Skirmish on Shelkonwa The Skirmish on Shelkonwa was a three - way conflict between the forces of the Galactic Empire , the combination of the traitorous Imperial Governor Barshnis Choard and the BloodScar pirates , and members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic in 0 . 5 ABY taking place on Shelkonwa . Backgroud . In 2 BBY , Imperial Governor Barshnis Choard of the Shelsha sector and his Chief Administrator , Vilim Disra , began to work with the BloodScar pirates in a plot to declare the independence of the Shelsha sector . Six months after the Battle of Yavin , they contacted the Alliance to Restore the Republic to gain the support of the Alliance . Princess Leia Organa was sent to negotiate with them on Shelkonwa , the capital planet of Shelsha sector . However , Leia was betrayed by Disra who denounced her presence to Darth Vader . The " Executor " soon arrived in the system and the 501st Legion was deployed in Makrin City , the capital city of Shelkonwa , to find Leia Organa . Other ships followed the " Executor " to Shelkonwa : the " Happer ' s Way " , a freighter stolen by BloodScar leader Caaldra , pursued by Emperor ' s Hand Mara Jade ' s Z - 10 Seeker . The " Melnor Spear " eventually landed in Makrin City , carrying five stormtrooper deserters known as the Hand of Judgment and a group of Rebels ( Luke Skywalker , Han Solo and Chewbacca ) come here to rescue Princess Leia . The battle . The " Happer ' s Way " landed in the city and an AT - ST got out of the ship , attacking Mara Jade ' s fighter . She was shot down and crash landed near the Hand of Judgment and Rebels . The troopers sent Luke and Han after their friend - in - need , while they raced to help save the pilot of the downed craft . When they arrived at the craft , Mara took command of them , using them as her own personal stormtrooper squad , which they must agree with or blow their cover . As Luke and Han found Leia and started heading for safety , Chewbacca , in the " Melnor Spear " , helped Mara and the troopers take out the AT - ST , only to find that Caaldra was not inside . It was under its own autopilot control . The Emperor ‘ s Hand realized that Caaldra had already reached Choard ‘ s Palace . She ordered the Hand of Judgment to follow her to the palace to take the pirate and the governor out of play . They managed to infiltrate the palace and eliminated all guards they met . Mara sent the troopers to execute Choard , while she went after Caaldra , who revealed before she killed him that it was Disra , not Choard , who was behind the plot to break away from the Empire . Mara was led to believe that Choard might actually be innocent and raced to stop the troopers from killing him . The troopers had already got him , though , but instead of taking him down , they were stopped by one of their own , as Marcross revealed himself to be Choard ‘ s nephew . Marcross hoped they were wrong about his uncle but Choard revealed his true colors when he mentioned information that only the conspirators could have . As Choard tried to make his escape , Mara , who has just arrived , took him into custody and eventually delivered him to Darth Vader . Aftermath . The Rebels were able to get back to the Alliance without incident . Chief Administrator Disra cut all ties with the conspiracy and turned over records that blamed Choard . Emperor Palpatine and Vader were not fooled but Disra was not arrested . As for the Hand of Judgment , Mara allowed them to go , based on their story and how they helped her .