The Rodian Civil War occurred partway into the period of the Imperial Republic, not long after the devastation of the Onderon port of Iziz by the Sith Marauder "Ravens Harvest." In the ancient days, Nivkk the Red of the Rodian Chattza clan had all but exterminated the Rodian Tetsu clan, driving them off-world to live a life creeping in the shadows of the galactic south. However, the Tetsuan dream of a return to their home world of Rodia did not die. At this time in the galactic southlands, a rivalry had developed between Mandalorian strongman Tyber Kassar and Hutt warlord Huttila the Hutt.