Guiteica

Kadok III-D, commonly known as Guiteica, was a harsh planet located in Wild Space's Kadok Regions. It featured forests, mountains, glaciers, and huge waterfalls. The planet possessed rich reserves of metal ores and minerals such as feldspar, yttrium, and Bal'ta'ran crystals. Guiteica was inhabited by creatures such as j'kuutak and roggwart. It was also the homeworld of the Bitthævrians, a warlike yet isolationist sentient species. The sixteen primary continents of Guiteica were each governed by a separate military force, which made up the planetary defense force known as the Guiteica Militia. The dominant army on Guiteica was the m'Yalfor'ac Order of the l'Quar'ta continent.

The Bitthævrian colonel Quaal Tavier Catharius eventually rose to the leadership of the m'Yalfor'ac Order at a time of strained relations between Guiteica and the Galactic Republic. The physically imposing formerly enslaved Bitthævrian Aul Tarrus Vishav also joined the Order, becoming one of Tavier's elite bodyguards. During a period of Bitthævrian expansion around 65 BBY, the Republic secretly backed an unsuccessful coup against Tavier by Major Jael Ganton Farvash. After Ganton was sentenced to execution for an assassination attempt against Tavier, the former challenged the latter to a duel in a traditional m'Yalfor'ac Order battle arena. Although Ganton attempted to cheat during the subsequent confrontation, he was bested by the combined efforts of Tarrus and the wounded Tavier, with the incident helping to cement both of their reputations as Bitthævrian heroes.

Following the unsuccessful coup, the Republic attempted to cover its involvement by tricking the Kaleesh of the nearby planet Kalee into thinking the Bitthævrians presented a threat to their homeworld. The Republic trained and outfitted the Kaleesh kolkpravis army, which, aided by a group of Jedi Knights, successfully drove back the Bitthævrian advance, in the process invading Guiteica. As a result of the conflict, the m'Yalfor'ac Order declared eternal enmity toward the Republic and the Jedi. When the Republic gave way to the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance was formed, the m'Yalfor'ac Order came to view the Alliance as its new enemy due to it attempting to restore the Republic. The Order, however, was also hostile to the Empire, repulsing the attempts of mining companies to gain access to Guiteica's resources and attacking Imperial patrol craft. Ultimately, the Empire did not pursue any further actions against Guiteica, and the New Republic subsequently largely ignored the planet, as well.

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