Commenor / Legends Commenor was a planet in the Commenor system of the Colonies , just outside of the Core Worlds . Description . A trading outpost and spaceport , Commenor was considered as prestigious as the Core planets . It was known for its chrysopaz gemstones and local brandy . History . Early history . Commenor began as a colony of Humbarine . Due to slow interstellar travel and communications , it was one of several colony worlds that declared their independence . The planet joined the Galactic Republic early in its history , sometime between 25 , 000 BBY and 22 , 000 BBY . Old Republic era . During the Mandalorian Wars , the planet was attacked by the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders , as part of the Mandalorian Triumph campaign . Between 3959 BBY to 3956 BBY , during the Jedi Civil War , a battle was fought here against the Sith which the Republic had won . In 44 BBY , Commenor contributed ships and crew to Senator Ranulph Tarkin ' s Outland Regions Security Force . During the Separatist Crisis , Senator Padmé Amidala spoke at the University of Commenor against the Military Creation Act . The planet remained loyal to the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars , and was attacked by the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Commenor native Jan Dodonna became one of the first Star Destroyer captains , while Ahalas Svindren became a Major in the Grand Army of the Republic and a prominent Republic propagandist . Galactic Civil War . Following the Declaration of a New Order , there were a number of anti - Imperial protests across the planet . A resistance movement later appeared on the planet . During the Galactic Civil War , the Alliance to Restore the Republic established a secret base on Commenor ' s largest moon , Folor . Shortly before the Battle of Yavin , Rebel pilots of Red Squadron undertook a mission to recover astromech droids from smuggler Nera Dantels . The mission was a success but pilot Cesi Eirriss was killed . By 4 ABY , the planet had become an Imperial fortress world . Commenor and nearby Foundry were abandoned by the Empire in 6 ABY , when New Republic forces moved to the Colonies from the Kashyyyk system . However the planet remained independent from the New Republic , but still maintained trade relations with it , as well as the Empire and the independent warlords . By this time , the New Republic still used the Folor Base , especially during the Coruscant campaign . The moon served as a New Republic stronghold during the Hunt for Zsinj and the Thrawn campaign . By 9 ABY , the Commenorian bioengineering corporation Xenovet has become a secret Imperial cybernetics plant . The facility was attacked by New Republic forces soon after the end of the Thrawn campaign . There , Rogue Squadron freed former prisoners of the Star Dreadnought " Lusankya " and discovered that Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard had survived the Bacta War . Tavion Axmis acquired the Scepter of Ragnos from a merchant on Commenor in 14 ABY . Later history . Commenor eventually joined the New Republic . Fyor Rodan served in the New Republic Senate during the Yuuzhan Vong War , during which time the Yuuzhan Vong conquered the world . Commenor was later liberated from the Vong by Boba Fett ' s Mandalorian Supercommandos at the end of the war . In 40 ABY , Commenor became allied with Corellia in the Second Galactic Civil War . By that time , Fyor Rodan was its Prime Minister . Matric Klauskin served it as an admiral . It sent a fleet to repulse the Blockade of Corellia . Later , at the height of the war , Commenor contributed a fleet of Star Destroyers equipped with new turbolaser technology to the Confederation war effort . It later came under attack . During the attack , the Galactic Alliance Third Fleet launched an asteroid at the planet , and the Commenorians were unable to keep it from colliding with their homeworld . Behind the scenes . The PC game " " mistakenly places Commenor in the Corellian sector of the Galactic Core .