Around 15 BBY, Klivin was born to a rich family on the Galactic Empire capitol world of Coruscant. It was a planet covered in one huge city, and it was often called Imperial City around that time. Klivin was born, and around when he was a teen, he bought a Y-wing starfighter, one of the old ones that was used by the Grand Army of the Republic in the Clone Wars, and became and excellent pilot. After several years of piloting, he studied medicines at the Coruscant Medical College. Around 0 BBY, when the First Death Star was destroyed by the Empire, the Imperial military began a massive recruitment program. Klivin, wanting to become an Imperial pilot, went to a recruitment center and signed up, but instead of being in the Imperial Navy, he was put into the Army. After being placed in the Army