Karazak Slavers Cooperative The Karazak Slavers ' Cooperative , also known as the Karazak Slaver ' s Guild , the Karazak Slavers Cooperative and the KSC , was a slaver guild in the galaxy active from the time of the Old Republic to the time of the New Republic . Based in the Karazak system , in the Sujimis sector of the Outer Rim Territories , it competed with other older important slaver cooperatives such as the Zygerrian Slavers Guild and the Thalassian slavers . The Karazak Slavers Cooperative was known to perform raids to capture bulk numbers of sentients at one time . They were known to seize a whole village , and then enslave them , thus having a potential workforce that could be sold as a whole . However , the cooperative had also performed other kinds of operations including the kidnapping and enslaving of specific individuals for blackmail purposes . The Karazak Slavers Cooperative was approved by the Galactic Empire who participated in slavery , even if the Empire preferred to hire the Zygerrians for their slavery endeavors . Other groups , including the Old and New Galactic Republics , the Sector Ranger s , the Mistryl Shadow Guard s , and several independent groups including the Red Moon mercenaries , opposed the Cooperative and sometimes fought with them . The Hutts were generally neutral about the cooperative , sometimes negotiating with them and sometimes fighting with them for the control of resource - rich areas . Organization . The Karazak Slavers Cooperative specialized in all the areas of slavery , even if they refused to perform any other criminal act . They were responsible for numerous acts of kidnapping , slavery , violation of sentient rights , illicit imprisoning and transport of unwilling citizens under pressure . Although they were especially violent during the captures , they were not known for using sadistic torture on their prisoners . In the time of the Galactic Empire , it was believed that the Karazak Slavers Cooperative included at least twelve thousand slavers , with more than 41 percent devoted to active participation in slave raids . The Cooperative was ruled by the little - seen twelve - sentient Central Coordinating Committee . The Cooperative ' s main competition was other specialized slaver groups with a longer history , mainly the Zygerrian Slavers Guild and the Thalassian slavers . Unlike other criminal empires , the Karazak Slavers Cooperative refused to use a centralized control over a geographical area . They instead infiltrated the target zone , and sometimes even shared the local resources with other criminals . However , if the competition became too heavy , or too aggressive , the Karazaks would rather move to more lucrative areas instead of putting up a fight . In fact , they even shared their main territory , the Karazak system , with one of their rivals , the less - organized Slaver Syndicate , which was controlled by the Karazak Slavers ' traditional competitors , the Zygerrians . Beyond that , some local Karazak chapters had business relations with Hutt - controlled elements . The Cooperative used the alternative names " Karazak Slaver ' s Cooperative " and " Karazak Slavers Cooperative " , as well as the acronym " KSC " . During the reign of the Galactic Empire , it also used the name " Karazak Slaver ' s Guild " . Sentient resources . The Karazak Slavers Cooperative mostly employed trained , devoted slavers from different areas of the galaxy . To them , slavery was a way of life , with some of the Karazak slavers being children and grandchildren of other Karazak slavers . The Karazaks claimed that only sentients determined to high excellence would be admitted in their ranks . In at least one case , this applied even if the sentient was not inclined to work for the Karazaks : Avril Gresh , already fleeing from the authorities , was kidnapped by the Cooperative , who threatened to turn him in , unless he joined their business . The KSC was known for the interest it invested in its employees . Slavers , even low - level ones , were told they would never stay jailed for more than thirty hours , with the KSC paying lawyers , bribes or even arranging a jail break in the event of their imprisonment . Should the slaver die before their release could be arranged , then the Karazaks would support the slaver ' s family . Success in the Karazaks was rewarded with promotions and credits ; however , repeated failure could be punished with slavery itself . Those policies gave the slavers an incentive to strive for perfection . The Karazak slavers thus became skillful professionals , obtaining notoriety outside the cooperative . Career specializations . The Karazak Slavers Cooperative divided the responsibilities and authorities of any slaving operation among different specialized experts . This reduced the impact on the operation should any of the slavers be captured . It also allowed careful planning , with most of the contingencies covered , and reduced the risks for the slaving team while increasing the economic profitability of each hit . Lastly , the Cooperative also used research teams that analyzed each of the areas , to improve their methodology . This careful planning was part of the Karazaks ' reputation . Before an operation was even considered , the Karazak Slavers Cooperative sent an undercover acquisitions specialist , to consider the availability and quality of the potential slaves in an area , the threat that local law enforcement or military powers could pose , and the location of the community . When a potential customer requested the Cooperative kidnap a specific individual or small group — such as when Cantras Gola , a planet member of the Pentastar Alignment , wanted to desert the Alignment and join the New Republic ; the Alignment answered by hiring the KSC to kidnap the children of the ambassador of Cantras Gola , as a means of pressure for the planet and to blackmail the ambassador — the Cooperative used an acquisitions specialist to define the potential value and risk of the operation . The project developer perused the acquisitions specialist ' s report , and then transformed it into a viable slave raid . The developer , who had overall responsibility for the operation , coordinated the plans with strike team leaders , and later determined the exact moment when the strike would begin . There were precedents of operations in which the executive leadership of the Cooperative disagreed with the project developer about those two matters ; apparently , at that stage of the operation , the developer had the final say , overriding the leadership ' s objections . A raid was performed by one or more strike teams . The strike team leader chose the team members and assigned the responsibilities of each one . Any time a captive was damaged , the leader lost a portion of their profits . The logistics coordinator provided equipment for the strike teams — no matter the planetary environment of the raid — commonly in a very short time frame . The coordinator also had to take care of the captured slaves up to their sale , including feeding them , and was the responsible for maintaining and the removing temporary bases . Finally , the distribution manager was the seller , finding potential buyers and moving the merchandise before the authorities could track it , and before the operation stopped being cost - effective . Sometimes , one distribution manager closed a single deal for the lives of thousands of sentients . Products . The Karazaks Slavers Cooperative worked mostly in the Outer Rim Territories , but they were not shy of invading sectors officially controlled by the Galactic Empire or the New Republic . However , the Cooperative dealt only in slaves , without committing any other crime . Sometimes , the Cooperative also bought exotic prey from external agents . In the time of the Empire , dark Force - user Dahz Thulaka kidnapped victims on Starlyte Station , performed genetic modifications on them and , if they survived , Thulaka sometimes sold them to the Karazak Slavers Cooperative . Although the Karazak Slavers Cooperative claimed to offer high - quality products , some customers such as Durga the Hutt disagreed . The slaves were not necessarily trained for submission ; Slavemaster Greezim Trentacal , a member of the Cooperative , was attacked by his own slave , one that had spent a long time serving him . History . Early years . The Karazak Slaver ' s Guild had been active since before the Clone Wars , based in the Outer Rim system Karazak — which had always been famous for slavery activities . High - level slavery during that time was mostly under the control of two other guilds , the Zygerrians and the Thalassians . The Karazak newcomers created their own business opportunities by specializing in slavery to the highest bidder , as opposed to other groups that dealt in slaves and performed other crimes too , and by offering quality products — although Durga Besadii Tai considered Karazak ' s slaves to be sub - par . The Karazak Slavers staged organized ambushes in the Naps Fral Cluster , a common stop in the trade route from Ryloth to Nal Hutta . It was their goal to kidnap Twi ' lek slaves , although their operations were mishandled and many prospective slaves were killed during their intended abduction . The Karazaks also attacked Ryloth , kidnapping and killing many Twi ' leks . Due to this , at some point , Jabba Desilijic Tiure intervened and stopped the Karazaks , taking them away from Naps Fral . Since that time , the Twi ' leks sacrificed some of their dancing women to the Hutts , in exchange for protection against the more damaging raids the Karazaks would have performed on Ryloth . At one point shortly before the year 214 BBY , the Cooperative purchased the enslaved crew of a Kett Shipping convoy from a group of Fujari pirates , who were operating in the Rseik sector . Soon before the Clone Wars , the Karazaks were already one of the most famous slavery operations in the galaxy . In 22 BBY , HoloNet News mentioned the Karazaks in an article mostly dealing with a Thalassian operation . The HoloNet estimates suggested that the combined slavery operations of the three greatest guilds in the Outer Rim exceeded billions of credits of profit , covered several galactic sectors and was boosted by the weak presence of the Old Republic in that area of the galaxy . Although the Old Republic had officially outlawed slavery , the government was unable to uproot the Karazaks or to stop the slavery in the Outer Rim . The Galactic Empire that replaced the Republic in 19 BBY later passed Imperial Decree A - SL - 4557 . 607 . 