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an Imperial-II class Star Destroyer commanded by Joak Drysso at the Battle of Endor, the Virulence was one of the few Imperial ships to survive the outcome of that battle. Drysso, after witnessing the destruction of the Executor, fled Endor and vowed to exact revenge on the Alliance. He found a receptive audience in Ysanne Isard, who made him one of her primary commanders. She brought the Virulence with her to help protect her interests on Thyferra, and promoted Drysso to commander of the Lusankya. Lakwii Varrscha was promoted from Executive officer to command the Virulence. Isard ordered both Drysso and Varrscha to destroy Rogue Squadron's space station in the Yag'Dhul system, but Booster Terrik had laid a trap for them. He nearly destroyed the Lusankya, but Varrscha interposed the Virulence between the space station and the larger ship. The Lusankya fled Yag'Dhul, believing the Virulence to be destroyed. However, it was captured by Terrik and held at Yag'Dhul until the Battle of Thyferra, at which time Booster enlisted the aid of Ace Squadron and helped defeat the Lusankya. Booster then claimed ownership of the Star Destroyer, and only the shrewd bargaining of Talon Kaarde and the timely announcement of his daughter's engagement to Corran Horn allowed him to actually keep it. Stripped of all but minimal weaponry and defenses, Booster renamed the ship the Errand Venture and used it as a sort of travelling source of parts and information for smugglers and other pilots.