Pembric II Pembric II , also referred to as Pembric 2 , was a planet in the Pembric system , located in the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Although it was originally terraformed as an agricultural colony , careless actions during the process resulted in unsuitable conditions , creating boggy wetlands and a near - constant light rain to fall . Situated in a remote part of the galaxy , and partially isolated by the presence of a dense asteroid field and radiation fields , Pembric II was marketed by its residents as a resort for gangsters , which eventually evolved into a full - blown shadowport . Soon , a cultured criminal element based themselves off Pembric II , including the Corellian Crev Bombaasa , who controlled a large cartel . The government of Pembric II turned a blind eye to the organized crime due to the large influx of credits they contributed to the planetary economy . During the Galactic Civil War , Pembric II came under the control of the Galactic Empire , and later Warlord Moff Kentor Sarne . Both parties utilized Pembric II as a source of raw materials , processing hfredium ore mined from the star system ' s asteroid field on the planet for shipment to Imperial - allied arms corporations . In 8 ABY , Moff Sarne ' s control of the sector was broken when New Republic forces evicted him from his capital on Kal ' Shebbol . Bombaasa moved quickly , taking control of the planet by establishing a puppet government with pro - Imperial leanings in the hope of dissuading the New Republic from interfering in Pembric II ' s affairs . That year , the New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " arrived at Pembric II in search of technical experts to assist them in solving problems that they were experiencing with their ship . They ran afoul of Bombaasa and his new regime , but managed to rescue an imprisoned slicer named Gaelin to assist them . Description . Pembric II , also styled as Pembric 2 , was located in the Pembric system of the Outer Rim Territories ' Kathol sector at grid coordinates M - 21 . It was connected via hyperlane to four locations : the Galtea , Sebiris , and Shintel system s , and the nebulae containing the " Tanquilla Beach " shadowport . Utilizing a Class One hyperdrive , travel to Galtea took a day and eight hours , transit to Sebiris was two days and fourteen hours long , Shintel was three days distant , and it took nineteen hours to reach the " Tanquilla Beach " space station . A dense asteroid field in the system , coupled with erratic radiation fields , gave Pembric II a measure of isolation from the rest of the sector . A terrestrial world , Pembric II had a temperate but warm climate , and a drizzling rain fell constantly . The atmosphere was breathable for most species , with standard gravity , and was dominated by boggy wetlands and urban settlements such as Erwithat . The planet also boasted a large amount of beaches and a field of volcanoes . Days on Pembric II lasted for thirty - three standard hours , and a year was comprised of 302 local days . The population numbered 200 million , and was mostly Human . Although Pembric II was nominally controlled by the Galactic Empire , and later Warlord Moff Kentor Sarne , for part of the Galactic Civil War — a conflict fought between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic — a puppet government was installed in 8 ABY by crime lord Crev Bombaasa to take control of the planet . Local law enforcement was undertaken by the Pembric Security Legion , but the organization was corrupt and controlled by Bombaasa ' s Cartel . Due to its relative isolation , the planet became a haven for smugglers , pirates , and other criminal elements , evolving into a shadowport . Items defined as contraband by both the Empire and the New Republic were major exports , along with hfredium ore and other precious stones . Food , technology and weapons were always in demand for importation . History . Gangster ' s paradise . Pembric II was originally a barren rock of a planet , scarred by multiple meteorite impacts . It was terraformed with the intention of establishing an agricultural colony , but the process suffered from careless procedures . The resulting planet was habitable , but uncomfortable and unsuited for its intended purpose . A constant drizzle and boggy wetlands prevented mass agriculture , and the construction of the city of Erwithat and its spaceport was only achieved after a difficult feat of engineering . The planet became home to rough , frontier settlers and criminals . Despite its failure as an agricultural colony , the population made the most of Pembric II ' s natural assets , which included scenic beaches and volcanic fields . Due to Pembric II ' s isolated location in the Outer Rim Territories , a true tourist industry never flourished . However , canny individuals marketed the planet to certain clientèle who found other tourist destinations to be too legally restrictive for business opportunities . In short , Pembric II became a resort world for gangsters . As gangsters set up their operations on the planet , cantinas , museums and entertainment venues were constructed to service them . That in turn attracted more orderly and cultured criminals who soon overshadowed the planet ' s original population . Pembric II ' s corporate government was fully aware of the situation and turned a blind eye to the smuggling and organized crime being conducted as long as credits continued to flow into the economy . The Pembric Security Legion , the planetary police force , gained a reputation for corruption . Imperial rule . When Imperial Moff Kentor Sarne was appointed to rule the Kathol sector in 2 BBY , he utilized the Pembric system as a mining outpost . Hfredium ore culled from the system ' s asteroid field was processed on Pembric II and