A science colony was located on the planet Gabredor III. By between 3 ABY and 4 ABY, the colony had not been used for years according to the refugee Kitster Banai, though Tauntaza, the Imperial governor of the planet, began to use the science colony to extract a piece of she had developed. The Sith Lord Darth Vader, who sought the governor after she had begun working with the criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn, and Imperial Lieutenant Commander Sabé, who was hoping to save a colony of refugees from the governor, tracked the governor to the science colony and launched an attack, though she was able to escape with the help of Crimson Dawn forces.