Karlessh was a young male Gand. Born on Corellia to Gand immigrants, Karlessh was left to his own devices and fell in with what many considered to be a bad crowd. Rebellious and disrespectful, Karlessh dressed in the style of most delinquent youths and found himself at odds with authority. After several run-ins with CorSec, Karlessh was eventually removed from public school and placed within an alternative education program. There, he explained his reasons for becoming a deviant—he felt that his parents did not pay him enough attention. He held a level of respect for the Gand findsman Zuckuss and Karlessh's parents hoped to hire the bounty hunter to possibly mentor their wayward son.