Rendra Maex, a Human woman, spent her childhood on Reuss VIII, a planet under the control of the Galactic Empire. Although her father dedicated his resources to aiding the impoverished and displaced on Reuss VIII, Maex yearned to escape its confines. At the age of eighteen, following a heated exchange with her father, she used her savings to purchase a ticket off-world. Just seven days later, her father was apprehended and put to death by Imperial authorities for the crime of stealing Imperial assets. Maex then became friends with an experienced pirate, who taught her the art of using a blaster; she quickly demonstrated a talent for it. By the time she was twenty, she had taken her first life in exchange for credits.
She earned a living through low-paying jobs as an assassin and hired gun, eventually accumulating enough funds to acquire her own vessel, which she named the Zoda. Furthermore, she partnered with Nopul Etrefa, a Kerestian.