The Gran Kovali was the oldest kova on Hynestia. The death sentence for criminals on Hynestia was being fed to the Gran Kovali. Queen Forsythia Jin sentenced Lando Calrissian to death by the Gran Kovali when he was caught smuggling purple glandis flower juice onto the planet, but decided to instead make him deliver the Solstice Globe artifact as a tribute to the Galactic Empire.