Utoxx Prentioch Utoxx Prentioch was a vain and ambitious Imperial Moff who became a warlord shortly after the Battle of Endor and commanded a short - lived breakaway regime . Prentioch was the Moff of the Sombure sector in the last years of Galactic Emperor Palpatine ' s reign , and when he learned of Palpatine ' s demise at the Battle of Endor , he began consolidating his personal power in the sector . Within months , Prentioch was acting independently of the Galactic Empire ' s rulers and ruling the Sombure sector in his own name . Using old surveys and treaties purporting to demonstrate a larger Sombure sector as a pretext , Prentioch began invading neighboring sectors to expand his control , believing he could come to rule the entire Empire . Prentioch , however , became bogged down in warfare with a fellow warlord , Moff Eyrgen , over the control of the Wornal sector , and Prentioch ' s Dominion never became very large . The New Republic marginalized and ignored it during its drive into the Core Worlds , and Prentioch ' s war with Eyrgen sapped his resources . In 6 ABY , Prentioch failed in his attempt to gain the planet Kaal ' s foodstuff exports to supply his forces , and later that year the New Republic defeated and captured him in the siege of Bomis Koori , bringing his rule and his domain to an end . Biography . Becoming a warlord . The Human male Utoxx Prentioch rose to the position of Moff of the Sombure sector under the Galactic Empire . When Emperor Palpatine died in the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY and the Empire ' s cohesion began to crumble , the ambitious Moff Prentioch began to assert personal control over his domain . He was able to exercise influence over his military subordinates , who shifted their loyalty to him personally . Prentioch , looking to expand his domain , began combing through ancient treaties and surveys to find justifications for including more worlds within the Sombure sector . Affecting airs of superiority , he rejected his plain Moff ' s uniform for extravagant robes reminiscent of those worn by Imperial Advisor s . Though he initially maintained nominal loyalty to the central Empire as he strove to solidify his own personal position , he soon rejected Imperial control entirely , becoming one of many warlords striving for power as the Empire ' s authority crumbled and the New Republic , born from the Alliance to Restore the Republic , expanded . Though his position was not yet strong , he had dreams of taking control of the entire Empire and saw himself as a contender for the Imperial throne . Not content with personal control of the Sombure sector , Prentioch moved to gain more territory and invaded several nearby sectors , using flimsy historical justifications for the enlargement of his dominion . These advances were opposed by one of Prentioch ' s rivals , another breakaway warlord , Sander Delvardus . His Mid Rim breakaway state , Prentioch ' s Dominion , was soon one of the major warlord states . Within months of the Emperor ' s death , he faced competition to his control of the area . As his forces moved into the Wornal sector , he found that he had to battle another warlord , Moff Eyrgen . The conflict was aggravated by New Republic agents , who fed both warlords misinformation in hopes of stoking the intra - Imperial warfare . The war between the two expansionist warlords dragged on for two more years , consuming a great deal of Prentioch ' s resources . Six months after Palpatine ' s death , Prentioch directed his forces to pursue the Black Curs after the mercenary group made a reconnaissance of the Core in preparation for a possible New Republic advance . Though two regular Imperial Star Destroyers under Imperial Advisor Bregius Golthan were already pursuing the Black Curs , Prentioch wanted to acquire the mercenaries ' reconnaissance data , believing it would aid him in his continuing conquests . Prentioch ' s pair of Star Destroyers engaged the Imperial force over Moorja as the Black Curs ' " Last Chance " crash - landed on the planet . Neither side ' s ground forces were able to secure the Black Curs , however , and the group escaped Prentioch ' s clutches . The New Republic , which was swiftly growing , made an early show of force in the area by destroying the pirates around Eiattu 6 . Prentioch remained within his relatively small holdings , busy with his wars of expansion and not eager to engage the New Republic . The New Republic military bypassed Prentioch in its advance , securing Moorja while Prentioch continued to struggle in the Wornal sector . Kaal conflict and defeat . In 6 ABY , Prentioch became involved in negotiations with Tirgee Benyalle , a casino magnate and crime lord who had taken control of the independent world Kaal , for that planet ' s aquacultural produce . With few agricultural worlds under his control , Prentioch