Mission to Bimmiel

A reconnaissance mission was conducted by Jedi Knights Corran Horn and Ganner Rhysode in the year 25 ABY to locate and then investigate a missing xenoarchaeology research team from the planet Agamar which had lost contact with the university that had dispatched it to the planet Bimmiel. The Jedi intervened because the research team was thought to have encountered the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong after their initial invasion through the planet Sernpidal.

Upon arriving at Bimmiel, they discovered that the team's communication satellite had been damaged, which was likely the cause of the communication loss, as communication was already difficult due to the planet's sun. It also reaffirmed the Jedi's belief that the Yuuzhan Vong had occupied the planet, as they were technophobic. After they successfully located the research team hiding in a cave, they learned that the team was in possession of the body of Yuuzhan Vong warrior Mongei Shai. When two members of the team were captured, the Jedi mounted a rescue attempt during which Horn killed the Yuuzhan Vong overseeing the camp, Neira and Dranae of Domain Shai, suffering injuries in the process. However, he was saved by Rhysode, who thus disobeyed orders. After learning that his grandfather's remains had been disturbed and his relatives killed, Shedao Shai vowed to kill Horn. Shai's quest for vengeance would result in his death at the hands of Horn during the Battle of Ithor and the subsequent devastation of that planet.

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