After their defeat on Selonia, DTM leaders agreed that they needed to take revenge on the Necasians to preserve morale, and also gain a tactical victory in the process. Reloiux Dqwer, the DTM's master of propaganda, selected the planet of Alstuna, a small world deep within Necasian territory, to attack; the population was angry at Necasian occupation, but lacked the courage or the organization to rise up. To minimize any expensive losses, Dqwer formulated a plan to harness the anger of the population.