Honoghr Honoghr ( ) was the homeworld of the Noghri , and the only one of the Honoghr system ' s seven planets with a permanent population . Honoghr was covered by a single globe - spanning continent . History . The planet was once part of the Rakata n Infinite Empire , around 30 , 000 BBY . The Rakata constructed a temple on the planet , which remained sacred to the Noghri long after the Infinite Empire ' s collapse . During the waning years of the New Sith Wars , there was a Sith Academy there , which specialized in training Sith Warrior s and Marauders . Destruction . In 20 BBY , during the Clone Wars , the non - aligned planet became an ecological disaster when , after a battle in orbit , a " Lucrehulk " - class Core Ship crashed to the surface . The Galactic Republic took great interest in the accident due to the Separatist ship ' s cargo : the toxin Trihexalophine1138 . As the contaminant spread , it ravaged the planet and desiccated most of its flora . Over the next few months , plains and jungles died , forcing the Noghri to trek across the planet in a mass exodus , searching for a place where they could survive . Within weeks of the end of the war , Darth Vader arrived at Honoghr , and promptly found his stormtrooper guards slaughtered around him by the natives — with nothing more than primitive bladed weapons — impressing the Dark Lord greatly . In exchange for the Galactic Empire working to restore the planet ' s ecosystem , the Noghri gave homage to Vader and pledged to serve him as assassins — the Death Commandos . In reality , the Imperial restoration teams deliberately kept Honoghr poisoned using a hybrid grass that killed off the remaining plant life , thus keeping the Noghri bound in the service of the Empire . The planet had also been used as a training ground for Vader ' s secret apprentices of Galen Marek ( codenamed Starkiller ) and Tao , as well as for Ennix Devian , which involved dropping them onto the planet unarmed and having to evade and defeat a Noghri hunting party . Not long before the Battle of Yavin a Zann Consortium ground force led by Urai Fen arrived on Honoghr , to kill Commander Malinth and intimidate the Noghri . The Noghri helped the Empire to try to repel the invaders , but were ultimately beaten and their dwellings destroyed . Malinth was killed and the Noghri proved unable to defeat them . Later , during the Thrawn crisis in 9 ABY , Leia Organa Solo arrived at Honoghr and , using her position as the daughter and heir of Darth Vader and having discovered the Empire ' s trickery , persuaded the Noghri to relinquish their allegiance to the Empire . The Noghri were freed from their enslavement and became members of the New Republic and its successor government the Galactic Alliance . The Noghri were represented in the New Republic Senate by Kahr ' corvh of Clan Khim ' bar . Leia and her entire family also became very highly respected figures in Noghri society . The New Republic helped resettle the Noghri to other planets , including Wayland , to give Honoghr time to heal . The world was invaded by the Yuuzhan Vong during their assault on the galaxy . Behind the scenes . It should be noted that , while the Battle of Honoghr took place in 20 BBY , the Maitrakh of Clan Khim ' bar tells Leia that the planet was devastated 48 Honoghr years ago , or 44 standard years ago . Taking into account that Leia visited in 9 ABY , this piece of information implies it happened around 35 BBY . " The Essential Guide to Alien Species " retconned this by saying that the year on Honoghr is shorter than usual time on other planets .