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Battle of Esfandia

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this was the name used to describe the events which surrounded the defense of the planet Esfandia by the Galactic Alliance, in the face of a Yuuzhan Vong warfleet. The Yuuzhan Vong, acting on information provided by Peace Brigade spies, discovered the long-range communications bases on Generis and Esfandia. The Generis base was utterly destroyed by Commander B'shith Vorrik's fleet, and he set out to destroy Esfandia's base as well. However, his fleet was still being pursued by Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon, who had been tracking Vorrik ever since the Battle of Bastion. In the meantime, Han Solo and his wife, Leia Organa Solo, had discovered the Yuuzhan Vong's plans for Esfandia, and had hidden in the planet's liquid atmosphere in an attempt to locate the base before the Yuuzhan Vong could. Pellaeon and Vorrik fought to a standstill in orbit, even after Pellaeon's forces were augmented by the Pride of Selonia. In a daring move, Tahiri Veila volunteered to make contact with Vorrik and offer herself to him, ostensibly as an agent who could betray the location of the base. Vorrik, unable to refuse the offer, sent a small force to the surface. This force met with stiff resistance from the craft hidden aboard the Collaborator, and Vorrik realized he had been tricked. He launched an all-out assault on Pellaeon's forces, but the loss of the ships on Esfandia's surface left him with reduced defenses. Pellaeon, aboard the Right to Rule, working with Captian Todra Mayn aboard the Pride of Selonia, was able to destroy Vorrik's flagship and eliminate the Yuuzhan Vong threat, thereby keeping Esfandia free.