Soron Hegerty was raised in the Apgar system by her father, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. With the coming of the New Order her father was ordered to take control of the system from the elected leadership. With his influence, Soron gained employment with the Imperial Species Identification Bureau. Her career was short lived however as her recommendations were frequently ignored, largely due the Human High Culture policy of the Galactic Empire. Becoming disillusioned, she began to cooperate with the Rebel Alliance. After discovering the Ssither she faked her own death in a crash, to work with the species, later spearheading the effort to relocate them from Jatee to Butler's Cove.