Scouting mission to the Massassi Site

A secret scouting mission to the Massassi Site on Yavin 4 was performed at the behest of Palpatine, Supreme Chancellor the Galactic Republic, a little over four months after the onslaught of the Clone Wars. The Chancellor, who was in fact the public persona of a Dark Lord of the Sith called Darth Sidious, knew that Yavin 4 had once belonged to the ancient Sith Empire. For that reason, he wanted to ascertain whether any worthy Sith artifacts could be recovered from the Massassi Site. Mas Amedda, Vice Chancellor of the Republic, was dispatched in secret on Yavin 4 with an escort of elite clone troopers. He returned to his master with samples of carnivrorous piranha beetles, which pleased Palpatine.

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