Rethan-K was a harmless, legal cargo item. However, when combined with promhassic triaxli and the pips of aleudrupe berries that had been chemically altered on the planet Varonat by the fertilized slime secreted by the Morodins, the three innocuous items created a blaster gas as powerful as spin-sealed Tibanna gas. Gamgalon, a Krish, transported cargoes of the three substances to politically tense planets, enjoying the profits of weapons smuggling with none of the risk.