232 , allowing slavery ; even then , the Karazaks and other slaver cooperatives mostly restricted their activities to the Outer Rim . The Empire studied the Karazaks in many a report , but they preferred to deal with the more famous Zygerrian Slavers . In the first days of the Empire , the Karazak slavers performed raids on landed vessels on Tatooine , although they did not seem to be particularly cost - effective . During one of these , while the slavers were supposed to capture living sentients , they killed a Tarnab merchant ; the Tarnab ' s born - slave Swilla Corey took her chances and escaped . New Republic era . The Galactic Civil War was a period of growth for the Karazak Slavers . Many populations changed their residence due to the conflict , and became easy prey during their exodus . At the same time , the war demanded a great amount of qualified and non - qualified workers . Although the New Republic was founded soon after 4 ABY , some of its supporters had also been supporters of slavery ; as a result , the New Republic did not manage to end the Karazaks ' and other Guilds ' operations in the Outer Rim . The Karazak Slavers Guild kidnapped holovid star Janissa Locrin , wanting to blackmail her studio for a seven - digit ransom . At least three strike teams — led by slavers Heksa , Sujir and Zjek — sneaked into the high - security lands of the reclusive Locrin following a scheme developed by Seland ' Ir . The operation was a success , although later one of the kidnappers , Iquar , was arrested by the Sector Ranger s and unwittingly confessed Ir ' s role . In 8 ABY , the Karazaks recovered their previous ambush point in Naps Fral , no longer scared of Jabba as he had died four years prior . It was believed that Karazak logistic coordinator Krassis Trelix performed the strikes from aboard his " Firespray " - class starship , alternatively known as " Indenture " or " Salvation " depending on the transponder code it was using at that point . Corellian pilot Fenig Nabon and her partner , con artist and Hutt counselor Ghitsa Dogder — on the orders of Durga the Hutt — found the " Indenture " while transporting Twi ' lek dancers from Ryloth to Nal Hutta . In a naval fight , the " Indenture " was destroyed , with Trelix presumably aboard . Moreover , they performed an important con , releasing the Twi ' leks and making Durga believe that they had been taken by the Karazaks . This , they thought , would lead to a gang war between the Karazak Slaver Cooperative and Durga ' s criminal interests . The Karazaks were still operative one or two years after this event . As of 9 or 10 ABY , the Karazaks had a base on Gabredor III , under the control of slavemaster Greezim Trentacal and including more than two dozen slavers , four watchtowers with blaster cannons and orbital patrols of Z - 95 Headhunters , as well as Trentacal ' s personal ship , " Atron ' s Mistress " . The Karazaks made a deal with the Pentastar Alignment , kidnapping the children of the ambassador of Cantras Gola to stop him from deserting to the New Republic along with his planet . The Alignment intended to kill and replace the ambassador as soon as it was politically possible , which would allow Trentacal to keep the slaves . At the same time , the Gabredor base still performed the usual slavery operations . The New Republic could not strike in Gabredor , clearly in Alignment territory , without risking an all - out war . Independent mercenary team Red Moons , led by Sully Tigereye , performed a rescue operation to find the children . During the skirmish and the alert of the base , Trentacal was attacked by his personal slave , and apparently both of them were killed . The mercenaries outwitted the security of slaver Vex , killing him in the process , and rescued most or all of the slaves . They also destroyed the base and left markings so that the Karazaks would abandon the Gabredor base . Notable members . Known high - level members of the Karazak Slavers Cooperative included Yanix Dev , distribution manager ; Avril Gresh , acquisitions specialist ; Seland ' Ir , project developer ; Rei ' Kas , strike team leader ; Krassis Trelix , logistics coordinator ; Greezim Trentacal , slavemaster ; and Vex , security head and bodyguard . Lower - level members included some of the strike team members involved in the Locrin operation , such as Fenrij , Greko , Heksa , Iquar , Keshid , Sujir and Zjek . Behind the scenes . The Karazak Slavers Cooperative was first mentioned in " " ( 1994 ) , written by Rick D . Stuart , in an article detailing the proceedings of the group as an example of a " crime guild " to be used in role - playing adventures . The first available images of the Cooperative were drawn by Doug Shuler . The Karazak system had been previously mentioned in " " ( 1993 ) , including a mention to a different slaving group also based there , the Slaver Syndicate . Initially both groups might have been intended to be the same , but a mention in " " ( 1994 ) specified that the Syndicate was controlled by the Zygerrians and , as the KSC was later established a known adversary of the Zygerrians , the KSC was canonically set apart from the Syndicate . In 1995 , the Cooperative featured prominently as the antagonist in " * Blaze of Glory " , a short story by Tony Russo first published in " Star Wars Adventure Journal # 8 " ( and later in ) , in their first canonical story ( as opposed to descriptions in RPG books ) . The Cooperative were originally going to be mentioned in the 2012 source book " The Essential Guide to Warfare " written by Jason Fry and Paul R . Urquhart , but were ultimately cut from the final product . The material they would of appeared in within the was then published on StarWars . com in 2014 as part of the " " series of blog posts . The Karazak Slavers Cooperative does not seem to use racial criteria when hiring slavers . Known Karazak slavers have been Defels , Humans , Khil s , Riorian s , Rodians and Verpines ; and known slaves have been Humans , Twi ' leks and potentially Trunsk s ( because Trunsk Sully Tigereye cheated a slaver by pretending to be a slave ) . Karazak Logistics Coordinator Krassis Trelix , written with one ' l ' in " Galaxy Guide 11 : Criminal Organizations " , was called " Krassis Trellix " in his second appearance , " Hutt and Seek . " Both sources describe him mostly with the same information , so this article considers the second spelling to be a typing mistake .