shipped to various Imperial - allied arms manufacturers . Many new workers were transported to the planet to toil for the Empire in the processing plants . The Imperial presence caused a downturn in criminal activity on the planet , and Pembric II ' s beachfront residences were affected by the rise in industrial activity . Sarne controlled the planet for a number of years , both in an official capacity as a representative of the Empire and , after the death of Galactic Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor and the subsequent fracturing of Imperial High Command ' s authority , as an independent warlord . During that time , the Moff allowed the planet to remain a haven for the criminal element , seeing the advantage in having connections to the underworld — rumors stated that he had an uneasy alliance with the Bombaasa Cartel , run by the Corellian crime lord Crev Bombaasa . The Moff used Pembric II as a training ground for his soldiers and intelligence operatives , staging infrequent crackdowns on the population . In 8 ABY , Moff Sarne was ousted from his capital , Kal ' Shebbol , by the New Republic and his authority over planets in the region was broken . Crev Bombaasa moved quickly to secure the planet for himself , taking control of the mining operations in the asteroid field and purging the Imperial loyalists on the planet — although some remained by keeping their loyalties a secret . With word spreading throughout the sector that the New Republic had taken Kal ' Shebbol and was spreading its influence throughout the region , Bombaasa installed a puppet government . The new body claimed to be pro - Imperial , which Bombaasa hoped would be enough to stave off New Republic interest in the system . The population was ready for a change in government after Imperial rule , and was willing to accept and support the New Republic . The workers brought to the planet by the Empire were stranded by the collapse of Imperial authority in the region , and with the Cartel ' s takeover , much of the populace wanted to leave . The government attempted to dissuade them by instituting expensive " transit visa s " and " exit pass es " that were required for off - world departure . An underground business soon emerged that took advantage of the situation , selling transport off - world for extortionate prices . A Rodian , Kebbo , served as Chief Magistrate of the Security Legion . Kebbo was in Bombaasa ' s employ , and the organization soon came to enforce the Cartel ' s wishes while , on the surface , maintaining local law and order . Any being opposing Bombaasa could not count on help from the Legion , and they regularly put down civilian protests with violence . The New Republic arrives . The same year , the New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " traveled to Pembric II seeking a man named Breslin Drake , who was the manager of the ThrusterBurn Tapcafe in Erwithat . The " FarStar " had been plagued with technical difficulties caused by several programming trapdoors and booby traps installed on the vessel by its former owner , Moff Sarne . After one such system was triggered in the Shintel system , destroying the hyperdrive , the " FarStar " was forced to make repairs at the " Tanquilla Beach " shadowport . During the refit , the engineer Spang noted that the programming reminded him of work he had seen done by slicers operating from Pembric II . He directed Captain Kaiya Adrimetrum , commander of the " FarStar " , to Drake , who he believed would be able to lead them to an individual capable of assisting them in removing all the hidden systems . Aware of the planet ' s reputation , and reasoning that an armed New Republic vessel would not be welcome , Adrimetrum decided to send a team led by procurement specialist Loh ' khar the Finder to the planet posing as illegal arms merchants . They would use the " FarStar " " Aegis " - class combat shuttle , stripped of New Republic markings , as their transport . However , one of Bombaasa ' s mining outposts in the asteroid field detected the corvette ' s arrival and relayed the information to the crime lord . After landing at the spaceport , the delegation was met by Chief Magistrate Kebbo of the Pembric Security Legion , who had been made aware of their allegiance but had been ordered not to reveal that knowledge . After the New Republic team paid the appropriate bribes to ensure the safety of their shuttle while on - world , Kebbo directed them to Drake and tasked two Legionnaires to escort them to the tapcafe . However , the two Legionnaires were secretly deep - cover agents loyal to Moff Sarne , and they organized an ambush which the New Republic delegation was able to survive . In the aftermath , the team found a data plaque containing transit visas . Upon reaching the ThrusterBurn , they made contact with Drake who told them that the Keiffler Brothers — whom he regarded as the best slicers in the sector — had been contracted to work for the Empire on Kal ' Shebbol but had not returned . One of their apprentices , Gaelin , had returned , claiming that the brothers had been killed by the Empire . He had eventually set himself up in business , but was soon absorbed into Bombaasa ' s operations . Gaelin wanted to leave the planet , but Bombaasa kept him locked away , working in secret . During the conversation , Kebbo arrived with a squad of Legionnaires and informed the " FarStar " delegation that Bombaasa wished to see them in the casino at the rear of the tapcafe . Bombaasa stated that he knew of their allegiance , the presence of the " FarStar " in the asteroid field , and that Pembric II was pro - Imperial . While he did not care what business had brought them to his planet , he did seek reassurance that the " FarStar " was not the vanguard of a New Republic assault and wanted to make