Guerrerite was a valuable ore that was found in large quantities on the planet Hoszh Iszhir. The native Gektls maintained a planetary shield network to protect the guerrerite and other precious metals from being stolen. The maintainer of the shields, a Gektl named Stafuv Rahz, gave the codes to the shield to Emperor Palpatine in exchange for control over his people. The Galactic Empire sent a fleet of Star Destroyers to bombard the world, and the Emperor gave Rahz a commission in the Imperial Military, as well as control over the planets in the system. Under Rahz's control,^[1] the Empire took over the mining operations^[2] and enslaved the rest of the Gektls to mine the guerrerite and other ores^[1] for the profit of the Empire.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

Guerrerite was first mentioned in the second part of Aliens in the Empire, a Star Wars Hyperspace exclusive written by Abel G. Peña and Rich Handley that was posted on StarWars.com on December 4, 2007.^[1] The ore was later mentioned in the Hoszh Iszhir entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, which was released by Del Rey in 2008.^[2]

SourcesEdit

• Aliens in the Empire, Part 2: To a Traitor Go the Spoils on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org) (First mentioned)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II ("Hoszh Iszhir")

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