Kal ' Shebbol / Legends Kal ' Shebbol was the primary planet of the Kal ' Shebbol system , in the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Kal ' Shebbol was located on the Trition Trade Route , the hyperlane that connected the major worlds of the sector to the nearby Minos Cluster . Settled around 392 BBY by escaped Twi ' lek slaves from Ryloth , Kal ' Shebbol grew from a small settlement into a major trading world only fifty years after its initial colonization as sizable Human and alien communities emigrated to the planet in search of a fresh start . Once the Kathol sector entered the Galactic Republic , Kal ' Shebbol , being the closest planet to Republic space , was appointed as the sector capital . With the rise of the Galactic Empire , Kal ' Shebbol fell under its auspices . Moff Kentor Sarne was appointed as governor of the Kathol sector in 2 BBY and made Kal ' Shebbol his capital . His edicts were oppressive , and the people of Kal ' Shebbol suffered under his rule as industry was nationalized and travel to and from the planet was severely restricted . With the death of Emperor Palpatine during the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY and the subsequent breakdown of Imperial authority , Sarne withdrew his sector from the Empire , setting up his own personal fiefdom with Kal ' Shebbol as its capital . In 8 ABY , a New Republic task force was sent to liberate Kal ' Shebbol from Sarne ' s control . Elements of Page ' s Commandos — the New Republic ' s elite commando team — infiltrated the planet with the intention of dropping Kal ' Shebbol ' s defensive shield and capturing Sarne . While the commandos succeeded in lowering the shield , allowing New Republic forces to capture the planet , Sarne managed to escape into the Kathol sector with the majority of his military forces . The New Republic established a new administration to run the planet , appointing an Elomin named Monjai as governor to appease the large alien communities residing on the world . Description . Kal ' Shebbol was located in the Kal ' Shebbol system of the Kathol sector in the Outer Rim Territories . It served as the sector capital and was situated on the Trition Trade Route , the primary hyperlane serving the sector . The Trition Trade Route was a continuation of the Rimma Trade Route , a major commercial hyperlane that connected the Core Worlds to the Outer Rim ; despite being on the Trition , Kal ' Shebbol was , on occasion , also considered to be a stopping point on the Rimma Trade Route . Kal ' Shebbol was connected to the planets Brolsam and Torize via a single hyperlane that branched off in two directions , as well as Pergitor in the Minos Cluster . It took just over nine days to reach Pergitor when traveling from Kal ' Shebbol , eighteen hours to reach Torize , and a day and six hours to reach Brolsam with a Class 1 hyperdrive . Kal ' Shebbol boasted a single continent , upon which the planet ' s population resided . Covered in wide , open plains and rolling hills , the planet was habitable with a breathable atmosphere . Wet weather patterns , coupled with arable land , made the continent suitable for farming , which the planet ' s original Twi ' lek settlers took advantage of . The continent ' s terrain was also suitable for the grazing of herd animals , such as the native chollas . History . Settlement and joining the galactic community . The planet Kal ' Shebbol was first settled around 392 BBY by Twi ' lek slaves who had escaped from their own homeworld of Ryloth . Located on a trade route that led to Gandle Ott , the first world to be settled in the Kathol sector , Kal ' Shebbol was also isolated enough from the galaxy to allow the Twi ' lek clans to live in peace . Although they initially found the open plains and moist atmosphere to be discomforting — as they were used to the arid conditions and caverns of Ryloth — they adapted quickly , domesticating the native herds of chollas and establishing farms to support their growing society . Over the next fifty years , many families traveled to Kal ' Shebbol , intending to settle on the planet and start new lives . However , before they were allowed to take up residence on the world , they had to be formally adopted by one of the Twi ' lek clans . Kal ' Shebbol soon boasted a population of several million and had transformed from a simple layover point on the way to Gandle Ott to a major trading post . When the Kathol sector was formally inducted into the Galactic Republic , Kal ' Shebbol was appointed as the sector capital over Gandle Ott . Gandle Ott , located in the Ott system at the end of the Trition Trade Route , had been settled 200 years before Kal ' Shebbol and was recognized as the first official colony in the sector . However , Kal ' Shebbol was selected as the capital simply because it was closer to Republic space than Gandle Ott . By this point , Kal ' Shebbol was ruled by a combination of clan and city - state governments . Galactic Empire . In 19 BBY , at the end of the Clone Wars , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine reformed the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire . Imperial Prefect s were assigned to run the planet , and they had little regard for the traditional way the planet had been run for centuries . The clan and city - state governments were made subservient to the will of those officials who had no desire