The Battle of Kinoss was, with the simultaneous Battle of Cormit, the opening salvo of the conquest of the Chiss Ascendancy by the Golden Empire. The Umdal Centurion Sorrik, installed as Legate over roughly sixty percent of the total invasion force, hit the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force base suddenly and without mercy. His fleet outnumbered the Chiss nearly four to one, and he took relatively few prisoners, though he captured a few frigates and at least one Chiss Star Destroyer. The Empire made no attempt to invade Kinoss itself, and the Royal Army was only deployed to board and commandeer Chiss craft. Sorrik devoted particular attention to capturing several Nssis-class Clawcraft so that his master, Tariun Sakaros, could study them.