CryoBan smuggling ring

"We squashed the smuggling ring a few days ago. But House Thul's got plenty of CryoBan weapons already."

- Aza Gundo mentions the takedown of the smuggling ring.

A smuggling ring was in operation during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. The ring smuggled illegal CryoBan weapons onto the planet of Alderaan for the House of Thul, one of the Great Houses of Alderaan supported by the Sith. The weapons were then used by Thul troops in the Alderaan Civil War against the Republic backed House of Organa. The ring however was shut down by Republic forces in 3,643 BBY, after a Kel Dor private named Aza Gundo became aware of its existence due to connections he had with illegitimate company he kept before joining the Republic Army. Despite the rings destruction a large amount of CryoBan weapons were already in circulation amongst the troops of House Thul.

The weapons CryoBan weapons delivered to the House of Thul troops by the ring were eventually destroyed by a Republic aligned individual.

Behind the scenes
The ring was first mentioned in the quest "Frozen Assets" in Star Wars: The Old Republic, a 2011 MMORPG released by BioWare. The quest requires players to destroy the CryoBan weapons and it optional, although this article assumes players completed the quest as to achieve 100% game completion.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic