Bec is the only son of the administrator of a mining colony known as Chegaren, which lies in Imperial space halfway between the Core and the Rim. A restless sort of fellow, who didn't really care for his soft, privileged life as the son of a wealthy merchant, nor for the Imperial bootlicking his father was required to do, Bec spent the early years of his youth trying to learn the ins and outs of the mining, smuggling and administrating business. He was largely unseccessful, and eventually his dad suggested to him that he take command of a squadron of fighters to patrol the space around the colony. Bec had always been an outstanding pilot, and he applied himself to the administrative side of the squadron leader position with all of the enthusiasm he'd never been able to muster up for mining