A devastating massacre transpired on the planet of Raydonia amidst the Clone Wars, marking the heralded resurgence of the Sith Lord known as Maul. He, along with his sibling, Savage Opress, aimed to lure out the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, the very individual who had crippled Maul in an encounter long past.
Obi-Wan answered Maul's communication, which reveled in the atrocities committed, but before a confrontation in combat could occur, Opress incapacitated him, leading to his abduction aboard their Turtle Tanker. Simultaneously, Asajj Ventress became aware of the carnage and journeyed to Raydonia with the intention of collecting the bounty placed on Opress. She infiltrated their vessel unnoticed as it departed the planet.