Althiri The Althiri were the inhabitants of the Outer Rim planet Althir III . During the Mandalorian Wars , their homeworld was assaulted by the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders . Despite holding off the invaders for five days , the Althiri were eventually defeated . The Mandalorians were later repelled from Althir by Galactic Republic forces under the command of the Jedi Revan and Malak . History . The Althiri were the inhabitants of the planet Althir III , a world with multiple rings , which was located in the Rolion sector of the northern Outer Rim Territories . They manufactured their own starships as well as producing weapons of mass destruction . Invasion . In 3976 BBY , Althir was outside the borders of the Galactic Republic . It was one of the first two targets attacked by the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders in what would become known as the Mandalorian Wars . For five days , the Althiri held the Mandalorians at the outer - most rings of their planet in a conflict that became known as the Battle of Althir , preventing them from making a direct assault on their homeworld . However , on the sixth day , Mandalorian Canderous Ordo led a feint against one of the Althiri flanks , designed to draw out the Althiri forces , allowing the rest of the Mandalorian task force to attack from the rear . The Althiri were not fooled by his maneuvers , however , and set about repelling the main force . In doing so , however , they split their fleet , leaving the center of their fleet exposed . Ordo exploited this tactical failure , turning his forces to assault the center of the Althiri formation . The ponderous Althiri starships were unable to turn in time , and Ordo decimated their command vessels , defeating an Althiri force ten times the size of his own complement . With their leadership destroyed , the Althiri organization collapsed . The surviving starships scattered , with some attempting to cut across the plane of the rings in order to escape . These Althiri were shredded by the ring ' s asteroids , while others were slaughtered by Mandalorians . For his part in the battle , Ordo gained command of a sub - sect of his clan . The conquest of Althir III gained the Mandalorians another industrial world for their war machine , and Althiri frigate s and corvettes soon supplemented the Mandalorian fleet . Liberation . Some time between 3976 and 3960 BBY , the Galactic Republic attacked the Mandalorian forces on Althir in a second Battle of Althir , inflicting massive losses on the Mandalorian army and winning the battle , one of a number of victories for the Republic under the leadership of the Jedi Knights Revan and Malak . Later , when Revan fell to the dark side , Althir became part of his Sith Empire . The Republic defeated the Sith Empire in 3956 BBY , and five years later scattered the Sith Triumvirate that had arisen to replace it . Following these victories , the Republic slowly began reintegrating its lost territory . Behind the scenes . BioWare created the Althiri for " " , a video game released in 2003 . In the game , the Althiri are only mentioned in dialogue , and the source is unclear as to whether the name refers to a species or is merely a demonyn for the inhabitants of the planet . Daniel Wallace and Kevin J . Anderson referred to the planet Althir in " The New Essential Chronology " , published in 2005 , and it was also included by Wallace and Jason Fry in " The Essential Atlas " , published in 2009 . Later , 2012 ' s " The Essential Guide to Warfare " referenced the Althiri and named their planet Althir III .