Meeva was a young Twi'lek girl, a female born and raised in her initial years on the planet Ryloth during the time of the Clone Wars.
At a tender age, she was kidnapped from her family by slavers, who planned to instruct her in dance and subsequently sell her for a significant sum. During her time as a captive, Meeva encountered another young Twi'lek, Tror, a boy who had been sold to the slavers by his own parents. Some months after Tror's arrival, a Jedi Master called Vhiin Thorla discovered the slavers' encampment and liberated Meeva and Tror from their enslaved condition. Master Thorla transported both of the young Twi'leks to The Enclave, a sanctuary created for former slaves, and introduced them to other Twi'leks who had been freed from enslavement. Shortly after they arrived, Master Thorla brought another Twi'lek child to the Enclave, a rescued slave known as Dath. The three children rapidly became close companions and were almost always together.