Vel Deligal was a Gloaranian space pirate and smuggler. He was trained by Geconoia Ticogeer, who found him in an escape pod that had jettisoned from an over flying space cruiser that seemed to be under attack. She taught him how to survive, and then, how to make a living in the galaxy by being a bounty hunter. Later, he handled small time smuggling jobs for corrupt bureaucrats on Denon. One time on a run to Tatooine, he was caught and thrown in jail, where he met his future best friend, Trugoy Nad, one of the only Laerics brave enough to venture out of the vicinity of planets around Laer , which includes Felucia and Ziost.