New Bakstre New Bakstre was a planet located within the Tendrannan subsector of the Outer Rim ' s New Territories . Part of the loosely affiliated domain known as the Cassandran Worlds , New Bakstre was a planet dominated by industry situated on the important Braxant Run hyperlane that served much of the galaxy ' s northern quadrant . One of New Bakstre ' s major settlements , Havridam City , was partially destroyed in 22 BBY after activists from the Mechanical Liberation Front accidentally detonated a shipment of Vindicator XM - 15 " brilliant " missile s . The planet was involved in the later stages of the Clone Wars when Jedi - led Galactic Republic forces engaged the military of the Confederacy of Independent Systems on the world ' s surface . Annexed by the Galactic Empire along with the entirety of the Cassandran Worlds roughly twenty years later , New Bakstre remained under Imperial control during the Galactic Civil War and the Second Galactic Civil War , with a brief intermediate spell , during which it was allied with the New Republic . New Bakstre possessed seven moons , a rapid rotation rate , and a sky that was colored purple . Description . New Bakstre was a planet located in the system of the same name . Situated in the New Territories region of the Outer Rim , New Bakstre sat between the planets of Cassander and Isiring on the Braxant Run , the most important trade route in the galaxy ' s northern quadrant that ran from the planet of Bandomeer through several sectors to out past Xerton Nine . New Bakstre was originally part of the domain known as the Cassandran Worlds , a loose alliance of more than a hundred star systems . Shortly before the Battle of Yavin which took place in 0 BBY , the Galactic Empire took control of the Cassandran Worlds , splitting the region into three separate sectors known as the Cassandran sectors — Cassander , Tadrin , and Tendrannan . New Bakstre fell into the newly created Tendrannan subsector . Orbiting a single star , New Bakstre was in turn circled by seven moons . The planet had a rapid rate of rotation , and its sky was purple - tinted when viewed from the surface . The atmosphere was breathable to Humans , and the native flora included forests and twisted vegetation . One of its major population centers was Havridam City . By 25 ABY , New Bakstre was home to between 100 and 500 million inhabitants . History . Around a century prior to the fall of the Galactic Republic , an Esselian conglomerate headed by businessman Cassander Tadrin invested in a large exploration project , sending survey droid s into unexplored areas of the galaxy . The undertaking was a success , discovering several planets in an uncharted section of the New Territories in the galaxy ' s northern quadrant . Bored and dissatisfied with the Core Worlds ' culture of self - satisfaction , Tadrin sold his company holdings and took tens of thousands of his loyal employees and their families to settle his new discoveries . The worlds became a loosely united region of more than a hundred star systems called the Cassandran Worlds , governed from the planet of Cassander , then known formally as " Cassander ' s Star . " New Bakstre was one of the region ' s industrial powerhouses alongside Minashee . In 22 BBY , the Mechanical Liberation Front , a group of droid rights activists , attempted to free a shipment of Vindicator XM - 15 " brilliant " missile s near Havridam City on New Bakstre . They believed that the Arakyd Industries – manufactured missiles ' central processor was so advanced that the resulting weapon should be considered as a sentient being doomed to live an explosive existence . The Mechanical Liberation Front ' s efforts set off the missiles ' explosive warheads , which caused the destruction of a twenty - five - kilometer area of Havridam City , and killed all fourteen activists conducting the raid . During the Clone Wars , fought between the Republic and the breakaway Confederacy of Independent Systems , New Bakstre was located within Separatist - controlled space . Toward the end of the war , during the Outer Rim Sieges , Republic forces — which included clone troopers , commandos , and warships — led by the Jedi General Traavis fought Separatist forces on New Bakstre and throughout the Cassandran Worlds , including on Monhudle and Biitu . The Republic claimed victory in the Clone Wars , and Supreme Chancellor Palpatine shortly thereafter reorganized it into the Galactic Empire , declaring himself Emperor . Shortly before the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY , an Imperial task force arrived at Cassander and annexed the Cassandran Worlds , dividing the region into three distinct subsectors : the Cassander subsector , administered from Cassander itself ; the Tadrin subsector , ruled from Minashee ; and the Tendrannan subsector , governed from Isiring . New Bakstre was located within the bounds of the Tendrannan subsector . Along with a swath of the Outer Rim