Until she signed on as a crewmember of the Crimson Banner, Loctho's life was fairly uneventful. She was born and raised on Ryloth, and made enough money as a mechanic to live in a modest apartment. Her once-Jedi friend Sorani Tillin roomed with her for several months before Captain Teyno Darna hired both of them as hands. Loctho brought with her L3-07, a personal project of hers; "Elthry" was an old protocol droid Loctho had repaired and refurbished as an assistant. As a dedicated mechanic on the Crimson Banner Loctho was far better off than she had been previously, since her incomprehensible-yet-somehow-working repairs led most customers to steer clear of her for fear of unreliability. Captain Darna's Force-sensitivity tipped him off that Loctho was not unreliable at all but rather a mino