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Gibbela

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this remote world was once scouted by the Empire for colonization, during the height of the New Order, despite the fact that many starship captains avoided the planet. The effort to take control of Gibbela was considered by historians to be one of the best examples of poor intelligence leading to military disaster, as they meager Imperial detachment thought they were going to encounter little resistance. Initial fly-by reconnaissance had shown a race of small, humanoid beings that were engaged in simple farming. As the Imperial team learned, however, was that appearances could be deceiving. The simple humanoids were actually a race of polymorphs that could quickly double in size when angered or upset, turning into vicious predators. The Imperial team sent to Gibbela was summarily destroyed, and their equipment put to use by the farmers, once they returned to their normal stature.