Unstoffe was Garron's younger partner and had been working with him for a long time. Despite Garron's influence, Unstoffe was more sympathetic to others. He told Binro — a Ribosian who showed him kindness when he tried to escape Shrieve's — that his theories about other worlds were accurate to thank him for his assistance. When Binro was killed by the Graff, Unsoffe became depressed.