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- "It's said that if the return to Cuipernam of certain offworld visitors could be delayed for two parts of a breeding cycle, a great reward would be paid."
- ―Baiuntu, to the Jedi and their companions
A skirmish took place in 22 BBY in the Qulun camp during the Mission to the planet Ansion. It occurred after Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padawans Barriss Offee and Anakin Skywalker along their two Ansionian companions Kyakhta and Bulgan, were drugged by the Qulun in an attempt to stop them from completing their mission, as a reward was promised to those who delayed the offworlders return to Cuipernam. However, Tooqui, who had previously escaped, freed the captives who then promptly escaped. Shortly after their escape, Baiuntu was killed by native Shanhs.
Prelude
During the Separatist Crisis in 22 BBY, the planet Ansion became a target in a plot led by Shu Mai, president of the Commerce Guild due to the fact it lay at the heart of several treaties such as the Malarian Alliance and the Keitumite Mutual Military Treaty, meaning if Ansion seceded, many other worlds would have to secede due to treaties. Four Jedi, Master Luminara Unduli, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, along with their Padawans Barriss Offee and Anakin Skywalker were dispatched to Ansion to reach an agreement Unity of Community, Ansion's government. Shortly after Tooqui, a male Gwurran, joined their group, the Jedi and their companions encountered a Qulun patrol and were invited by Baiuntu, chief trader of the clan faction, to come to the Qulun camp. While showing them around the camp, they were drugged while sampling extracts. When they awoke, the Jedi and their Ansionian companions were informed by Baiuntu they were being held due to the promise of a large reward to those who could delay the group. Tooqui however, was able to evade capture and shortly after returned to the camp to free his companions. [1]
The skirmish
The skirmish began after Tooqui angered the Qulun's herd of Lorqual by throwing rocks at them, causing them to stampede towards the camp. Though the sentries were able to stop a few of the animals, the rest reached the camp. While the Qulun were distracted by this, Tooqui snuck into the transport where the Jedi and their companions were being held and freed them. After freeing them, the Jedi engaged four nearby sentries, quickly killing them before leaving the camp to continue the search for the Borokii.[1]
Aftermath
Shortly after escaping, the Jedi and their companions found the Borokii and fought in the Skirmish between the Borokii and the Januul. Baiuntu was killed by a herd of Shanhs while attempting to pursue the group.[1]
Behind the scenes
The skirmish in the Qulun camp first appeared in the 2002 novel, The Approaching Storm, written by Alan Dean Foster.[1]
Appearances
- The Approaching Storm (First appearance)