In 9 ABY, an attack was launched on the planet Bpfassh, along with two other nearby star systems in the Sluis sector, by Grand Admiral Thrawn to lure the New Republic Defense Fleet to Bpfassh. Thrawn hoped that, by luring the fleet to one central area, he could steal the unguarded derelict capital ships located at Sluis Van with mole miners stolen from Lando Calrissian's mining operation on Nkllon.
Thrawn's maneuvers did lure the New Republic towards a dead end, and the Empire attacked the Sluis Van shipyards, after stealing the mole miners. However, this attack was thwarted.
Appearances
- Heir to the Empire (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- Heir to the Empire 2 (First pictured)
"This is a Special Report from the Hypermedia Galactic News Service..." — Heir to the Empire Sourcebook (Indirect mention only)
Sources
- Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- The Essential Guide to Characters (First identified as attack on Bpfassh)
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 97 THR 1-4: The Thrawn Campaign
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Mentioned in multiple entries, but without own entry)
- The Essential Atlas
- The Essential Guide to Warfare (Indirect mention only)