Yevethan Purge The Yevethan Purge , also known as the Cleansing or Great Purge , was an act of xenocide carried out by the Duskhan League in 16 ABY . A highly xenophobic species , the Yevetha aimed to exterminate the " vermin " — all non - Yevethan sentient life — from the Koornacht Cluster by military force . To keep the Purge quiet , Nil Spaar sparked a political crisis in the New Republic . While the galactic media covered the scandal on Coruscant , Yevethan warships began their missions in the isolated Koornacht Cluster . The purge was primarily carried out by the Imperial warships of the former Black Sword Command and saw virtually no casualties on the side of the attackers ; the sole fatalities among the Yevethans were a starfighter pilot who was shot down by Plat Mallar while flying one of Polneye ' s six TIE / IN interceptors , and a weapons master who committed ritual suicide to atone for the " failure " that allowed the pilot to die . The sole survivor was Plat Mallar whose testimony of the events on Polneye helped sway public opinion in favor of military intervention against the Dushkan League . History . Background . Due to its remote location in the Deep Core in the anomaly - ridden space west of the galactic capital Coruscant , the Koornacht Cluster had been sparsely settled throughout the millennia and had little strategic importance . Approximately 2 , 000 star systems made up the cluster , which was named after Aitro Koornacht , a palace guard on Tamban who befriended the astronomer that first discovered it . Despite this high concentration of star systems , only a hundred or so planets bore life and only six produced sentient lifeforms , with the most notable being the Yevetha . A relatively young species , the Yevetha had developed their civilization in isolation from other sentients . The combination of their rapid evolution , isolation , and the harsh environment of N ' zoth , produced a culture of xenophobia . This also established an internal concept of superiority . Following the Clone Wars , the young Galactic Empire expanded into the previously untouched Cluster and subjugated N ' zoth and its nearby star systems . The Yevetha were enslaved by the Imperials , who stationed the naval forces of the Black Fleet and its support facilities , which together were known as the Black Sword Command , in the cluster along with several shipyards . Driven by humanocentrism and the need to strike fear into subjugated peoples , the Imperial colonial masters committed numerous torturous atrocities . The Imperial Governor of the Cluster took several females as pleasure slaves for his staff , and gave the males to his stormtroopers for target practice . The mutilated bodies were then put on display at schools and sacred sites . They were also broadcast on public information channels that all Yevetha were forced to watch twice a day . When subjugation was not working as well , children were taken from their parents . However , many Yevetha used their enslavement to learn much about the art of ship building . After several years of Imperial rule , they began plotting a rebellion , of which Nil Spaar of the Spaar clan was one of the leaders . In his tenure , he put an end to quiet acts of sabotage , encouraging the Yevetha to cultivate the trust of the Empire so they could turn on them later . Eventually , after the Yevetha had the virtual run of the shipyards , Spaar had his chance . Eight months after the Battle of Endor , in which Palpatine was killed and the Empire began a slow decline , the Yevetha seized the moment . The Imperial fleet at the shipyards was undermanned and poorly defended , with many of the ships incomplete or damaged — a perfect opportunity for a surprise insurrection . Imperial forces in the Koornacht Cluster were being withdrawn to assist in the defense of the Core Worlds , and security was lax , so much so that Spaar knew the circumstances , procedure , and schedule of the supposedly sudden Imperial departure . The Imperial Commander Jian Paret was ordered to retreat and destroy the repair yard . Before they could initiate their withdrawal , the Yevetha under the leadership of Nil Spaar and his second - in - command Dar Bille seized control of the vessels undergoing repairs , the operational warships and the yards . The Yevetha repeated their operation across the Black Fleet and took command of the entire armada . The " Intimidator " , the largest of the ships captured , they renamed the " Pride of Yevetha " . All Imperials were killed or enslaved , with 300 , 000 prisoners held on the moon Pa ' aal . On a strategic level , the Yevethan Uprising brought the Koornacht Cluster fully under Yevethan control . Spaar became very popular for his actions , and not long afterwards , he killed Viceroy Kiv Truun of the Duskhan League , becoming viceroy himself . Spaar became known as the " darama " , the chosen one of the Yevetha . As viceroy , his rule over the Duskhan League of all Yevethan worlds was nothing short of autocratic . Some time after the Yevetha took control of the Imperial vessels , Spaar toured the outer regions of the Koornacht Cluster in the " Beauty " , a captured Imperial CR90 corvette . The trip was enlightening to Spaar , who realized how close outsiders were to Yevethan settlements , as well as