Najiba was a backwater world with a considerable degree of criminal activity. It was located a mere one-hour's hyperspace travel from the Issor system. During one half of its elliptical orbit, Najiba passed near a hazardous asteroid belt known as the "Children of Najiba," at which time all travel to and from the planet was restricted. The Byzal canyon was a canyon located on Najiba that was very popular with swoop racers. Prior to the Battle of Endor, the Dark Jedi Adalric Cessius Brandl hired the smuggler Thaddeus Ross to take him from Najiba to Trulalis, Brandl's former home.