In the year 3 ABY, the Alliance High Command sanctioned a task that sent operatives to the world of Hargeeva. The purpose of this task was to get in touch with Ketrian Altronel, a metallurgist, and persuade her to join the Alliance by switching sides. A contact team, headed by Merak and including Stevan Makintay, who was once Altronel's fiancé, encountered her at a warehouse located within Arginall City. This endeavor resulted in an unsuccessful outcome, marked by the deaths of the contact team members and the seizure of Makintay by Imperial soldiers.