Grohl sector The Grohl sector was a sector in the Outer Rim of the galaxy . Lying near the Triellus Trade Route , the Grohl sector was home to sentient species such as the Felacatian s and the Porporite s . Significant locations in the sector included Sucharme , Korseg IV , Hikil , and the Koiogra system . History . Early in the Grohl sector ' s history , it was under the control of the Hutt Cartel . The sector later became a flashpoint for a galaxy - wide conflict when the Porporite s , a sentient species native to the Grohl sector ' s Porpor system , became widely addicted to ryll spice introduced to them by Neimoidian traders . The drug produced violent rages in the formerly peaceful Porporites , who began to raid neighboring star systems . In 4800 BBY , Gank mercenaries were hired by the Neimoidians in response , resulting in the extermination of the Porporites . The Gank forces continued their rampage in a full - scale war against the entire Galactic Republic . In 4775 BBY , the Gank Massacres ended after the Jedi Order finally defeated the Ganks . During the Republic Dark Age , the sector was controlled by the Brotherhood of Darkness . After its return to Republic control , the Neimoidian - dominated Trade Federation became influential in the sector . By the time of the Battle of Naboo , the Federation had controlling interest in the planet Sucharme ' s agricultural corporations . Under Federation control , Sucharme ' s economy was disrupted as the Neimoidian cartel turned the planet into an exporter of raw materials to other worlds dominated by the Federation . Local protests on Sucharme resulted in a full - scale invasion by the Federation ' s military forces . The local Grohl Sector Defense Force , after having battled pirates in the rimward parts of the sector and ended a civil war on Ostega , responded by ousting the Federation forces from Sucharme . The Grohl Liberation Front was also formed in response , an organization which engaged in a campaign of sabotage against the Trade Federation . One Defense Force officer , Major Kligson , resigned his commission to join the Grohl Liberation Front . Enough fighting took place in the Grohl sector during the Clone Wars that , by the end of the war , the sector was littered with Confederacy of Independent Systems warships and battle droids left inert after the Separatist surrender . The newly - formed Galactic Empire , however , did not bring freedom to the sector . The Empire sent an invasion force of clone troopers turned stormtroopers to Sucharme , ordered to eliminate planetary leaders and nationalize the planet ' s commerce . Kligson , the hero of Grohl sector who had served the Republic as a captain in its Grand Army , was gunned down by his own forces when he tried to countermand their orders . Rescued by Liberation Front agents and rebuilt as a cyborg , Kligson briefly led guerrilla efforts against the Empire in the sector from the space station dubbed Kligson ' s Moon . After a few months , however , Kligson and his moon left the sector . During the Galactic Civil War , the Grohl sector was contested between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Alliance Intelligence agents Diskio and K ' lial Khzrry , a Xi ' Dec couple , operated in the region . The Battle of Korseg IV was also fought in the sector . Years later , Darth Krayt ' s Galactic Empire held control of the sector .