Khar Shian Khar Shian was the only moon of Khar Delba , a planet located in the Sith Worlds area of the Outer Rim Territories . An icy , barren moon , Khar Shian was the site of Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow ' s center of power as well as his palace , while his decoy stronghold was located on Khar Delba . Sadow hid his fortress on the far side of the moon ; as the moon never saw sunlight , it was an ideal place for the fortress to be concealed . Sadow also hid his massive war fleet in orbit around the far side . In 5000 BBY , Khar Delba was attacked by Sadow ' s rival , Ludo Kressh , and Sadow ' s citadel on Khar Delba was bombarded from orbit . Sadow had a plan , however ; he called his Khar Shian fleet into action , striking at Kressh ' s flank . This maneuver , along with several other deceptions enacted by Sadow , resulted in a victory for the Dark Lord in the battle of Khar Delba . Afterward , Khar Shian and Khar Delba became the centers of Sith militarization in preparation for an invasion of the Galactic Republic . Description . Khar Shian was the sole moon of the planet Khar Delba , which was located in the Sith Worlds area of the Outer Rim Territories . Khar Shian was tidally locked to Khar Delba , as the far side of the moon never received sunlight . The moon was pockmarked with craters and was perpetually covered in snow and ice . History . As of 5000 BBY , Khar Delba was the purported headquarters of the Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow and also served as the location Naga Sadow ' s Khar Delba citadel . Yet , unbeknownst to the rest of the Sith Empire , that fortress was a mere decoy , with Sadow ' s actual base and defenses on the far side of Khar Shian . That same year , Naga Sadow , who by that time held the title of Viceroy of Khar Shian , used the moon as a staging point for an attack on the planet Ziost that was intended to free hyperspace explorers Gav and Jori Daragon , who had recently stumbled upon the Empire while fleeing creditors on Koros Major . The attack , which was meant to appear as a Galactic Republic assault , was a success . The Daragons were then promptly split up , with Gav Daragon being taken to Khar Shian . Gav Daragon was kept in a Sadow ' s secret fortress on Khar Shian from then on , and Naga Sadow mentored and taught him to realize his latent Force - sensitivity . Sadow showed Daragon techniques of the dark side of the Force , and Daragon eventually became Sadow ' s Sith apprentice . One day , Sadow received word that his rival , Sith Lord Ludo Kressh , had gone to Ziost to protect the Daragons ' starship , " Starbreaker 12 " . Sadow ordered his Massassi underlings to go to Ziost and attack Kressh ' s defenders , while Sadow took leave from Khar Shian shortly thereafter . The attack was soon carried out , and Sadow ' s Massassi warriors stole the " Starbreaker 12 " and brought it to the decoy fortress on Ziost . However , Kressh discovered that Sadow was behind the attack and gathered his allies to attack his rival . In the ensuing battle , Kressh ' s newfound force bombarded Naga Sadow ' s citadel on Khar Delba from orbit . Little did Kressh know , however , that Sadow ' s real fleet was at Khar Shian . Sadow put up little resistance from Khar Delba , drawing Kressh into a false sense of security and tricking him into believing that victory was inevitable . Then , Sadow sprung his trap . He called in his secret fleet from Khar Shian , which struck at Kressh ' s flank . This move , coupled with Sadow ' s replacing of Kressh ' s crews with double agents that subsequently killed Kressh ' s allies , ensured Kressh ' s defeat . Finding himself with no hope for victory , Kressh fled . With nothing standing in his way , Naga Sadow began preparations for an invasion of the Galactic Republic , gathering the remainder of his fleet from all corners of the Sith Empire . Sadow based his increasing militarization around Khar Delba and Khar Shian . Eventually , Sadow ' s fleet was completed , and his invasion force gathered at the staging point near Khar Shian . From there , Sadow launched the galaxy - spanning Great Hyperspace War . However , Sadow and the Sith were eventually defeated by the forces of the Republic . After the end of the war , Khar Shian was largely stripped of its Sith treasures by Republic scouts . By 4 ABY , Khar Shian had become the site of a major Galactic Empire shipyard , in the midst of the Galactic Civil War with the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Inhabitants . Khar Shian was solely inhabited by Naga Sadow and his Sith subordinates , many of whom were Massassi warriors . However , Gav Daragon was kept on the moon for a time . Locations . A barren , unremarkable moon , Khar Shian ' s only feature was Naga Sadow ' s palace and citadel , hidden from the public on the dark , far side of Khar Shian . Naga Sadow used his Khar Shian fortress as his true center of power , all the while maintaining the facade of another citadel on Khar Delba . Higher up above the moon , Sadow ' s war fleet stayed in orbit around the far side of the Khar Shian . Behind the scenes . Khar Shian first appears in " " , a story arc of the " " comic book series , written by Kevin J . Anderson and released in 1996 . The moon appears in the arc ' s , , and . It also appears in " " , the follow - up arc to " The Golden Age of the Sith " , in which it is featured in the first issue , " " , and the second issue , " " . In these appearances , the moon was illustrated by Dario Carrasco , Jr . In 2007 , Khar Shian was mentioned in Ryder Windham ' s reference book " " .