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homeworld of the Ithorians and fourth world in the Ottega System (sometimes called the Ithorian System), it was a world blockaded by the Empire during Palpatine's reign. When the Ithorians gave the Empire certain agricultural and cloning information, the Empire left them alone. Now, it is a tourist destination. The natives prefer to leave their environment as natural as possible, and have constructed huge, floating cities. It is located in the Ottega Sector in the Lesser Plooriod Cluster, in the Calaron Sector, and has many natural satellites. In what became known as the Battle of Ithor, all life on the planet was destroyed by a bacteria-filled bioweapon constructed by the Yuuzhan Vong. After Shedao Shai was killed on the planet's surface, Deign Lian unleashed the bacteria, which consumed all plant and animal life on Ithor's surface. The attack was meant to destroy the bafforr trees specifically, but the Yuuzhan Vong didn't care about any collateral damage. Adding insult to injury, the destruction of the Legacy of Torment by New Republic warships left the Yuuzhan Vong grand cruiser without drive systems. It crashed into the surface of Ithor, igniting the bacteria-filled slime and creating a series of planet-sweeping fires. Ithor burned like a star for several days before dying out, hanging in space like a dead cinder. Because of his part in Shedao Shai's death, Corran Horn was quickly targeted by the news agencies as "the man who destroyed Ithor."