Mak Torvu was a male Human living in the town of Raider's Cove on Rishi during the Galactic War. After his group fell into the trap of Nova Blades pirates while trying to lift the cargo from the wreckage of the crushed ship Sun Ranger, he developed a deep hatred for the pirate gang. When an individual retrieved the cargo under Mak's behest, he offered the stranger to keep it, for the Nova Blades killed in the process were his real reward.