Battle of Neimodia (Bane Crisis)

The Battle of Neimoida was fought during the Bane Crisis between the Disciples of Bane and the Trade Federation. It was fought above Neimodia and resulted in a defeat for the Disciples.

Lead up to the Battle
Following the Disciples defeat at Korriban, Darth Galepius had taken his few remaining followers into hiding. After six years of waiting, he had gathered a force large enough to be a threat to the Republic.

After establishing a new base on Eriadu, Galepius decided that to crush the Republic, he would first cripple the Trade Federation, thus cutting the Republic off from the Core. He then sent agents to assassinate the Trade Federation Directorate, but this was only partially successful and only four of the nine were killed. Galepius then launched an attack on the Trade Federation force of lightly defended ships above Neimodia.

Meanwhile, Jedi Thame Cerulian ha tracked his enemy Darth Sharka to the planet and together with a team of Jedi, he went after him, hoping to avenge his apprentice. Sharka hid on the planet's surface, so the Jedi were forced to sneak past the Federation force.

Space Battle
As five of the Directorate had survived, there was no chaotic split in the Trade Federation as Galepius had hoped. Instead, the five members managed to rally as many ships as they could to defend the planet, and themselves. So when Galepius's force arrived, he was met by a Federation armada.

Even though the Trade Federation ships were only lightly defended, they were heavily armed, allowing them to withstand Galepius's assault with little damage. They were even powerful enough to withstand collisions with smaller ships, so some commanders used them to ram the Disciples support cruisers.

Faced with this vast force and the threat of the imminent arrival of a Republic fleet, Galepius withdrew.

Cerulian's Death
Cerulian and his team of Jedi confronted Sharka in the palace of one of the leaders on Neimodia who was protecting Sharka. The Jedi attacked, defeating the private ary sent against them and engaging Sharka.

Sharka managed to take out all but Thame and two others, as they battled into the power room. In one final move, Sharka decapitated one Jedi before Thame stabbed him in the throat, ending his life.

As Thame and the other Jedi fled the building, they were confronted by Xethyr, Sharka's personal bodyguard. Engaging in a massive fight, Xethyr managed to kill the other Jedi before Thame stabbed him through the stomach, badly wounding him. Xethyr then stabbed Thame repeatedly in the neck with his sword, killing the Jedi before barely escaping to his ship and fleeing.

Aftermathe
Galepius's defeat at Neimodia was an utter disaster, although he had suffered few losses, the Trade Federation had taken less. However, this only delayed him as within a couple of months his forces attacked Strageus and Rodia and other worlds, aparking the final campaign of the Bane Crisis. If he had managed to destroy the Trade Federation, the loss of resources for the Republic may have turned the tide of the war.