I grew up on Harerget IV, where my dad worked a small farm - wary of the heavens from where the ships came and went.
When my parents died, they left me a small fortune, and I used this to gain passage on one of the trading ships that frequented my home. Amazed by the achivements and possiblities of being a pod pilot - and after much haggling - I arranged for a new life as a pod pilot.