Kadis was born on Brentaal, in the capital city of Cormond. As one of the major stops along the route in from the Colonies region to the Core, Kadis often saw trade ships coming and desired to one day command one. Not long after he made that promise to himself, the Clone Wars broke out and Brentaal became an embattled world, first with the CIS coming from the sky to dislodge the Republic Garrison, and then the Republic returning years later with Jedi at their front to drive the CIS back. During their invasion, the CIS conscripted Kadis and most of his friends and family in a desperate attempt to supplement the droid armies. He was captured by a unit of the Grand Army and sent to Kessel for the rest of the war.