Born on Jakku to a poor couple that was part of a small scavenging caravan.

His mother died in childbirth. His father was a mechanic, and quite the bastard. He blamed Lauk for the death of his wife.

Was a guard for the caravan from a young age. Had an old faulty blaster rifle that was an heirloom of his grandfather (mother's side) that effectively allowed him to do this. Got good with a knife because of the rifle's unreliability.

Father did not teach him much of anything, was not treated well throughout his childhood. because of his poor circumstances, he joined the Imperial Army at the age of 21 when the Imperials had a recruitment drive on Jakku.

He did well in the army due to the skills gained through his upbringing. Though, his time in the army was largely uneventful. Mostly holding occupied territory with a few skirmishes interspersed along his 3 and and half year tenure.

Comparative to his circumstances back home, his situation was substantially improved during his time in the army, though he did notice that the imperials treatment of those occupied tended to be.... harsh.

Due to his performance during the skirmishes and general competence/clean record, he was selected for commando training, much to his chagrin, though he did not let on to this. Run on sentences, yeah!

Previous to this, the Empire's cruelty had been mostly rumor. It was during his missions as a newly inducted commando that he saw it. Territories gained partly because of his unit's actions were subject to horrendous abuses. Families torn apart, or even killed, simply because they did not want to be ruled by a foreign power. Any form of protest was dealt with swiftly and brutally, even though those that protested were justified. But what could he do? If he deserted he would be branded a traitor, assuming he could even get away from his unit.

While cleaning up after one operation, his unit ferreted out a rebel cell, apparently connected to this new rebel faction that had been making some waves. Along with one other member of his unit, he was tasked with their executions.

With the rebels bound, he was ready to deliver the killing shots. One rebel was desperately trying to convince him not to, using seemingly anything he could think of. "We have a ship close by, we can get out of here. I know you don't want to do this.".

Lauk hesitated. What this rebel was saying actually began to make sense. With only one member of his unit here, he may actually have a way out. An opportunity he would likely not encounter again.

Much to the surprise of the rebels, Lauk swiftly changed his aim from the rebel to the side of his companion's head, and fired, dropping him instantly. He fired three more shots into the ground, with short intervals between to give the illusion that he had executed the rebels, as his unit was still within earshot of blaster fire.

"You make a compelling argument. Let's get out of here."

Lauk has seen some of the inner working of the Empire. This is what caused him to defect. He wants to damage the Empire. Currently, aligning himself with the Alliance is the best way to achieve this goal. As time goes on, he finds himself gradually aligning himself with the Alliance to greater degrees.

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