Kal ' Shebbol system The Kal ' Shebbol system was a star system in the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Kal ' Shebbol was the system ' s primary world , and it was a major trading hub on the Trition Trade Route that ran through the sector . The Kal ' Shebbol system served as the primary system of the Kathol sector when it was inducted into the Galactic Republic , as Kal ' Shebbol was appointed the sector capital . Control of the Kal ' Shebbol system passed to the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY , and , in 4 ABY , Moff Kentor Sarne withdrew the entire sector from the Empire in the wake of Emperor Palpatine ' s death at the Battle of Endor , establishing his own warlord fiefdom . The Kal ' Shebbol system became the nexus of his domain until 8 ABY , when the New Republic launched a successful operation to remove him from power . Description . The Kal ' Shebbol system was located within the Kathol sector of the Outer Rim Territories and contained the planet Kal ' Shebbol . As was common throughout the galaxy , the system was named after its principal world . The system was connected to the Brolsam and Torize system s in the Kathol sector , and the Pergitor system in the Minos Cluster via hyperlane . It was also a major port on the Trition Trade Route , which ran through the sector . The system was located close to the border between the Kathol sector and the Minos Cluster . Starships traveling from the Kal ' Shebbol system took just over nine days to reach Pergitor , eighteen hours to reach Torize , and a day and six hours to reach Brolsam using a Class 1 hyperdrive . History . The system ' s prime world , Kal ' Shebbol , was settled by escaped Twi ' lek slaves around 392 BBY . When the Kathol sector was formally integrated into the Galactic Republic , Kal ' Shebbol was selected as the sector capital over the planet Gandle Ott , which was located at the end of the Trition Trade Route . Gandle Ott had been settled two hundred years before Kal ' Shebbol and was the first official colony in the sector . However , Kal ' Shebbol was appointed as the capital by virtue of the fact that it was closer to Republic space than Gandle Ott . In 19 BBY , the Galactic Republic was dissolved and reformed as the Galactic Empire following the end of the Clone Wars , and the Kal ' Shebbol system fell under Imperial control . In 2 BBY , Moff Kentor Sarne was assigned to oversee the sector , and was headquartered on Kal ' Shebbol . Under Sarne , free travel to and from the Kal ' Shebbol system was prohibited . In 4 ABY , Emperor Palpatine was killed at the Battle of Endor . With the fracturing of Imperial High Command as high ranking officials broke away from the Empire and established their own warlord territories , Moff Sarne quietly withdrew the Kathol sector from Imperial authority and established his own fiefdom . For the next four years , the Kal ' Shebbol system was the heart of Sarne ' s domain , and he kept a number of warships in the system to protect his capital . In 8 ABY , the New Republic initiated a campaign to oust Sarne from power . The Moff had made incursions into the nearby Minos Cluster , gaining victory through the use of exotic technology . He had been repulsed , and a task force was sent to liberate Kal ' Shebbol and end his rule . The task force engaged Sarne ' s forces in orbit around Kal ' Shebbol , while a commando team lowered the planetary shields . The New Republic was victorious — although Sarne managed to escape the system with the majority of his fleet — and the Kal ' Shebbol system came under New Republic control . The New Republic installed an Elomin named Monjai as governor , and expected to deploy a defensive fleet to the system a few months later . Orbital bodies . Kal ' Shebbol . Kal ' Shebbol had a single continent , where the planet ' s population lived . The world was covered in wide , open plains and rolling hills , and had a breathable atmosphere compatible with most oxygen - breathing species . The planet ' s conditions were favorable for both agriculture and the grazing of herd animals , such as the native chollas . Traditionally , the planet had been governed by a system of clan and city - states , but the social order was overthrown when the Empire took control of the planet , as the new officials cared little for the planet ' s traditions . The planet was inhabited mainly by Twi ' leks and Humans , but also included large communities of other alien races . Behind the scenes . The Kal ' Shebbol system was created for " The DarkStryder Campaign " , a roleplaying game sourcebook published by West End Games in 1995 . The system ' s prime world , Kal ' Shebbol , was the primary setting for the short story " The Saga Begins " , written by Timothy Zahn . The system was later included in 2009 ' s " The Essential Atlas " and its .