Ambush at RZ7-6113-23

In 13 ABY, a New Republic vessel patrolling the space around RZ7-6113-23 was ambushed by the Restored Empire, an Imperial faction under the leadership of Devian.

Prelude
Following the dissolution of the Imperial Ruling Council, the New Republic amped up its efforts to patrol the furthest corners of the galaxy in an attempt to quell and potential uprisings or pockets of Imperial resistance. Many of these operations were commanded by General Han Solo.

Concurrently, the Imperial warlord Devian became wary of the Imperial Remnant's direction under the influence of Admiral Gilad Pellaeon. Devian seceded from the Remnant, feeling it strayed from the late Emperor Palpatine's original vision. Devian and his followers took control of a storehouse on the Class-6 planetoid RZ7-6113-23. The storehouse was secretly commissioned in the early days of Palpatine's rule, and was stocked with Clone Wars-era starships that officially ended production. Devian planned to build a military strong enough to topple both the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant. The so called "hardliners" of the Imperial Remnant dubbed themselves the "Restored Empire".

The ambush
While patrolling the sector containing RZ7-6113-23, the crew of a New Republic Dauntless-class cruiser intercepted two TIE/sr starfighters. Because of their short-ranged nature, the scouts' presence in the area led the captain of the cruiser to suspect an Imperial base in the area, and as such he ordered the crew to follow the TIEs from a distance. The two scouts diverted from their path and began heading to the planetoid's surface, confirming the captain's suspicions. However, as the crew of the cruiser detected a large energy spike originating from a cannon in the vicinity of the ground base, the captain realized they were led into a trap, and ordered an immediate retreat. However, he was too late to realize the error of his judgement, and the cruiser was destroyed by a single blast from the fully charged cannon.

Aftermath
In the wake of the ambush, word of Devian's plot reached Vima-Da-Boda, a Jedi of Luke Skywalker's New Jedi Order. She promptly warned Skywalker of the massive plot brewing against the New Republic, and warned him to beware of a man named Devian.

Shortly after the ambush, the Restored Empire hired the renowned bounty hunter Boba Fett to transport the former Imperial guardsmen Kir Kanos from the backwater planet Meenka to their base on RZ7.

Behind the scenes
The ambush on the Dauntless cruiser was depicted in the opening scene of the first issue of Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost, the third and final installment of the Crimson Empire trilogy.

Appearances

 * Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost I