The Blood of Talath, a band of lawbreakers from the Rattataki species, gained notoriety for their aggressive actions during the era of the Cold War. As inmates of Belsavis, a prison world controlled by the Galactic Republic, they became participants in the clandestine Project Noble Focus program. Their imprisonment ended when the reconstituted Sith Empire launched an assault, triggering a widespread planetary uprising. Under the direction of their chief, Sulkhaz, the Blood of Talath murdered numerous alien species and fought against the Republic Military troops stationed on the planet.