In 229 BBY, the pirate Tanana Keem's crew executed a heist on Quence to steal a shipment of rejuve on the astronomical object Quence, the price of which had skyrocketed due to the ongoing conflict between the Nihil marauders and the Galactic Republic. After departing from the Nihil captain I'nah's cruiser in their ships, the Venomed Scabbard and the Grim Devourer II, the pirates successfully completed the endeavor and acquired the goods they had sought and some additional surplus. Following the Quence heist, Keem's crew traveled to the Outer Rim planet Valo and assisted her child's newly formed crew, the Scarlet Skulls, with their raid of the research vessel Innovator.

Prelude[]

Due to the ongoing conflict between the Nihil marauders and the Galactic Republic, the price of rejuve and other medical supplies had sharply risen throughout the galaxy. During this time, the pirate Tanana Keem led a crew of pirates, including Therm Scissorpunch, Coromont Vizzle, Drrn, Dexter Jettster, Abadoo, and Rado, operating off the starships Grim Devourer II and Venomed Scabbard.^[1]

Keem's crew worked within the Nihil-controlled Occlusion Zone—a region separated by the Stormwall hyperspace barrier from the rest of Republic-controlled space—in the Outer Rim to conduct numerous raids, often liaising with the Nihil captain I'nah's cruiser to prepare for their raids, gather information, and barter goods. After learning about a shipment of rejuve headed to the terrestrial celestial body Quence^[1] in 229 BBY,^[2] Keem and her crew made plans to steal it. Before departing for the heist on Quence, Keem left her child, Zyle Keem, aboard I'nah's cruiser to gather information and remain safely out of the way. Zyle was displeased—having hoped to jump on top of a hovertrain during the upcoming endeavor.^[1]

The heist[]

Tanana told her associates to stay together on Quence, not wanting the heist to end similarly to the crew's previous incident on^[1] the Outer Rim planet^[3] Ryloth. Afterward, Tanana and her crew departed the Nihil vessel aboard the Venomed Scabbard and the Grim Devourer II, jumping to hyperspace to reach Quence. The crew then reconvened after leaving hyperspace and began the raid, with Scissorpunch losing a pincer in the process. The group managed to steal the shipment of rejuve they had been after, leaving the astronomical object with some additional cargo as well.^[1]

Aftermath[]

Following the heist's completion, Tanana contacted Zyle and informed them of the raid's completion, despite the mother's disappointment that her child had left the Nihil cruiser and traveled to the Outer Rim planet Valo, a world under Nihil occupation. After the crew met Zyle on Valo, Tanana elaborated on the group's time on Quence to inform her child about how it had gone. Zyle, meanwhile, convinced their mother's crew to help their newfound crew—the Scarlet Skulls, consisting of Padawan Ram Jomaram and Jedi younglings Gavi, Kildo, and Tep Tep—raid the research vessel Innovator in exchange for part of the medical supplies salvaged from the vessel during the endeavor.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

The heist was mentioned in Escape from Valo, a 2024 junior novel written by Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's^[1] Phase III.^[4]

Appearances[]

• The High Republic: Escape from Valo (First mentioned)
• The High Republic: Escape from Valo audiobook (Mentioned only)

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