Baccus Altus was born on the planet Bakura, and was a normal citizen of the planet til war struck, and he was enlisted in the civilian military when he was a young man of 16. He fought with the other civilian soldiers; taking orders from Sergeants and Commanders whom were thusly being commanded by that of the Grand Army of the Republic at that time. During one of these missions for the Republic to Nar Shaddaa, Baccus had encountered an enemy target who was that of the Trandoshan race. As the young soldier fought this tall lizard-like creature his helmet was torn from his head, and the right side of his face slashed brutally by the reptilian claws of the Trandoshan. Baccus had lost his rifle in the scuffle, and was left with nothing, but the durasteel blade that was holstered to his belt on