the extent of galactic development near the Koornacht Cluster . Over the next decade and a half , the Yevetha developed their technical capabilities , developed advanced technologies in the form of starship shielding , gravity bomb s , " Aramadia " - class thrustships and D - type trifoil fighter s . More importantly , they established the Duskhan League , which grew to encompass thirteen worlds . Deception as Foreign Policy . In 16 ABY , the Dushkan League came out of its isolation to engage the New Republic , which was enjoying a period of peace marked by increased member applications , economic prosperity and military innovation , as well as the development of a bloated and divided bureaucracy . A delegation led by now - Viceroy Nil Spaar arrived at Coruscant , supposedly to seek a peaceful coexistence . Given their xenophobia and view of all non - Yevethan species as ' Vermin ' however , it is more likely that they were there on a mission to sow confusion and disruption prior to their planned war of extermination . Using the New Republic ’ s lack of intelligence on the Dushkan League and Senatorial political infighting to his advantage , Nil Spaar extended his negotiations with Chief of State Leia Organa Solo over a period of weeks . Pressured by military and intelligence advisors who sought answers , and potentially an ally against the Core Imperial strongholds , Organa Solo entered the discussions , only to find herself on the receiving end of a political plot to throw the New Republic into confusion . During this period he played into her empathy towards a species subjugated by the Empire , allowing him to cultivate assets on Coruscant . Unfortunately ( or fortunately perhaps for the Yevetha ) , the Commander of the Fifth Fleet , General A ' baht had sent astrographic survey ships to the areas around that of the Dushkan League . The New Republic had lacked accurate Star Charts of the Deep Core areas formerly belonging to the Empire , a fact which had made the General uncomfortable in the Fifth Fleet ' s search for the missing Black Fleet . The fleet itself , and the " Astrogator " - class probe " Astrolabe " , were searching outside the space claimed by the League , but that did not stop the Yevethan warship " Purity " from destroying the unarmed surveying ship , claiming it had violated their space . Spaar used this as his opportunity to set off a series of political machinations that sowed confusion amongst the New Republic . First , he accused Organa Solo of " warmongering " and begged for the Yevetha to be left in peace . Weary of going to war , many New Republic citizens expressed outrage towards the Chief of State and several member worlds even went as far as submitting articles of withdrawal . With the diplomatic outcome a complete catastrophe , Leia ordered the Fifth Fleet to return from the Falax sector to Coruscant — leaving the Black Fleet now completely unhindered to carry out Spaar ' s plans . Initiating the Cleansing . Having departed from Coruscant following a political barrage with Chief of State Organa Solo , Nil Spaar arrived back in the Koornacht Cluster aboard the consular vessel " Aramadia " . Upon arriving , it was greeted by the Yevethan Super Star Destroyer " Pride of Yevetha " . After three transfers by ferry to the " Pride " , Nil Spaar himself arrived onboard the warship escorted by his honor guard and Proctor Vor Duull . He was immediately greeted by Proctor Dar Bille who informed the Viceroy that he had mustered the Black Fleet ready for combat . By 16 ABY , the Black Fleet consisted of 25 Imperial - designed starships of various classes . However , the experimental test - bed " EX - F " was unavailable for combat since its intricate propulsion system was a constant frustration to the Yevetha . Earlier , Bille himself had seen to the execution and replacement of the Proctor of the " Dreadnaught " - class heavy cruiser " Blessings " for incompetence . During a rousing speech to the crew of the warships , Spaar declared the Koornacht Cluster as the sole preserve of the Yevetha and ordered the " cleansing of all vermin settlements " within the vicinity of that region . Second - in - command Dar Bille then personally dispatched the Black Fleet to do his master ' s command . The assembled warships dispersed across the Cluster to carry out their task of exterminating the thirteen non - Yevetha colonies . In the first hours of the Cleansing , the cruiser " Star Dream " was dispatched against the small Brigian mining colony of New Brigia on the edge of the Cluster . The cruiser first landed a force of Yevethan soldiers in dropships , who massacred the settlers including the miner Negus Nigekus . Several miners at Pit 4 committed ritual suicide by throwing themselves at the blasters of the Yevethan troops . After the resistance had been destroyed , a broad - hulled cargo shuttle landed to seize the chromite ore and processing machinery . Less than an hour after it had landed , the shuttle took off again and moved away as the " Star Dream " sterilized the settlement with salvos from its heavy batteries . Its mission complete , the cruiser returned through hyperspace to N ' zoth with a cargo of plundered chromite . However on J ' t ' p ' tan , the Force - sensitive Fallanassi sect received a vision of the impending