Ambition The Ambition was a " Carrack " - class light cruiser in service to the Imperial Navy . In 4 ABY , the ship became part of Moff Kentor Sarne ' s military forces when he removed the Kathol sector from the authority of the Galactic Empire , setting himself up as an independent warlord . By 8 ABY , the " Ambition " was maintained in a secret underground hangar on the sector capital of Kal ' Shebbol for use as an escape craft for the Moff in case the planet fell to enemy forces . When New Republic forces assaulted Kal ' Shebbol in 8 ABY , Sarne used the " Ambition " to flee the planet and join up with the rest of his military forces . Description . The " Ambition " was a " Carrack " - class light cruiser constructed by the Damorian Manufacturing Corporation . While some " Carrack " - class vessels carried up to five TIE Series starfighters on an external rack , the " Ambition " did not . History . The " Ambition " was a vessel in the Imperial Navy that became part of the military forces of Moff Kentor Sarne — ruler of the Kathol sector — when he broke away from the Galactic Empire following the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY . By 8 ABY , the " Carrack " - class vessel was docked in a secret underground hangar on the planet of Kal ' Shebbol , the capital of the Kathol sector . The hangar had been excavated from one of the hills surrounding the planet ' s Imperial Government Complex , and the " Ambition " had been sealed in . A secret tunnel connected the hangar to the government buildings , with access points in Sarne ' s personal quarters and office . Sarne crewed the " Ambition " with his best and most loyal officers and soldiers , with the intent of using the vessel as an escape vehicle in case Kal ' Shebbol was ever attacked by an enemy force . When New Republic forces attacked Kal ' Shebbol in 8 ABY , Sarne knew that he would lose control of the planet . Ordering the " Ambition " to be prepped and readied for departure , Sarne abandoned the command center from where he was directing the defense of the planet and ordered several of his stormtroopers to escort him to the vessel . Along the way , they retrieved a chest full of DarkStryder artifacts that the Moff kept in his quarters . En route to the " Ambition " , Sarne and his guards were attacked by New Republic soldiers from Page ' s Commandos , who had infiltrated the facility to lower the defensive shields protecting the planet . Sarne managed to temporarily incapacitate them with a piece of DarkStryder technology known as a Mindwarper module and reached the " Ambition " . As the New Republic commandos recovered and began firing on the vessel , the " Ambition " lifted off . The roof of the hangar was blown open to allow the craft to ascend into orbit , joining the rest of Sarne ' s forces fighting against the New Republic fleet . Sarne quickly marshaled his forces and retreated from Kal ' Shebbol without leaving a hyperspace vector for the New Republic forces to follow . At some point after fleeing Kal ' Shebbol , Sarne transferred his flag off the " Ambition " , overseeing his forces from the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Bastion " . Behind the scenes . The " Ambition " was featured in the short story " The Saga Begins " , written by Timothy Zahn and published in " The DarkStryder Campaign " in 1995 . The story served as a lead in to the roleplaying game series of the same name .