Battle of Osarian A battle was the beginning of the Osarian - Rhommamool conflict between Osarian and its neighbor Rhommamool . Origins . The confrontation between the two worlds was a result of the oppression the Rhommamoolians suffered under their richer Osarian neighbors . The two planets had an orbit that brought them within a million kilometers of each other every ten years , usually resulting in a flare - up of hostilities . While the wealthy Osarians lived in relative luxury on white sandy beaches and crystal - clear lakes , the vast majority of Rhommamoolians lived in poverty as miners on their inhospitable desert world . The Rhommamoolians were also underrepresented in the Osarian government which ruled both worlds and had suffered because of this . Though most of the miners had immigrated to Rhommamool voluntarily , many were convicts exiled from Osarian as a result of their crimes . Osarian also had a small space fleet though its technology was mainly limited to the ground . Stirring tensions . The Yuuzhan Vong agent Nom Anor fanned the flames of war and incited religious and anti - technological feelings among the Rhommamoolians . Anor founded the fanatical Red Knights of Life and preached hatred of all forms of technology ranging from droids to landspeeders . He also called for his followers to look for " truth " in nature and the life of the universe and to resist the joining of planets in " false confederations " . The Red Knights also hated the New Republic and the Jedi . In 25 ABY , the Red Knights took control of the planet and went on a rampage destroying any form of technology . They dragged droids to the Square of Hopeful Redemption in the Rhommamool city of Redhaven , where they would cast them into a large pit and bombard them with rocks , most notable of which was C - 9PO . Nom Anor formed an independent senate and a group of religious fanatics , the Red Knights of Life , to push his agenda . Anor ' s call for action against Osarian led the New Republic to dispatch a Mon Calamari Star Cruiser , the " Mediator " , to keep the peace , while Jedi Knight Wurth Skidder arrived to take vigilante action against whichever side showed aggression . The Osarian leader , Shunta Osarian Dharrg , hired Captain Grappa and his Osarian First - Force to help defend the world . Despite the arrival of Leia Organa Solo , Jaina Solo , Mara Jade Skywalker and C - 3PO to negotiate , the situation was impossible to resolve due to the fact that Anor fully intended to use it to cause as much destruction and chaos as possible . Following her departure , whipping his followers into a holy rage , Anor arranged for the assassination of several key Rhommamoolian leaders and used it as a justification for war against Osarian . First shots fired . Conferring with the other Red Knights , Nom Anor suggested a nuclear missile strike against the Osarian capital Osa - Prime . However , he was opposed by the moderate Tamaktis Breetha who feared open war between the two worlds . Unfortunately , Breetha found little support . To prevent the " Mediator " from intercepting the missiles and to make sure the missiles hit their targets , he and Shok Tinoktin studied the planetary courses and the positioning of the New Republic starship . These missiles were launched from a point where the initial explosive liftoff and subsequent burn would be most difficult to detect . Having broken orbit , the missile were shut down to make them appear as little more than insignificant specks to the crew of the " Mediator " and then fired again , entering Osarian ' s atmosphere and hitting the target : Osa - Prime . By the time the " Mediator " and the Osarians realized it , it was already too late . The Osarians attempted to destroy the missiles by firing more missiles and sending starfighters to intercept them but to no avail and soon Osa - Prime was in flames . Crippling the " Mediator " . When Commander Ackdool contacted Nom Anor , he took full responsibility and claimed that they were in retaliation for the assassination of several Rhommamoolian officials before cutting of contact . Later , Nom Anor and Shok Tinoktin left Rhommamool on an empty booster shell with a modified RZ - 1 A - wing interceptor and nuclear fission explosives tucked inside , since they planned to detonate the shell once within the " Mediator " , presumably killing Nom Anor and making him a martyr for Rhommamool while they escaped on their A - wing . During this mission , they were forced to travel through a maze of starfighters and missiles . By then , large red thermonuclear blast clouds were forming over the surface of Osarian since more missiles had already been launched by Rhommamool . When approaching the " Mediator " , the booster shell then opened line with the battle cruiser . At the capsule ' s cockpit , Nom Anor placed a villip which imitated his actions , acting as a decoy while he remotely piloted the booster shell from their A - wing . As they were conversing , they were attacked by Osarian Z - 95 Headhunters . Nom Anor then offered Ackdool a promise to cease fire in return that they be protected on their way to the " Mediator " and escorted home to Rhommamool following the discussion . When in position , the A - wing detached from the booster shell . Nom Anor and his accomplice Tinoktin escaped on their A - wing while the booster shell crashed into the battle cruiser ' s lower docking bay and exploded , destroying a huge section of the lower floor of the " Mediator " , thus crippling it . Aftermath . It was presumed that Nom Anor had been killed , making him a martyr for Rhommamool and worsening the conflict . However , he and his accomplice escaped . Following that , Nom Anor was contacted by Prefect Da ' Gara who suggested that their next target be Sernpidal which would be destroyed through the Yo ' gand ' s Core tactic which involved using a dovin basal to cause a planet to collide with one of its moons . Later , the Red Knights of Life invaded Osarian , though they would be repelled by the Jedi - allied Iron Knight s .