Battle of Kolatill The Battle of Kolatill was a small engagement fought in 8 ABY at the planet Kolatill in the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories . The engagement was contested between the combined forces of the New Republic and the Kolatill Defense Force , and Imperial forces allied to Moff Kentor Sarne , the Imperial warlord of the Kathol sector . That year , Sarne was ousted from his capital , Kal ' Shebbol , by New Republic forces . In response , Kolatill overthrew its Imperial governor and declared allegiance to the New Republic . This act of defiance resulted in the " Ton - Falk " - class escort carrier " Kathol Protector " bombing the capital city of Domaz . Following the bombing , the Kolatill Council sent out a distress signal to the New Republic forces at Kal ' Shebbol . The CR90 corvette " FarStar " responded to the call , and was in orbit of the planet when the " Kathol Protector " returned to assault Kolatill for a second time using TIE bombers armed with pathogenic bomb s . The New Republic corvette and its starfighter complement engaged the Imperial force , aided by the local TIE / LN starfighter s of the Kolatill Defense Force . The battle was fought both in the planet ' s orbit and within its atmosphere , with the " FarStar " and a number of its starfighters engaging the " Kathol Protector " directly while the Kolatill Defense Force and the remainder of the corvette ' s screening force engaged the escort carrier ' s bomber force . The joint effort between the New Republic and the Kolatill Defense Force managed to neutralize the threat posed by the pathogenic weapons and drive off the escort carrier . However , the battle was not without cost to the victors — Captain Keleman Ciro , commanding officer of the " FarStar " , was captured by Imperial forces during the battle , and his younger brother , pilot Noell Ciro , was killed in the engagement . Prelude . In 8 ABY , the New Republic liberated the planet Kal ' Shebbol — capital of the Kathol sector — freeing it from the rule of Moff Kentor Sarne , an Imperial warlord . Shortly after , the neighboring planet of Kolatill followed suit and ousted its own Imperial governor , Tetrum . In retaliation for this act , the " Ton - Falk " - class escort carrier " Kathol Protector " — which was part of the Moff ' s military forces — arrived in the system and launched TIE bombers . Targeting the capital city of Domaz , the bombers unleashed a heavy assault that left the city in flames before withdrawing . The government of the planet issued an emergency distress call to New Republic forces stationed at Kal ' Shebbol , pleading for assistance . The New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " , charged with tracking down Sarne after he had fled Kal ' Shebbol with the majority of his fleet , intercepted the distress call while in orbit of the planet . Since the " FarStar " was the only ship capable of heading to Kolatill immediately , Captain Keleman Ciro gave orders to make for the planet . Governor Monjai , the newly installed New Republic official in charge of Kal ' Shebbol , promised to send relief ships as soon as possible . After several days in hyperspace , the " FarStar " arrived at Kolatill , where Captain Ciro immediately dispatched teams to the surface to assist in relief and recovery operations . He also ordered the " FarStar " to constantly scan the system and maintain a combat air patrol . The Kolatill Council , which was hoping to ally itself with the New Republic , agreed to meet with Ciro , and dispatched a diplomatic shuttle to ferry him to the surface . The battle . Captain Ciro boarded the diplomatic shuttle and was in transit to Kolatill ' s surface when the escort carrier " Kathol Protector " emerged from hyperspace . The Imperial vessel had returned to the planet to conduct a second strike utilizing a simple battle plan . The TIE bombers would spread across the planet and attack as many of the cities and population areas as possible . Each bomber had been loaded with highly volatile pathogenic bomb s that would spread poison over a large area when detonated . The bomb ' s payload was so toxic that each of the prime components were stored separately and only mixed together immediately before deployment . Kept apart , the individual components were harmless . Arriving to find the " FarStar " in orbit , the escort carrier ' s attack plan was altered slightly to deal with the unexpected ship . The Imperial vessel launched its starfighter complement , which consisted of two squadrons of TIE bombers and four squadrons of TIE Fighters . Both of the bomber squadrons angled toward the planet , while the four fighter squadrons moved to intercept the " FarStar " and the diplomatic shuttle . The TIE Fighters split their attack ; one squadron engaged the diplomatic shuttle , using their superior numbers to herd the small vessel toward the " Kathol Protector " . The other three squadrons were assigned to harass the New Republic corvette and prevent it from launching its own fighters . Pursued by TIE Fighters , Ciro ' s shuttle was slowly directed toward the escort carrier . Once in range , the vessel ' s tractor beam generators locked onto the shuttle and pulled it into the hangar bay , capturing the Captain . The " FarStar " , outnumbered by TIE Fighters , fought a desperate defensive action under the command of the First Officer , Kaiya Adrimetrum . With TIE bombers descending to the surface , the Kolatill Defense Force scrambled its own few TIE Fighters and sent them to intercept the incoming Imperial ships . Fortunately for the citizens of the planet , several of the " FarStar " T - 65 X - wing starfighter s were also on the surface . The X - wings , including those flown by Lieutenant Ranna Gorjaye and Noell Ciro , had been assigned to escort duty for the two transport shuttles that were being used to ferry relief supplies and personnel to the planet . The combined force of TIE Fighters and X - wings engaged the bombers in Kolatill ' s atmosphere . As a New Republic fighter destroyed the first bomber , its sensors detected a small concentration of highly toxic poison in the immediate area of the explosion . Suddenly aware that the bombers were carrying pathogenic bombs that could kill millions if allowed to detonate , Kolatill ' s defenders increased their efforts . During the engagement , Noell Ciro ' s X - wing took heavy damage that rendered his weapons system inoperative . His sensors detected a bomber nearing its target site , and he realized that he was the only fighter in range that could stop it . Deprived of weapons , Ciro set a collision course and rammed the bomber . The resulting explosion destroyed the Imperial ship and its payload but also cost Ciro his own life . The entire bomber force was eliminated without any of the craft releasing their payloads ; with its bomber force defeated , the " Kathol Protector " primary mission was a failure . Recalling its TIE Fighters , the escort carrier disengaged and made the jump to hyperspace . Aftermath . With the Imperial attack repulsed , Kolatill was indebted to the New Republic . The members of the Kolatill Council provided the crew of the " FarStar " with the coordinates to the planet Gandle Ott to allow them to continue their hunt for Sarne , as the Moff had wiped all navigational records of the sector from the computers in his headquarters on Kal ' Shebbol . The " FarStar " First Officer , Kaiya Adrimetrum , assumed the captaincy of the vessel following Captain Ciro ' s capture , with the Rodian Security Officer Gorak Khzam taking over her role as second - in - command . Following his capture , Ciro was delivered to the Q ' Maere Research Facility in the Kathol Rift , where Sarne had established a prison , for interrogation . Behind the scenes . The Battle of Kolatill is featured in the West End Games " " adventure " Omens " , which was the first scenario in " The DarkStryder Campaign " , published in 1995 . Although the battle can be run in any way the gamemaster and players see fit , the capture of Captain Keleman Ciro and the death of Noell Ciro are required events , as the rest of the series continues with the assumption that Noell Ciro is dead , Keleman Ciro is captured , and that Kaiya Adrimetrum commands the " FarStar " . A later plot point in " Harm ' s Way " , an adventure published in the supplement " The Kathol Rift " , which continues the adventures of the " FarStar " , deals with Keleman Ciro ' s rescue .