Just as Rygel Jotheb have been captured by the Tavlaks, in the Farscape episode "Throne for a Loss". Jotheb are the next in line for the Consortium of Trao, that is made up of 10,000 planets. Despite having being captured and held for ransom Jotheb are very calm. Somehow he is able to resurrect Rygel, after he has been strangled by Bekhesh, and offers that the consortium will pay the ransom for Rygel and in return Rygel has to swear loyalty to the consortium on behalf of his subjects in the Hynerian Empire. However Rygel mange to anger Jotheb by telling him that he is the former ruler of the Hynerian Empire.