Operation 45RA Operation 45RA was the name of a plan thought out by Braig Farool to discredit the Rebel Alliance in the eyes of the galactic population , while at the same time gaining control of the Rayter sector and the loyalty of the Shashay . Background . Ever since the Shashay became widely known in the galaxy , they were able to hide the location of their homeworld , Crytal Nest . During the Galactic Civil War , Shashay astrogators memorized the coordinates and entered them manually , whenever they brought a ship to their world . Between the Battle of Yavin and the Battle of Hoth , Rebels contacted the Shashay to establish a secret base on their homeworld , where it would be hidden from the Imperial Survey Corps . While the Shashay were sympathetic towards the Rebels , they refused at first . Braig Farool , planetary governor of Narg and head of TransGalMeg Industries , Incorporated in the Rayter sector gained knowledge of two facts : First , that the Rebels had approached the Shashay about the establishment of a base on their homeworld and second , that the Rebels had a spy in the entourage of the famous Shashay entertainer , Crying Dawn Singer . The operation . Farool enlisted the help of his brother and aid to Moff Nile Owen , Nak Farool , and the pirate Yearo Seville . He had planned to have Seville abduct Crying Dawn Singer and put the blame on the Rebels , thus destroying any possibilities of cooperation between the two factions . Nak Farool approached Moff Nile Owen with the plan and let him play the hero and " rescue " Crying Dawn Singer to gain the loyalty of the Shashay for the Empire . However , the Farool brothers planed to discredit him on the way and forcing him to resign , so they could take over the sector themselves . Seville and his pirate gang ambushed Crying Dawn Singer at the Sector Performing Arts Center and abducted him and his entourage to Najarka . After descovering the Rebel spy in the entourage - the protocol droid KL - 6TLF7V / T - he tortured the rest to death and left with Singer . The droid was left for Moff Owen to pick up . However , Seville didn ' t bring Singer to Moff Owen , but directly to Braig Farool , as the first step to discredit the Moff . As soon as the Rebels learned of the abduction , Zeke Rondel , operating from Berrol ' s Donn in the neighboring Kriz sector , sent out a group of agents with the " Worthless Fool " . The Rebels discovered the abandoned droid on Nejarka , but clashed with the arriving Imperials during their escape . The Rebels also picked up a broadcast message by Seville to the galaxy , where he claimed to be a Rebel and demanded control of the Shashay homeworld to be handed over to the Rebellion . The Shashay were enraged by the apparent betrayal of the Rebels and several of their astrogators took Rebels ships hostage until Crying Dawn Singer would be released . The Rebels followed the broadcast message to the communication node in the Laim system , where they discovered the truth behind the plan and several additional faked messages , ready to be broadcast . Their next move was to rescue Crying Dawn Singer , who had been brought to Braig Farool on Narg . After losing the droid to the Rebels at Nejarka , Owen discovered the faked messages himself and the plan to discredit him . Furious , he executed Nak Farool on the spot and set out to deal with Braig Farool . The Rebels managed to infiltrate Narg and the local TransGalMeg headquarters , rescued Crying Dawn Singer and defeated Braig Farool in the process . Before the Rebels could escape , Moff Owen made a last try to capture the Shashay , but the Rebels managed to escape .