Battle of Honoghr The Battle of Honoghr took place in 20 BBY . The conflict began as a minor space battle and developed into a violent small scale ground skirmish between Galactic Republic forces and the indigenous Noghri . The battle . The " Gahenna " , a Separatist starship carrying trihexalophine1138 , a toxic defoliant , was en route to use the toxin on Naboo when it was intercepted by a Republic " Acclamator " - class assault ship above Honoghr . Both ships were heavily damaged , drawn into the atmosphere and launched escape pods , but the Republic cruiser was able to escape . The Separatist ship crashed into Honoghr ' s surface , breaking off the highest peak of a tall mountain in the process , and began to leak the forest - killing 1138 . The Noghri killed all survivors and strew their armor across the temples of Honoghr . Jedi General Rii ' ke En was sent with a clone trooper to gather intelligence on the ship , toxin and ground situation . After three days they discovered the crashed ship and tracked the location of the toxin ' s Scientific Instrument Package ( SIP ) to a Rakata n temple . En reported his findings back to General Aayla Secura and was told to wait for reinforcements . The pair , however , was spotted and killed by the Noghri . Commander Bly and a squad of his clone troopers were assigned to Aayla Secura and the group was tasked with retrieval of the SIP . Approaching the temple , the squad came under Noghri attack . Bly and Secura , the only survivors , retreated into the temple . The Noghri closed in , but were sniped by Quinlan Vos with a blaster . The timely arrival of Vos and his official status as a traitor to the Republic made Bly wary of the Jedi , but Secura vouched for her former master , stating that she believed he was merely infiltrating Dooku ' s operation and had not fallen to the dark side of the Force . As a sign of his loyalty , Vos volunteered to aid them in retrieving the SIP and claimed he would report to Dooku that he had arrived after their retrieval . Bly followed Secura ’ s order to work with Vos , and he complied . The trio fought their way through the temple its central vault . Using the Force , Vos translated the sigils on the vault door to determine that it was booby - trapped to fire Noghri hyperdarts if opened . While he opened the door , Secura used the Force to draw the SIP to her hand . Unable to close the door , they beat a hasty retreat through the path Vos entered . Arriving at Vos ’ ship , he demanded the SIP from Secura , claiming that he needed it to gain Dooku ’ s trust . The pair argued , Vos claiming that he needed to earn Dooku ' s confidence to discover the identity of the second Sith Lord , and Secura refusing . The two entered a lightsaber duel , and Bly was knocked aside by Vos . Eventually , Vos disarmed Secura and threatened her life . Filled with rage , Secura tried to point out Vos ’ clear fall to the dark side , and insisted that he would have to kill her to gain the SIP . Vos , blinded by rage , moved for the kill when Bly shot him in the shoulder . He fired several more shots , but Aayla blocked them with her blade , allowing Vos to escape . Aftermath . The pair returned the SIP to the Republic , but Honoghr was altered into an inhospitable , ecologically wrecked world .