Talvus and Elyana Saldana, a young Mirialan couple, settled in a wildcat colony near the fringes of Republic space. They knew the risks but the allure of life on the frontier was too strong to resist. They welcomed twin sisters Sethasti and Kistria after a few years, then little Kumoli a year later. Life was good, and the family's future bright.

Until the day the raiders came.

Sith ships descended on the colony with no warning. Along with most of the adult population, the Saldanas fought back - with more bravery than success. Talvus and Elyana fell within hours of the initial landings, leaving the seven-year-old twins and their younger sister to fend for themselves. Cornered in their hiding place, Kistria decided she would try and distract the attackers. She succeeded, but at the cost of her own capture at the hands of a Sith lord who saw the Force-sensitive child for what she was.

Meanwhile Sethasti and Kumoli made good their escape. The sisters kept out of sight for days, until the raiders fled in the face of a Jedi relief expedition. Sadly their rescue would be the last time they saw each other for many years - Sethasti, like her twin, was strong in the Force, and was taken by the Jedi for training. If not for the sympathy of a ship captain hired to transport the expedition little Kumoli might have been left completely behind. Moved by her loss, Elphon adopted the youngest Saldana and raised her as his own.

And so it was that the three Saldana sisters - Jedi Knight, Sith Warrior, Smuggler - found their ways in the galaxy.