Attack on the Red City

An attack on the planet Quethold's Red City was carried out by Empire of the Hand forces under the command of Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn" in 8 ABY. The goal of the engagement was to eliminate Storm-hair Warlord Nuso Esva, an ally of the Red City's inhabitants, the Quesoth, so that his reign of terror did not expand across the Unknown Regions once again. Knowing that Thrawn would devise his strategy according to the warlord's paintings, Esva selected certain pieces that the Quesoth bowlcarrier Trevik would—as Esva planned—share with Thrawn through Imperial Stromma Council Liaison Nyama, who provided recordings of the commands given to the Quesoth Soldiers in Quesoth Soldier Speak by the ruler of the Quesoth, the Queen of the Red.

Thrawn knew of this plot, but did as his opponent expected during the attack on the Red City, sending nine juggernauts to the city's Setting Sun Avenue, where the Imperial Gray Squadron TIE/IN interceptors and 501st Legion stormtroopers destroyed the Storm-hair umbrella shields protecting the Chosen warriors and their heavy weaponry. Meanwhile, the Chosen and the Soldiers fought off the attackers, eventually breaching the juggernauts under Esva's command. With Nyama's recordings, and Gray Squadron Baron Soontir Fel's commandeering of one of the Queen's loudspeakers that shared her commands, the Grand Admiral was able to order the Quesoth warriors to go to the Dwelling of Guests building, inside which the Red monarch and her ally were directing the battle.

Esva thought the Queen had betrayed him, and shot her in fear before telling Trevik to tell Thrawn that although he was dead, the Chosen would kill the Grand Admiral wherever he tried to hide. While the Quesoth forces ran to the Dwelling and the stormtroopers killed the Chosen, the bowlcarrier did as he was told. Following the death of Esva, Thrawn launched the Thrawn campaign, a campaign to restore the fragmented Galactic Empire.

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