Kenow was a member of Klyn Shanga's vigilante organization, the Renatasian Confederation. He was a member of the fighter squadron that was searching for Vuffi Raa prior to the Battle of Oseon. Colonel Kenow and Shanga grew up together and were childhood friends, working as farmboys on their home planet of Renatasia III. As they matured, the pair served their nation-state in the planet-wide skirmishes occurring at that time. After the Battle of Renatasia, the two soldiers vowed to seek retribution against the Butcher of Renatasia. After a decade of planning and searching the Confederation discovered their target.