Abregado - rae Abregado - rae was a major manufacturing and trade - oriented planet , the third of five worlds in the Abregado system in the Core Worlds and the homeworld of the Gados . It sat at the beginning of the Rimma Trade Route , and was also the starting point for the Shapani Bypass or the " Bacta Run " . The planet had a reputation as one of the Core Worlds ' more rough - and - tumble worlds . It was home to the infamous Abregado - rae Spaceport . Description . Despite Abregado - rae ' s temperate climate , there was a very limited number of native species present , with less than ten species of large animals native to the planet . These included two species of sentient beings : the tall , lanky Gados , which formed the majority of planet ' s native population , and small , low - intelligent Moocher s ( said to be related to the Atzerrian Meek s ) . Unlike most Core Worlds , Abregado - rae was fairly backward , to the point of being compared with worlds in the Outer Rim Territories . The planet ' s spaceports seemed safe , at least to the untrained eye , but in fact it was a known smuggler ' s paradise . The planet had many popular establishments including the LoBue Cantina , Lost Loves Casino , Njinska ' s Tavern , Starlight Theater , " The Star of Chance " , and the Triple Nova Casino . These were located in either Abregado - rae Spaceport or Le Yer , both of which attracted visitors from all parts of the galaxy ( including Han Solo and Lando Calrissian on occasions ) . The city of Le Yer was a popular coastal resort , with its extension , Phyrstal Island accessible by hydrobike s or floatboats . Abregado - rae was also one of the few planets where the rare metal electrum was found . It was known to occasionally bubble to the surface in the Gilt Gushers . This mineral could be used for crafting lightsabers with many unique qualities ; Darth Sidious and Mace Windu both possessed lightsabers containing electrum . A common song around the galaxy called " Calypso " can trace its origins back to Abregado - rae . History . The planet was first discovered by scouts from the Galactic Republic around 10 , 000 BBY , during the exploration of hyperlanes that would become the Rimma Trade Route , though colonization would not occur for millennia . At the rise of the the Sith empire under the leadership of Darth Revan , Abregado joined with the Sith , sending their colonist to war against the Republic and Mandalorians . With the assassination of Darth Malak and Revan ' s disappearance , the Empire crumbled and the planet realigned with the Republic . Before the Clone Wars , a number of residents of Abregado - rae , along with other natives on the Rimma Trade Route joined the Nebula Front . This organization was against corporate monopoly and decadent government , but was dissolved when its leaders were killed or arrested by Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn and Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi . During the Clone Wars , Abregado - rae was the origin of the Shapani Bypass , a shortcut along the Rimma Trade Route that was used to quicken the delivery of Bacta from Thyferra to the Core Worlds . While in the first year of the war , a battle took place in the Abregado system . At the end of the war , with the rise of the Galactic Empire , the planet quickly joined to ensure security and peace in the system . During the Galactic Civil War , the local Humans sided with the Rebellion when they arrived to liberate the planet . The planet eventually saw the founding of the Tundei regime , led by the Tundei Tribunal , by a Herglic named Shelov who along with other off - worlders , promised a planet without crime . They installed harsh limits on freedom and stopped all legal shipments of food to separatists in the mountains in an attempt to stifle opposition . This caused it to be a common smuggling destination for foodstuffs . The regime eventually made the cost of running illegal operations on the planet so costly , that all illegal investment in Abregado - rae swiftly pulled out , nearly destroying the economy . The regime also allowed virtually the entire Moocher population to be destroyed when a potential outbreak of Veizen Fever , a disease which drove Moochers mad , was thought capable of spreading to the resident Gados . During the Ssi - ruuvi invasions , the planet was absorbed into Zero Command ' s territory . During Grand Admiral Thrawn ' s campaign against the New Republic , he captured space near Abregado - rae as a possible prelude to a pincer movement on Coruscant . This put Abregado - rae on the New Republic side of the Borderland Regions . The planet served as a meeting point for Han Solo , Lando Calrissian , and Fynn Torve ( a member of Talon Karrde ' s smuggling organization ) . Thrawn later sent the " Adamant " to Abregado - rae in an attempt to capture some of Karrde ' s smugglers . The warship managed to intercept and capture Mara Jade and took her to Thrawn . While New Republic forces were moving through the system as of 27 ABY , the planet was conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong at some point . As of 137 ABY the world was controlled by Darth Krayt ' s Galactic Empire . Behind the scenes . The PC game " " and " " mistakenly place Abregado - rae in the Abrion sector of the Outer Rim . Both also refer to the planet simply as " Abregado . "