Salman Paak and his son, Wilmon, operate the Repaak Salyard on Ferrix. Behind bundles of cro-plex and no-tarn tubing, Salman maintains a secret communications rig to contact anonymous rebel agents looking to overthrow Imperial authority. When Pre-Mor security forces arrive in search of Cassian Andor, Salman and his son are the first to raise the low-tech, but effective, local alarm.