to maintain the society ' s status quo . Kentor Sarne was appointed Moff of the Kathol sector in 2 BBY . As the capital of the sector , Kal ' Shebbol became his personal stronghold and suffered under Sarne ' s oppressive edicts as private industry was nationalized and free travel to and from the planet was prohibited . In 4 ABY , Emperor Palpatine was killed at the Battle of Endor . Following his death , the Imperial command structure fragmented , with many senior officials breaking away from the Empire and forming their own warlord empires . Sarne followed suit , quietly withdrawing the Kathol sector from Imperial authorities . By the time anyone realized what Sarne had done , it was too late to stop him , as they could not spare any forces to bring the rogue Moff back in line . Kal ' Shebbol became the capital of Sarne ' s new empire . In the ten years that Sarne ruled the planet — both as an official of the Empire and on his own — he turned the planet ' s one continent into a virtual fortress , protected by an energy shield and armed with anti - orbital turbolasers and ion cannons , as well as anti - assault weapons on the shoreline . The Imperial Government Complex served as Sarne ' s military and governmental headquarters , and well as his private residence , which was known as " Sarne ' s Palace . " The building contained the controls for the energy shield and weapons , the main command center so that Sarne could direct the defense of the planet , the Moff ' s personal quarters , and a secret hangar containing a " Carrack " - class light cruiser , the " Ambition " , Sarne ' s emergency escape vehicle . During Sarne ' s reign , at least one resistance group opposed him , operating out of hidden rooms beneath Kal ' Shebbol starport . The members of the group were gradually killed off in a series of skirmishes with Sarne ' s forces , with the only survivor being Genna Seedar , who acted as the group ' s medic . In addition , Sarne ordered several terrorist acts to be carried out on Kal ' Shebbol — he would then blame the atrocities on Rebel insurgents as a way to turn public opinion against the Alliance to Restore the Republic and their successor state , the New Republic . One such attack claimed the lives of the family of Shella Inion , a minor actress who would eventually become the bounty hunter Mist . In 3 ABY , a subscriber to Gundark ' s Gear Datalog named Staven commented on the entry for the DZ 17X Nemesis powersuit . He said that while he believed all of the originally - produced Nemesis suits were gone , there was a rumor that ex - Imperial scientists were producing a suit with similar capabilities out near Kal ' Shebbol . New Republic . In 8 ABY , the New Republic received intelligence that suggested Sarne had access to a potent new form of technology . In an effort to oust him from power and deny him the opportunity to use the technology , the New Republic assembled a task force to liberate the planet . As the task force engaged Sarne ' s forces in orbit , elements of Page ' s Commandos — who had been inserted on the planet posing as civilian traffic in a Ghtroc Industries Class 720 freighter — infiltrated Sarne ' s headquarters and deactivated the shield generator protecting the sole continent . This allowed New Republic forces to successfully liberate Kal ' Shebbol , although Sarne managed to escape in the " Ambition " before he could be apprehended by the Commandos . Sarne marshaled his forces in orbit and withdrew from the battle . Despite the majority of Sarne ' s forces fleeing , the New Republic claimed victory at Kal ' Shebbol . The inhabitants rejoiced at the overthrow of Moff Sarne and welcomed the New Republic , who established a provisional government headed by the Elomin Governor Monjai . Their main goal was to foster good will among the populace , and the selection of a non - Human governor was considered a good start due to the large communities of alien species that resided on the planet . While the New Republic expected to deploy a defense fleet to Kal ' Shebbol , it was not due to arrive for two to three months after its liberation . Monjai was forced to cobble together a rudimentary defense force from ships that were not destroyed during the New Republic ' s assault on the planet . Sarne ' s escape was a worry to the New Republic , however , especially to Lieutenant Judder Page , commanding officer of Page ' s Commandos . He had seen Sarne ' s new weapons in action during the Moff ' s escape from the planet and knew that Sarne had to be hunted down before he had a chance to use them on a larger scale . Unfortunately for him , the admiral in charge of the task force did not believe the rumors and could not spare any ships to conduct a sweep of the Kathol sector . Page was forced to make use of the CR90 corvette " Renegade " , a vessel under Sarne ' s control that had been undergoing a refit at a secret shipyard located in the Sorbiss Valley . The location of the ship had been revealed to Page by Jessa Dajus , a former Imperial Intelligence officer in Sarne ' s regime who wanted to track the Moff down for her own reasons . Due to manpower limitations within the task force , Page was forced to cobble together a crew of New Republic personnel and civilians from Kal ' Shebbol to man the vessel , under the command of Keleman Ciro , a sergeant in Page ' s Commandos who was given a field promotion to