Tiro Maathkes was a male Vuul officer of the Golden Empire's Royal Navy. Born on the Vuul homeworld of Yin, Maathkes had spent decades as an officer with a commercial fleet flying trade routes between Yin and its allies, Keliso, Tershin, and Iscandar. In his late forties, he began to consider a career in Yin's small defensive fleet instead. At the age of sixty-one, he acted on this decision, accepting a commission as a patrol craft officer. By 95 ABY, he was the captain of the fleet's flagship.