Cult of The One and The All The Cult of the One and the All was a gigantic scam designed by the Besadii Hutts during the time of the Empire . History . Background . This idea , born in the mind of Aruk the Hutt , was to build a religious retreat on the planet of Ylesia , to which he would draw thousands of humanoid pilgrims suffering under Imperial rule and yearning for a better life . Once there , the pilgrims were forced to prepare spice for the rest of their lives , supposedly to improve themselves through hard work . The spice was then exported by Besadii throughout the galaxy , and accounted for most of the kajidic ' s income in the years leading up to the Battle of Yavin . Pilgrims could also be sold into slavery , especially to the Galactic Empire . The centerpiece of the religion was a phenomenon known as Exultation . This was originally a biological feature used by male t ' landa Til — a sentient species distantly related to the Hutts and which lived on the same homeworld — to attract females as a mating ritual . However , Aruk discovered that many humanoids were extremely sensitive to this as well , reacting to it as to a narcotic . Realizing the full potential of the Exultation , he sent a number of t ' landa Til throughout the galaxy as " missionaries " ; they would then reveal the power of Exultation as a " divine gift , " and invite people to come to Ylesia as " pilgrims . " Thousands of humanoids were duped and drawn into voluntary slavery in the spice mines . The exact teachings of the religion are unclear , vaguely referencing " the One and the All , " perhaps referring to the spiritual unity of the galaxy . However , the beliefs matter little ; by Aruk ' s own admission , all he did was " make up some doctrine , compose a few hymns , write up several chants and litanies " and combine them with the Exultation to give it the appearance of a legitimate religion . A sticky end . The scam of Ylesia was first discovered by Han Solo in 10 BBY , when he briefly worked as a pilot for the t ' landa Til . Believing him to be a strong individual , above petty concerns for the welfare of the pilgrims , high priest Teroenza revealed the big lie to his new pilot himself , bragging about his brilliance and mocking the stupidity of his congregations . Solo , however , was horrified , especially since he had developed a romantic attraction to one of the pilgrims , a fellow Corellian named Bria Tharen ; he revealed the truth to Tharen and the two of them escaped Ylesia , stealing Teroenza ' s yacht and his antiquities collection and killing Zavval the Hutt — Aruk ' s envoy — in the process . Though it took her years to overcome the addictive effects of Exultation , Tharen was determined to do so , and just as determined to see the Ylesian spice operation shut down for good . Starting in 5 BBY , Bria Tharen , now a commander in the Rebel Alliance , directed several operations against Besadii slave shipments , freeing a number of " pilgrims " and taking them to rehabilitation centers . Then , in 0 BBY , she led a Rebel commando strike — flown in by Han and other smugglers , and financed in part by the Desilijic kajidic , Besadii ' s bitter rivals — to Ylesia , killing the t ' landa Til priests and destroying the entire operation .