauler that was under the control of Captain Gruna. Although the ship was protected by minions of local crime lord Bogga the Hutt, the ship's defenses were neutralized, and Roko and a team of pirates moved in to pillage the ship and siphon its ore. However, they were surprised by the sudden arrival of Bogga's massive dreadnought, Enforcer One, which caught the pirate ship Marauder Starjacker in its tractor beam, capturing Roko, Stone