Battle of Nam Chorios The Battle of Nam Chorios was a battle in 13 ABY that took place on Nam Chorios . Prior to this , Seti Ashgad — who represented the Newcomer colonists on the planet — had aligned himself with Moff Getelles of the Antemeridian sector and Loronar Corporation . Getelles had agreed with Ashgad to devastate the Meridian Sector through the use of the Death Seed . His navy would then invade , armed with automated CCIR Needle s supplied by the Loronar Corporation . The corporation ' s CEO had also promised to arm various rebel groups throughout the plague - weakened Sector in exchange for rights to mine Nam Chorios ' s valuable crystals . If this plot succeeded , Ashgad would be wealthy , Getelles would be considered a hero by the Imperials , and worst of all , millions would be dead as a result of the Death Seed . Nam Chorios ' s indigenous and dominant species were the Tsil s — unique intelligent , silicon - based creatures . As a result , they were targeted by the Loronar Corporation as programmable matrices used to pilot Synthdroid s and CCIR Needles . However , they were blocked by the Oldtimer s , the descendants of convicts exiled to the planet by the Grissmath Dynasty . The Oldtimers prohibited any form of technology on Nam Chorios to prevent the Droch s ( which carried the Death Seed ) from going off - world and spreading the deadly disease . However , their efforts were blocked by Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo . Before the battle , Ashgad had the planetary cannon " Bleak Point Station " — which was under the control of the Oldtimer s — destroyed to provide a safe path into space where Getelles ' s fleet lay in orbit . This allowed him to escape into space . Luke pursued him on his starfighter , though it was shot down by enemy fire . However , Skywalker managed to convinced the Chorian crystal mind of the threat that Ashgad posed to the galaxy if his plans succeeded . As a result , when Ashgad ' s vessel was about to dock with a waiting Imperial Star Destroyer , several Needle fighters revolted and opened fire on the vessel . This ended the life of Ashgad though Getelles still had not been defeated . A New Republic fleet under Lando Calrissian and Han Solo then arrived and encountered Getelles ' fleet . Previously , they had been searching for Leia Organa Solo and had discovered entire worlds within the Meridian Sector infected with the disease . Thus began the battle which pitted the New Republic ' s aging and outdated warships against powerful Imperial Star Destroyers . However , the tide of the battle changed when the former Imperial Admiral Daala arrived . Daala had left the Newcomers after learning about Getelles ' s power - seeking plot . She was furious and disgusted that supposedly loyal Imperials would align themselves with people like Ashgad and Dzym . Her fleet of warships was essential in defeating Getelles ' s fleet and letting it go in favor of the New Republic . After the battle , Skywalker succeeded in negotiating with the Chorian crystal mind which agreed to send hundreds of tsils off world to destroy every droch in the sector , in return that every tsil which had been forcibly installed in a Loronar synthdroid or Needle fighter be returned home . The New Republic punished the Loronar Corporation by forcing it to comply with the decree and canceling a government contract for future shipments of " Strike " - class cruisers . General Solo ' s fleet later went on Nam Chorios for mop - up .