Gideon Pai-jon had a profitable career with Streel Corporation's Department of Military Development, where he enjoyed a seven year tenure as a project leader responsible for testing and evaluating dozens of prototype pieces of equipment. He is very business savvy and did well financially, investing heavily in Streel Corporation stock along with other interstellar mutual funds. He was in a position of wealth and power, the subject of much envy.

One day he discovered that a major buyer of Streel hardware was linked to the Free Frontiersmen Foundation, who reputedly participated in several terrorist anti-UPF operations. His conscience got the better of him, and he quietly stepped down without a word. Fearing retribution, Streel had their banks freeze his assets. He began to recieve periodic visits from MerCo goons at home, some of which he was able to dispatch and others who got the better of him. Eventually he was framed and arrested for embezzlement and fraud. He had enough funds in private accounts along with the sale of most of what he owned to pay for a defense team that weas able to clear his name against Streel's legal team, but when the dust settled he had little more than the shirt on his back.

Pan Galactic was quick to scoop him up. They even had the perfect mission for him, surely his prior management experience and environmental capacity would be a benefit to their Eorna ruins excavation project. And Gideon is hoping for some stock options out of the deal...