RE: Mysterious Stranger

Corran

C. 14 ATC Moff Zale Verrat of the Sith Empire comissioned construction of a secret military shipyard deep within Vergesso Asteroids. Taking advantage of Isotope-5's discovery on planet Makeb, he was tasked to raise a fleet of experimental Harrower-class Dreadnoughts in preparation for retaliatory strike against the Republic. The location was well-hidden from the preying eyes of Empire's enemies due to natural phenomena occuring within the asteroid field, as well as pletora of defense mechanisms employed to ensure security of the Installation.

The project didn't go as smoothly as expected. Unstable nature of radioactive ISO-5 caused many troubles to Imperial engineers, even in its refined form. Innovative power generators fueled by the element provided excess energy with no viable means of redirecting it, which led to several severe incidents resulting in death of experienced personnel working tirelessly to make the Project succeed. Eventually, after several years of constant Trials and Errors with no definite end in sight, Imperial High Command deemed the effort no longer sustainable with limited resources at their Military's disposal and Verrat's project was shut down.

The unfinished dreadnought dubbed "Mysterious Stranger" was abandoned shortly before Zakuulan Conquest of the Galaxy and would remain forsaken until its accidental discovery made by Sander Thul c. 24 ATC. The lonesome pilot turned the skeleton of the Harrower-class into his own, personal hideout.