Skavak - called "the Jackal of the Stars" by his fellow criminals - was a male human who was arguably the most infamous criminal and notorious con man during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the the Sith Empire.
Skavak was brash, arrogant and utterly without remorse, he had double-crossed fellow criminals from Coruscant to Dantooine. In his opinion his business partners were disposable assets, and friends were only a means to an end - his sole loyalty was to himself.
Skavak's long overdue downfall came during the hunt for the lost treasure of Nok Drayen. During the Civil War on the planet Ord Mantell, he and Corso Riggs worked for Rendia Freight, a shipping company allied with the Republic. After receiving a shipment of blasters from a smuggler named Voidhound to help Republic loyalists, he immediately betrayed Corso and Voidhound, stealing Voidhound's ship in the process.

Skavak made a deal with Risha - Skavak did not know that her full name was Risha Drayen, and she was the daughter of the notorius crime lord Nok Drayen - to deliver a special cargo to a several clients, using his newly acquired freighter. Risha claimed to know where Nok Drayen, who had died ten years ago, hid his vast fortune, and in exchange for Skavak's services, she promised to tell Skavak where the treasure was.

Arriving on Coruscant, Skavak contacted Migrant Merchants' Guild and paid them to clear his identity record. Kixiaralu, an expert slicer who was being held captive by the Guild, hacked into the Republic's main database and deleted all his arrest warrants. Unfortunately for Skavak, when Voidhound found Kixi with the of from Darmas Pollaran, in exchange for her freedom, Kixi restored his record to how it was before she changed it, and even planted extra files with all the criminal syndicates that Skavak was a lawman. Kixi also registered Skavak as plague carrier infected with the Bothan Nether Rot.

Skavak the traveled the Black Sun headquarters where he visited his long-time associate, a Cathar named Urbax, and hired him to murder Miel Muwn, a Sullustan Constable Brigade officer who had been chasing Skavak across the galaxy for stealing sacred relic from Sullustans. As with all Black Sun dealings and unfortunately for Skavak, their meeting was recorded.

Urbax failed to kill Sullustan due to Voidhound's interference and was killed himself instead. Officer Muwn tracked Skavak again into the Justicar territory and the two exchanged fire until Justicar patrol arrived and arrested Muwn, allowing Skavak to escape once again.

He met with Imperial Commander Kasstroff at a secret Imperial base in the Works sector and exchanged the Murustavan Ruby - a fake - for a special item. As soon as Kasstroff had given his lieutenant the command to deliver Skavak's prize to the docking bay 87 where Voidhound's ship was docked, Voidhound and Riggs stormed into the room. The conversation turned violent, and Skavak, sensing impending danger, ran away while the others were distracted.

Voidhound and Riggs outran Skavak and reached the spaceport and returned the ship, finding Risha and her special cargo on board. When Skavak contacted the ship via holocom, Risha, much to Skavak's dismay, announced that she was working with the Voidhound from now on, ignoring Skavak's threats. Warning them that they just made a huge mistake, Skavak cut off the communication.