Meerou Woodring was a crime lord hailing from the Orooturooian species, and was female. She possessed an asteroid fortress as her base of operations. Within her fortress, Woodring held numerous Gamorreans in slavery, compelling them to mine the resources of the asteroid. The pirate Sidon Ithano launched an assault on the asteroid fortress, deploying the Gamorrean Squeaky ahead of his crew to infiltrate the enslaved population and instigate an uprising. With the aid of the freed Gamorrean slaves, Ithano successfully deposed Woodring. The former captives were then entrusted with the control of her asteroid fortress.
As stated by the author Landry Q. Walker, the character's moniker pays homage to Jim Woodring, the author responsible for the 1995 comic book Jabba the Hutt: The Hunger of Princess Nampi. This comic marked the initial appearance of the Orooturooian species (though without a specific name) within the Star Wars Legends continuity.