was running short of foodstuffs and badly wanted supplies from Kaal , which was near his holdings . In that endeavor , he faced competition from Admiral Kermen , representing the Empire ; a group of New Republic agents ; and the supposed Syndic Pandis Hart , chief purchasing agent for the Sif - Uwana Council , who was actually crime boss Talon Karrde in disguise . Prentioch left his flagship , " Prentioch " , in orbit facing off against Kermen ' s " Belligerent " , and stayed in the Grand Imperial casino and hotel with the other parties to the negotiations . Not content to leave the outcome to chance , Prentioch hired a group of bounty hunters to assassinate his rivals in the summit . While waiting for the last group , the New Republic delegation , to arrive , he spent his time gambling and lost badly at Trin sticks . During a game , an indiscreet adviser approached him and stated that the bounty hunters had arrived and wanted to discuss payment , sending the warlord into a fury . He stormed out of the casino and met the bounty hunters covertly at the spaceport , where he settled matters with their leader . That night , the New Republic delegation having arrived , Benyalle invited all the parties to a private game of high - stakes sabacc , which Prentioch attended . That same night , Prentioch ' s bounty hunters attacked the New Republic negotiators in their room , but failed to kill them . The next morning , Benyalle took the warlord and the other parties for a cruise on her sail barge . They traveled to a floating harvester factory for the aquaculture industry , of which Benyalle gave them a tour . After the tour , the representatives retired to the meeting room of Benyalle ' s barge , where she outlined her terms . Prentioch was the first to make his offer : the very low price of five hundred credits per ton of food ; payment to construct and crew ten more harvesters , doubling Kaal ' s aquaculture capacity ; and ten million credits to sign the deal . Kermen , the last to speak , announced his intent to take over the entire operation by force . His stormtrooper bodyguards , plus the operatives with which he had replaced most of the sail barge crew , attempted to exert control over the barge , but loyal crewmen and the other delegates fought back . Prentioch summoned reinforcements from his Star Destroyer overhead , which had engaged Kermen ' s " Belligerent " . As Karrde , the New Republic agents , and Benyalle fled with Karrde ' s allies on a submersible , a dropship full of Prentioch ' s troops arrived to battle Kermen ' s operatives . Prentioch barely escaped as the sail barge was destroyed in an explosion Karrde arranged to cover his flight . He lost the chance to sign the deal , as Benyalle agreed to a contract with the New Republic delegates who had saved her life . Later in that same year , Prentioch ' s reign finally came to an end . The New Republic drove from Moorja to Prentioch ' s Dominion and engaged Prentioch ' s forces in the decisive siege of Bomis Koori . Prentioch ' s military complement could not hold out against the forces of the ascendant government , and Prentioch was captured . With its leader in New Republic custody , Prentioch ' s personal empire crumbled , swept away in the New Republic ' s campaign for galactic control . Personality and traits . Utoxx Prentioch was ambitious and not particularly loyal , seeking his own glory as a warlord rather than remaining part of the Empire . A self - aggrandizing man , Prentioch named his flagship , " Prentioch " , after himself , and as a warlord wore robes suggestive of an Imperial Advisor , among the highest stations in the Empire . A prideful man , Prentioch was annoyed when his perceived inferiors would challenge his skills , and reflexively looked down on others . In his mind , he was a grand personage , among the most important people in the galaxy , always right , and obviously the best at whatever he did . He thought himself an expert in games of chance such as Trin stick and sabacc , though he did not actually know how to play , and refused to admit that he did not know what he was doing . Prentioch demanded excellence from his subordinates , as well as extremely deferential treatment . He tolerated neither failure nor dissent . When things went badly for him or a subordinate disappointed him , Prentioch indulged his short temper and flew into a violent rage . Behind the scenes . The character Utoxx Prentioch was first mentioned as " Moff Prentioch " in an adventure idea within the article " " in " Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 " , published in 1994 . His first name , Utoxx , was revealed fifteen years later with the publication of " The Essential Atlas " . In - between , Prentioch was a character in the " Adventure Journal " adventure " The Kaal Connection " and was mentioned in " Black Curs Blues , " another adventure .