Ar’kai

Ar'kai is a state of war amongst the Bothans. The basic tenants of ar'kai state that if it is declared, all fit Bothans--and usually those that aren't--are required to volunteer for military service against an enemy that threatens the Bothans with extinction--and the Bothans must do the same. The enemy is to be destroyed to the last individual, their name be wiped from history, and that their homeworld be grounded to dust. In recorded Bothan history, ak'kai has been declared only three times. The third was during the Yuuzhan Vong war, after the Fall of Coruscant and the suicide of President Borsk Fey'lya.

Unfortunately, ar'kai doesn't have a concept of ceasefire. Even five years after the end of the war, Bothan fundamentalists were still attempting to locate Zonama Sekot and destroy the Yuuzhan Vong. The planet, however, remains safely hidden.