Originally from the Federated Suns, Malakai DeSlowe had not originally intended to become a mercenary. An academic and researcher, he was interested in a number of esoteric and otherwise obscure subjects. Moving to Sarna after the Fourth Succession war, he took up a university job while following his various interests though Sarna’s libraries. However, the world’s liberation from the Federated Commonwealth as well as the rise of the Sarna Supremacy did not sit well with him; he chose to leave the planet before matters became too hazardous for his health.