The Kalmec was a criminal organization formed by members of the Wookiee species that operated on the planet of Ralltiir during the last years of the Galactic Republic. By posing as a group of social activists, the Kalmec infiltrated various influential positions and established an intelligence network that gathered information from across the galaxy. Following the outbreak of the Clone Wars, a conflict fought between the Republic and the separatist Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Kalmec aided the Separatists by sowing seeds of discontent among the populations of various Republic-held worlds.