Mission to Sernpidal (Goodwood)

"An Intelligence data raid on the recently-established Sith base on Sernpidal has just yielded results."

- Lieutenant Silas Dankre, briefing Vice Admiral Forn Dodonna's command staff

The Mission to Sernpidal was a data raid conducted by the 19th Battalion of the Marines on a base that had recently been established by the  on the Outer Rim world of. Acting at the behest of, two of the four battalion's companies conducted a surprise assault on the outpost, seizing the garrison in the short skirmish that followed. Overwhelmed by numbers and taken completely by surprise, the outpost's commander was unable to initiate the base computer system's emergency data purge.

As the Republic force downloaded information pertaining to the movements and whereabouts of the  and, Sith reinforcements consisting of a number of s and  counterattacked. As the majority of the Marines held off the new arrivals, the two companies' demolitions experts began setting charges. With the necessary data secured, the force retreated back to their assault landers, blowing the base to cover their evacuation. Utilizing the information obtained from the raid, the High Command was able to set in motion the effort to capture Darth Revan.

Behind the scenes
The battle, as described in the fan fiction novel The Last Full Measure by Sean "Goodwood" Nash, is based on a retelling of ', a supplementary adventure for ' by. The original canon source described the in smaller terms, with the player characters attempting to seize a code cylinder that allowed a small Republic ship to pose as a Sith-aligned vessel.

Appearances

 * The Last Full Measure