a deal to keep the New Republic out of the Pembric system . However , he doubted that the mission group had the authority to sign such a treaty , so directed them to leave as soon as possible , as long as they could afford the tariffs to depart the planet . Upon the mention of transit visas and exit passes , Kebbo realized that the guards he had assigned to escort the crewmembers were missing and that they had been carrying the needed documentation . As Kebbo prepared to search the delegation , they resisted , leading to a confrontation . The New Republic delegation was assisted by Drake and four of his bouncers , who helped them in escaping the tapcafe and took them to a small warehouse on the outskirts of the spaceport to lay low . Drake , who had been looking for a way to leave the planet himself , struck a deal with the " FarStar " crew : he would lead them to Gaelin so they could extract him in return for passage off - world for him and his bouncers . At sunset , Drake led the delegation to another warehouse on the edge of the spaceport , noting that Bombaasa had hidden Gaelin there instead of the tech district to avoid being obvious . As a result , security was not exceptionally tight so as to avoid suspicion , but neither would it be easy to infiltrate . Two teams were formed — one to infiltrate the warehouse and secure Gaelin , and another to retrieve their shuttle and fly it to the warehouse roof for extraction . The warehouse team successfully subdued the Cartel guards with the help of a score of local laborers and convinced Gaelin of their peaceful intentions . The other team liberated their shuttle and flew it to the warehouse . The shuttle extracted the rest of the mission group , Drake and his bouncers , Gaelin , and the laborers who had assisted at the warehouse . Karrde games . Around 13 ABY , independent businessbeings Mara Jade and Lando Calrissian arrived on Pembric II in search of an individual named Jorj Car ' das , a former smuggler . They were working on behalf of smuggler chief Talon Karrde , who had previously worked for Car ' das . While on the planet , the pair foiled an assassination attempt targeting Bombaasa ; when the crime lord offered a reward , Jade refused . She said that she was working for a " chieftain , " and Bombaasa agreed to defer repayment of the debt until it was needed . Six years later , in 19 ABY , Karrde visited Pembric II himself while attempting to contact Car ' das in the hopes of attaining a copy of the Caamas Document to end a potential crisis threatening to plunge the New Republic into civil war . Arriving aboard his Action IV transport " Wild Karrde " , Karrde and his associate , the Mistryl Shadow Guard Shada D ' ukal , attempted to meet with Bombaasa at the ThrusterBurn Tapcafe . They were accosted by a swoop gang outside the establishment , but D ' ukal , with Karrde ' s assistance , dealt with the threat . Ushered in to see Bombaasa by members of the Security Legion , Karrde traded on Mara Jade ' s earlier debt to secure safe passage through space controlled by the Bombaasa Cartel by acquiring an ID overlay that identified the " Wild Karrde " as a friendly ship to Bombaasa ' s allied vessels . Inhabitants . The 200 - million - strong population of Pembric II was mainly Human , but representatives of other races , such as Rodians , were present . Residents mainly spoke Galactic Basic Standard , but some spoke Jarellian . A percent of the population was not native to Pembric II , having been transported to the planet by the Empire during its reign to work in the hfredium ore processing plants . Locations . The main city on Pembric II was named Erwithat , which housed the main spaceport . Construction of the city and the port were achieved shortly after the planet was settled , and its establishment proved challenging for the settlers due to unfavorable building conditions . The spaceport had several landing pads and warehouses within its limits . Erwithat was also the location of the ThrusterBurn Tapcafe , which was owned by Crev Bombaasa . Closely situated to the spaceport , it was frequented by spacers and criminals , and included a casino in the rear from which Bombaasa did business . Erwithat also contained a tech district within its limits . Behind the scenes . Pembric II first appeared in " Crisis " , the fifth RPG adventure featured in " The DarkStryder Campaign " published by West End Games in 1995 . It was written by Eric S . Trautmann and Paul Sudlow , with illustrations by Tim Bobko . Pembric II received a mention in 1996 ' s " The Kathol Outback " , the second book of the DarkStryder series , as well " Pirates & Privateers " , published in 1997 . Pembric II — styled as Pembric 2 — was later featured in 1998 ' s " Vision of the Future " , a novel by Timothy Zahn , and received an entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . During the events of " Crisis " , players may attempt to flee from or negotiate with the Imperial agents posing as Pembric Security Legionnaires . Neither option will work , as the agents will engage the characters in combat regardless . When formulating a plan to spring Gaelin , the gamemaster can use Drake to suggest splitting the team to cover both objectives — securing Gaelin and retrieving the shuttle — if the players do not think of it . The adventure assumes that both objectives are implemented simultaneously , and this article reflects that assumption . Retrieving the shuttle and flying to the warehouse holding Gaelin will tip the Cartel off to the character ' s intent if implemented before raiding the warehouse , at which point more Legionnaires are dispatched to oppose the players . After the successful extraction , the gamemaster has the option of sending B - wing starfighters operated by the Pembric Security Legion after the escaping shuttle .