Captivity

Captivity was a moon located in the Mid Rim's Manoe sector. It was covered in a layer of clouds and had frequent and violent storms, and the moon's surface featured high mountains and jagged rock formations. One of the peaks on Captivity was the Borolol's Claw, which frequently found itself in the low-pressure center of storms and therefore could be used to attempt a starship landing. The hostile conditions of Captivity made it an ideal world for the Galactic Empire to use for exiling prisoners, who were dropped to the moon's surface in escape pods. The individuals exiled on Captivity included the criminal Andews Rolo, who led a gang of other violent criminals, and the former Imperial Navy captain Dedelin, whose smaller group was composed of political prisoners such as Imperial senators.

During the Galactic Civil War, the Rebel Alliance carried out a mission to rescue the politically important exiles of Captivity. Since the Alliance only dared risk a single starship landing on the moon to evacuate the prisoners, a team of Rebel soldiers tasked with locating the exiles posed as the ruler of the planet Virujansi and his advisors. When the Empire took over the planet, the Rebel team was exiled to Captivity. Arriving on the moon's surface, the Rebels encountered Rolo and his gang and eventually made their way to the camp of Dedelin's group. There, the Rebel soldiers helped the exiles transport themselves and their possessions to the top of Borolol's Claw for their rendezvous with the Millennium Falcon. After defeating a group of Imperial TIE fighters, the Falcon evacuated both the Rebel team and the prisoners off Captivity.

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