Territories , New Bakstre came under the authority of the Empire ' s Oversector Outer , ruled over by Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and administered from the planet Eriadu in the Seswenna sector . Following Tarkin ' s death at the Battle of Yavin , command of Oversector Outer was passed to Grand Moff Ardus Kaine , who moved the administration center for the region to the planet Entralla in the Velcar sector . During the Galactic Civil War fought between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Imperial Customs cruisers patrolled New Bakstre . At some point , they forced down a freighter , the " Dorion Discus " , piloted by the smugglers Roark Garnet and Hawk Carrow , who were attempting to make an unscheduled delivery to the world . The starship crashed into a forest , and Imperial troops wounded and captured Carrow , taking him to the infirmary aboard the M - class Imperial Attack Transport " Regina Cayli " . Garnet subsequently infiltrated the ship and rescued his friend . Emperor Palpatine perished during the Alliance victory at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , triggering a widespread collapse of Imperial authority across the galaxy as ambitious moffs and military officials took the opportunity to form their own fiefdoms . Grand Moff Kaine reduced the size of Oversector Outer so that it only encompassed the northern quadrant centered around the New Territories , effectively protecting his homeworld of Sartinaynian . New Bakstre and the Cassandran Worlds remained within space that Kaine controlled from 4 ABY until 12 ABY . During that time , Oversector Outer was renamed and reorganized into the Pentastar Alignment , a warlord dominion . Kaine was killed during Operation Shadow Hand , the campaign that the resurrected Emperor Palpatine instigated in 10 ABY to topple the New Republic , the successor state to the Alliance . The Alignment foundered without Kaine , until Admiral Gilad Pellaeon took control of the region in 12 ABY and incorporated it into the heart of his restructured Empire . The Empire lightly defended the Cassandran Worlds , with only a pair of " Victory " - class Star Destroyers and a few flight s of TIE Series starfighters in the region . New Bakstre remained under Imperial control until 17 ABY , when the Empire was forced to retreat into eight sectors under the pressure of a concentrated New Republic campaign . Following the Empire ' s retreat from the Cassandran Worlds , the region joined the New Republic . The association was short - lived , however , as the domain was sundered by the advance of the extra - galactic invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong , who waged war on the galaxy from 25 ABY to 29 ABY . By the time of the Second Galactic Civil War , contested between the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances — the New Republic ' s successor — and the breakaway Corellian - led Confederation , New Bakstre was once again located in Imperial - held territory . By 137 ABY , New Bakstre was situated within the borders of Emperor Roan Fel ' s Empire - in - exile . Locations . One of New Bakstre ' s major urban settlements was Havridam City . In 22 BBY , a large section of the city was destroyed when activists from the Mechanical Liberation Front attempted to " rescue " a shipment of Vindicator XM - 15 " brilliant " missiles . Behind the scenes . New Bakstre was the principal setting of " Regina Cayli " , an adventure included in West End Games ' " " , published in 1987 . The adventure was subsequently reprinted in 1994 ' s " Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 " . New Bakstre received an entry in 1998 ' s " Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In 2002 , the planet was referenced in HoloNet News Vol . 531 51 , an online series of in - universe news reports leading up to the start of the Clone Wars . " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " , published by Wizards of the Coast in 2002 , included a mention of New Bakstre and its links to the Cassandran Worlds in the sourcebook ' s entry for the planet Garqi . The eighty - seventh issue of " Star Wars Insider " , published in 2006 , referenced New Bakstre in Jedi General Traavis ' entry in the article " " . 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " included an entry for New Bakstre , and it was also mentioned in the book ' s entries for the Cassandran Worlds and Havridam City . 2009 ' s " The Essential Atlas " and its made reference to New Bakstre and provided details on its astrographical location in the galaxy . " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " states that the Yuuzhan Vong " ravaged " the Cassandran Worlds during their war on the galaxy , which is also supported by several maps in " The Essential Atlas " , which depict many known Cassandran Worlds under Yuuzhan Vong control . However , New Bakstre is never specifically stated to have been attacked or captured by the invaders .