Kistor III was a small, nearly uninhabitable, planet that was rich in several minerals and ores in high demand after 100 ABY. The planet was mined by several large mining companies, all of which left for no apparent reason, shortly after arriving. The truth was that a group of pirates had made their home on Kistor III, entrenched deep in the planet, away from sensor probes and surface scans. They raided the miners' storehouses frequently.