By the time of 0 BBY, following the declaration of the Rebel Alliance, the Galactic Empire had put the world of Kubindi under blockade, enslaved the native Kubaz species. Garindan ezz Zavor, an Imperial Kubaz spy, made a visit to Kubindi while Imperial forces maintained an orbit around the planet; he then escaped, having witnessed the Empire's overwhelming power. Driven by a desire to free his home, Garindan purchased the necessary codes to penetrate the blockade and accumulated sufficient credits to pay for a starship to transport him to Kubindi.
Delilah S. Dawson initially referenced the blockade in her short story, The Secrets of Long Snoot, which was part of the 2017 novel From a Certain Point of View.