Aaris system The Aaris system was a star system located within the Outer Rim Territories ' Kathol sector . The system ' s main planet , Aaris III , was the homeworld of the Aaris species , who established an industrial society several thousand years prior to the Galactic Civil War . The Aaris were plunged into civil war with the discovery of the Plaque of Victory , an inanimate lifeform that fed off the life energy of other beings by heightening the Aaris ' s feelings of hostility and paranoia . The war reduced the Aaris to a primitive state , in which they were considered extinct by the rest of the galaxy . The Aaris system was relatively undisturbed for several thousand years until an archaeological team was dispatched to Aaris III in 8 ABY . During the expedition , the team discovered the Plaque of Victory and was subsequently attacked by the remnants of the Aaris . Only two members of the expedition survived to be rescued by the crew of the New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " . Description . The Aaris system was located within the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories . The system was connected via hyperlane to the Brolsam , Kolatill , and Charis system s . Vessels transiting from Aaris took three days , nine hours to reach Brolsam , sixteen hours to get to Kolatill , and one day , three hours to arrive at Charis by Class One hyperdrive . The system ' s main world , Aaris III , was the homeworld of the Aaris species . History . The Aaris system ' s primary planet , Aaris III , was home to the Aaris , a species of reptilian humanoids whose civilization flourished several thousand years prior to the Galactic Civil War . A generally peaceful race , the Aaris developed an industrial society and constructed great cities across the planet . However , sometime before 3643 BBY , the discovery of the Plaque of Victory on the planet precipitated the downfall of the Aaris civilization . The Plaque of Victory was an inanimate metal ingot containing a lifeform that fed off the energy of other living beings by heightening their paranoia and violent tendencies . The Plaque ' s influence plunged the Aaris into a civil war that devastated their civilization . Their great cities were abandoned and left to ruin , and the Aaris descended into a primitive race living in the underground warrens of their former constructs . The Aaris system was generally left alone for thousands of years . During the Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire , scavengers traveled to Aaris III in search of rare materials and valuables , looting the abandoned cities . The Sith Empire also maintained holdings on the planet , with the Imperial Science Bureau conducting Project Chimera , which was responsible for studying the effects that the Nightmare Lands on the planet Voss had on non - native lifeforms . Shortly after Imperial Moff Kentor Sarne was appointed to control the Kathol sector in 2 BBY , he sent to Aaris III a scouting expedition , which left a standard marker beacon on the surface . He later established a supply cache on the planet . A group of outlaws also set up a base on the planet at some point . At no point was it discovered that the Aaris species still existed , and the inhabitants of the galaxy at large believed that they were extinct . In 8 ABY , Sarne authorized an expedition to Aaris III to excavate the ruins and determine the cause of the Aaris ' s extinction . While on the planet , the team — designated MS - 133 and led by Doctor Lancer Brunou — discovered the Plaque of Victory . Shortly after , the team members were attacked by the Aaris . Over the course of several days , the natives killed off the team until only Brunou and his research assistant , Solla Deremot , remained alive to be rescued by the New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " . Orbital bodies . Aaris III was a lush , blue - green world covered in jungles and oceans , with high mountain ranges punching through the foliage canopy . Large cities , constructed by the Aaris , were located across the planet , all of which had fallen into ruin by 8 ABY . The Aaris were native to the planet but were believed by the galaxy to be extinct by 8 ABY due to a civil war that had devastated their society thousands of years prior . Species . The Aaris were a species of one - meter reptilians native to Aaris III . At the height of their civilization , the Aaris established an industrial society comprising a network of cities , with professions that included scholars and soldiers . After the devastating civil war precipitated by the Plaque of Victory , the primitive descendents of the Aaris lived in the ruins of their once - proud cities and were considered to be extinct by the rest of the galaxy . Behind the scenes . The Aaris system was created for " The DarkStryder Campaign " , a sourcebook published by West End Games in 1995 . The system was featured in the RPG adventure " Artifact of Aaris " , which was the second scenario in the sourcebook . The system ' s main world , Aaris III , was the primary setting for the adventure , written by Peter M . Schweighofer . Although Aaris III ' s name indicates that the system has at least three planetary bodies , no reference is made to any other planet in the Aaris system .