Slade's mother died giving birth to him and so he was raised by his father on and around Corellia. His father was a "jack of all trades" sort of man and a lot of what he did wasn't always on the good side of the law. Despite all this Slade made friends and managed to stay out of trouble. He was smart and sometimes very manipulative, always tried to have a backup plan should things go wrong. He wasn't that bad with the ladies too, typically always having some girl hanging off from an arm.