Born and raised in the safety of LHS 492, Centuris' formative years were spent assisting his father in mining and trade; at his mother's insistence, it wouldn't be until after he got his own ship that he would have his first taste of combat.

His early years as a commander were spent in and near his home system, quickly gaining a good reputation within Lem Port and in the neighboring systems of Eta Indi and Bestii, where much of his trade was conducted. Shipyard mechanics also gained a quick familiarity with the young commander as he stepped into the world of bounty hunting, returning many a ship with heavy damage as he learned the ins and outs of combat.

Beyond the stomping grounds of his formative years, Centuris developed a different reputation. His loyalties could be described as flexible, though more frequently as unpredictable. "You run when you ought to fight, and fight when you should run." was a line that the young commander grew familiar with as he plied his trades across a notably diverse portfolio of contacts.

A couple years prior to the outbreak of the Second Thargoid War, Centuris helped to relocate his parents, moving them out of the relative comfort and safety of LHS 492. He unwittingly placed them closer to where the warfront would be. When the maelstroms arrived, his parents were counted among the casualties. Not enough evacuation ships made it into the system, and his parents drew the short straws and were left behind. This led Centuris to undertake rescue efforts himself; he wasn't about to let anyone else be left behind in the face of invasion, certainly not after the revelation of the Scythes and their dark purpose in the war.