Born of the species the Ylijumalat on the planet of Linnunrata, Nyyrikki Tuoni aka the White Death was a Force Adept who lived during a time of near constant conflict and was responsible for making Ylijumalat species as a recognizable military power due to their powerful small arms weapons that used magnetic accelerators. His making of powerful guns, melee weapons, and armor for some of the most powerful beings of his era in the Galaxy gained him widespread recognition as of the greatest weaponsmiths the Galaxy had ever known. Belonging to his species Force User order, the Samaanit, he gained the title of Ilmarinen, or the Eternal Hammerer after forging in Death itself his legendary sword, Oikeus.