Rhys Nero was born into Jedi tradition. His father was incredibly strong with the force, however when he was approached by a master who wished to train him, he refused the offer, and instead wanted to start a family.

And so Rhys was born, and was even stronger in the force than his father, who had agreed to let his son be taught the ways of the force by Former Jedi Master Zet Legion. Zet was once a well respected Jedi Master, who after many years of serving the Jedi, decided to pave his own path. He became what he liked to call a Knight of the Force, a force user whose only allegiance was with the Force, not the Light or Dark sides.

He was essentially a Force User for hire, taking jobs best suited for those who were adept with the force. And when he took young Rhys Nero under his wing, they began to take these jobs up together, while Rhys learned the ways of the force like his father wanted.

They took many missions and had many close encounters, and as a teenager Rhys developed a very tense rivalry with his Masters nephew Rayd Legion, a Bounty Hunter in training who, along with his father was very unlike Zet or Rhys...

Zets brother was also a Bounty Hunter, a very brutal and effective Bounty Hunter who Zet despised greatly. Rayd, having learned from his father and various members from the Bounty Hunters Guild, hunted down his Uncle and Padawan, and so the rivalry began. Rhys and Rayd encountered each other on various different occasions, with Rayd having the upper hand on most occasions due to Rhys' inexperienced and brash nature. However their last encounter saw Rhys coming out on top, embarrassing and injuring his rival.