genocide through the White Current . Under the directions of their leader Wialu , they protected themselves , the H ' kig and their temple by creating the illusion that the temple had already been destroyed , and there was nothing left to kill . The Yevethan ships thus passed over the target . Resistance on Polneye . The most populous world within the Cluster was the former Imperial military port world of Polneye which was home to 300 , 000 sentients of various species . Its government was a small nation state of eight consolidated cities including Nine South , Eleven North and the ghost town of Fourteen North . Three Black Fleet warships under the command of Proctor Jip Toorr were tasked with the assault on Polneye : " Devotion " , " Honor " and " Liberty ' . Upon arrival , a sensor - scrambling atmospheric ionization field was detected by the Yevethan warships , preventing accurate bombardment of surface installations . To ensure timely completion of their mission , a trio of TIE / rc starfighter s were launched as spotters . Ground - based traffic control systems detected the TIE / rc scouts , but the local denizens were unaware of their purpose . Moments later , orbital turbolaser fire commenced on Polneye ' s cities , guided and adjusted by the scouts . Of Polneye ' s eight major cities , only Ten South survived the bombardment , although a troop transport landed before the conclusion of the battle . Four of six defensive TIE / IN interceptors , flown by rookie Polneyi pilots from the 10S Technical Institute including Plat Mallar , launched to engage the scouts . Plat Mallar scored a kill on one TIE / rc , but the other Polneyi TIE / IN interceptors were destroyed before they could secure any kills . Despite this minute loss , Jip Toorr severely lambasted the weapons master of the " Devotion " for the death of the TIE / rc pilot . Humiliated because of a loss of face , the weapons master ran out of the deck and committed suicide . A still furious Toorr then ordered the deployment of starfighters to destroy the Polneyi TIE / IN Interceptors . Plat Mallar escaped the battle on board his TIE / IN Interceptor and attempted to flee to the nearest population center Galantos . However as the TIE / In was not equipped with an in - built hyperdrive , such a journey would take three standard years . With the life - support system losing power , the Grannan recorded an account of his life and the massacre just as he slipped into unconsciousness . Days later , near death , he was found by elements of the New Republic Fifth Battle Group . Aftermath . With Nil Spaar at its helm , the " Pride of Yevetha " exterminated the inhabitants of the Kubaz colony before conquering the Imperial Remnant agriworld of Pirol - 5 . By the end of the campaign , the Black Fleet had wiped out colonies of Brigian s , Corasgh , Grannan , Kubaz , Morath , the H ' kig and the Polneyi . The survivors were taken hostage and imprisoned onboard several " Aramadia " - class thrustships . Two of these planets were to be resettled with Yevethan colonists . For this purpose , the previous inhabitants were genocided . The future colonists would be transported on thrustships to their new homes . Following the purge , Spaar and the " Aramadia " returned home . Spaar was greeted by thousands of adoring Yevetha , who now viewed him as god - like . Once on N ' zoth , Spaar traveled to Giat Nor , the planet ' s capital city . As the ruler and hero of the Yevetha , he was free to choose anyone as a mate . In addition to his " darna " , he chose fifteen females to be his mates , and accepted the blood sacrifice of several " nitakka " , who willingly gave their lives for the viceroy . In response to the genocide , Organa Solo had decided that no other worlds would fall to the Yevetha unchallenged , and the Fifth had been sent as a strong show of force . However , the Yevetha also had a mole on Coruscant , in the form of Belezaboth Ourn , a consul for the Paqwepori , who informed the Dushkan League of the Fifth Fleet ' s redeployment to Koornacht after the New Republic had learned of the Yevethan Purge . To foment even more dissonance in the New Republic ' s public opinion of their own leadership , Spaar and his agents hijacked the official holofeed of Channel 1 , allowing him to address the entire New Republic at once . Spaar , however , told the citizenry that the Yevetha had fallen under attack and even claimed that attacks on all non - Yevetha in the cluster , which had killed millions , had been orchestrated by the New Republic against the Duskhan League . In truth , the Yevetha , who viewed all other species as vermin , had begun to eliminate all others in the Koornacht Cluster . Many believed Spaar , and the New Republic Senate was divided as a result . Immense pressure was placed on Organa Solo , who knew Spaar ' s allegations were false , and that the Yevetha were aiming for dominance of Koornacht . However , the Grannan Plat Mallar survived the genocide by fleeing on a TIE / IN interceptor from Polneye . A New Republic patrol ship " 5P8 " encountered his fighter near the edge of the Koornacht Cluster and took him to Coruscant . There , his personal testimony and the combat records from his starship helped changed public opinion in the New Republic against the Dushkan League .