Erling Tredway was the son of Jedi Knight Axton Tredway. As a Force-sensitive, Erling had the ability to use the Jedi power of instinctive astrogation. Erling and his sister, Dena were raised in the Sil'Lume asteroid belt on the asteroid 24 Tredway, owned by their family. During the Great Jedi Purge, Erling's family was continually harassed by the Galactic Empire who was searching for Erling's father. Eventually, Darth Vader discovered the Jedi and killed him, leaving Erling to be raised by his mother. Erling resented his father for dying and being unable to protect his family, and he renounced his belief in the Force, despite his incredible abilities in astrogation. During the Galactic Civil War, Erling started a peaceful resistance movement throughout the asteroid belt, which brought him