Memah Roothes was a female Rutian Twi'lek who owned and operated the Soft Heart Cantina on Coruscant, at some point prior to 6 BBY. When her establishment was burned to the ground under suspicious circumstances, she accepted an offer from the Galactic Empire to open and manage a similar operation on board the first Death Star, then under construction in the space around Despayre. She named this new location the Hard Heart in honor of her old diner. During the Battle of Yavin, Memah and several other acquaintances, including Celot Ratua Dil, with whom she had fallen in love, would escape the station just prior to its destruction.