Shum Laudor was a man who worked for the Galactic Empire, specializing in altering the appearances of others. His work, disguising spies of the Empire, was considered very convincing. In 0 ABY, he was tasked with making alterations on Seyn Marana, a member of the recently formed Inferno Squad, in order for her to go undercover as a slave of the Dug merchant, Rudaga.