A significant Imperial occupation force was sent to the planet Iakar a number of years following the establishment of the Galactic Empire, with the ambition of securing any potential miraculous treatments that could be obtained from the planet. In order to clear space for numerous garrisons, the occupying troops set fire to vast regions of jungle, forcing the native Iakaru to move even farther away from the places they called home. Scientists belonging to the Imperial Corps of Bioengineers instructed the occupation force's stormtroopers to seize samples without considering any incidental harm. Consequently, the Iakaru frequently schemed to construct or seize starships or hide on transports, with the intention of eventually going back to drive the Empire away from their homeworld.