While the RLF's secret naval buildup galvanized, its burgeoning forces, tied closely to Velmor and Rendili, as well as a small shpyard called Ikest Industries, extended in small amount to Onderon. The RLF began a series of political outreach and recruitment missions to other forces and potential allies, including the NOJ and the Covenant Jedi, the remains of those Jedi on Onderon who had moved their operations to Coruscant to keep an eye on a fractioning Empire. Increasingly, Ardonis, promoted to Imperial Executor, was wrestling more and more power from the Empress, who grew increasingly disillusioned with her Empire.