The vessel known as the Brylan Ross served as a freighter, tasked with the transportation of essential parts intended for the Galactic Empire's clandestine Project Stardust. Its scheduled departure point was the spaceport located on Tiquwe, a city on the planet Aloxor. On board were crucial elements that Grand Admiral Balanhai Savit intended to seize. However, Assistant Director Brierly Ronan, dispatched to Aloxor alongside Eli Vanto on a mission by Grand Admiral Thrawn, managed to board the freighter, aided by Imperial Security Bureau agent Dayja Collerand. Ronan, although not anticipating any proof of compromised Project Stardust supply routes, discovered top-secret components that were not authorized for transport on this particular freighter. Subsequently, he tried to commandeer the Brylan Ross and its valuable cargo to Scarif to confer with Director Orson Krennic, oblivious to Collerand's continued presence on the ship. As it attempted to escape, the Brylan Ross was ensnared in the tractor beam of the Star Destroyer Stormbird and subsequently taken into custody by Captain Lochry.