captain . The makeshift crew prepared the vessel , now renamed as the " FarStar " , and launched from Kal ' Shebbol just after the New Republic task force had departed for the Bozhnee sector . Several months after the liberation of Kal ' Shebbol , the New Republic had deployed warships to assist in the defense of the planet . Several months after the " FarStar " departed on its mission , a message relayed through the Lifeline Project — a series of probe droids stationed within the hazardous area known as the Kathol Rift to maintain communication between the corvette and the New Republic authorities on Kal ' Shebbol — informed Governor Monjai that the ship had located Sarne at the planet Kathol . Monjai immediately dispatched a force to the area , although it would take weeks to arrive . Several weeks later , the force returned to Kal ' Shebbol with the crew of the " FarStar " , who had successfully stopped Sarne during a climatic battle at Kathol . Despite suffering the loss of their ship and numerous casualties , the survivors of the " FarStar " were greeted enthusiastically by Monjai . Inhabitants . Originally colonized by escaped Twi ' lek slaves , Kal ' Shebbol was rapidly inhabited by many other species fifty years after its initial settling . While Humans were abundant on the planet , Kal ' Shebbol had sizable alien communities . They suffered under the Human High Culture rule of the Galactic Empire , until the planet ' s liberation by the New Republic in 8 ABY . At this point , the New Republic appointed Monjai , an Elomin , to run the planet as governor . Her appointment appeased the large alien communities that were distrustful of Humans in general . Individuals from Kal ' Shebbol included Solla Deremot , a research assistant who assisted Imperial science team MS - 133 ' s archaeological expedition on Aaris III ; Shella Inion , a minor actress who became the bounty hunter known as Mist ; and Cal Alder , a scout who served in both the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic . Locations . The Imperial Government Complex — also known locally as " Sarne ' s Palace " — was the center of Imperial authority on Kal ' Shebbol . Surrounded by a death fence and protected by Atgar 1 . 4 FD P - Towers , the complex was a mixture of squat military bunkers and administrative spires . The complex contained Sarne ' s private quarters , the command and control for the planetary defenses , research labs , detention cells , a gladiator arena , and a secret hangar containing the " Carrack " - class light cruiser " Ambition " . Following the fall of the planet to New Republic forces in 8 ABY , the complex became the headquarters of the newly established administration under Governor Monjai . The Sorbiss Valley was the location of a secret shipyard created during Moff Sarne ' s reign as ruler of the planet . Large enough to berth a single CR90 corvette , the shipyard was responsible for refitting the corvette " Renegade " from a standard vessel into one capable of extended operations away from a home port for an indefinite period of time . One of the major modifications was the addition of a hangar deck bolted onto the starboard side of the vessel . In 8 ABY , Sarne was forced to leave the " Renegade " behind during his flight from the capital , and its location was discovered by the New Republic , who took the vessel , rechristening it as the " FarStar " , and tasked it with trailing Sarne as he fled into the Kathol sector . Kal ' Shebbol starport was the planet ' s primary transportation hub for individuals either arriving at or leaving Kal ' Shebbol . By 8 ABY , Sarne had instituted high tariffs at the starport , meaning that many independent traders and visitors to the planet often found themselves stranded when they could not afford the high docking bay fees and had their ships impounded . Facilities at the starport included at least one cantina , a trading post run by Twi ' lek merchant Loh ' khar the Finder , and a repair yard maintained by Brophar Tofarain . Shortly before the New Republic ' s liberation of the planet , the Aqualish Unda Lagor went on a rampage through one of the starport ' s busiest quarters , killing forty - three civilians and twenty - one Imperial troops . Behind the scenes . Kal ' Shebbol was created for " The DarkStryder Campaign " , a roleplaying game sourcebook published by West End Games in 1995 . It was the first book in the series of the same name . The sourcebook detailed the planet of Kal ' Shebbol , with the short story " The Saga Begins " by Timothy Zahn using the world as its primary setting . The planet would be mentioned throughout the sourcebook in relation to character ' s backstories , as well as receiving an entry in the " Kathol Sector Overview " section . Kal ' Shebbol would go on to be mentioned in the other sourcebooks in " The DarkStryder Campaign " series — " The Kathol Outback " , " The Kathol Rift " , and " Endgame " — as well as in other West End Games products , such as " Lords of the Expanse " and the " Special Edition Trilogy Sourcebook " . Outside of mentions in roleplaying games , Kal ' Shebbol was referenced in the 1996 release of " Hoth Limited " , an expansion set for the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game by Decipher , Inc . In the release , they noted that Cal Alder , a scout at Echo Base during the Battle of Hoth , was a native of the planet .