His parents died a few years prior to the game's events. His father's last request was that he take care of the family kolvovas. He was taken in by Norphe, one of the few CASTs to harbor no predjudice against humans. Kalam acted coldly towards her however, and instead devoted himself to his father's last request. When the SEED invaded the Ghural System, Norphe took Kalam and evacuated the farm. However, Kalam went back to protect the kolvovas after hearing that the Alliance was killing them off to prevent infection.