Zar Protiv was a legal native of Sulon, but he was born in space. The son of freighter pilots, Zar spent more time in artificial gravity than natural, and he preferred it that way. Possessing a keen aptitude for electronics and computer systems, Zar was a talented slicer as well as a droid programmer and builder. His general dislike of authority kept him from working in a lucrative private sector or governmental job. Self employed, Zar resided on Citadel 7, where he operated a small courier service. He also supplemented his income by slicing into Imperial and underworld bank accounts.