Ipsium

Ipsium was a highly volatile mineral found on the planet Ipsidon that was combustible in its raw form. It required a specific tool to extract but was incredibly valuable once refined into a fuel source. The mineral was extensively mined by the Techno Union corporation during the Clone Wars, with several areas designated to mining across Ipsidon, while a spaceport served as a thriving hub for the ipsium industry until it was abandoned.

At some point, the gang boss Mokko had taken over one of the Techno Union's refineries after the Galactic Empire forced the company out. Mokko continued the operation, selling ipsium to feed his miners while claiming it had degraded and hoarding the true profits and food rations for himself. The gang boss's lies about the ipsium and actual income were discovered by the clone commando mercenaries Clone Force 99 after their job to mine ipsium had gone awry. When the group's shuttle was stolen by the miner Benni Baro, it revealed the theft situation to Mokko's workers. The workers ultimately killed the gang boss, allowing them to take over the operation themselves. By 3 ABY, ipsium was considered valuable on the black market, and the Ashiga Clan syndicate shipped the mineral as cargo.

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