In the year 229 BBY, Qort, a Jedi Knight, and Zeen Mrala, a Mikkian who was Force-sensitive, embarked on a mission to the moon known as Bracront. Their purpose was to look into a transmission originating from Tartak Vil, a Nihil warlord seemingly acting independently. Concurrently, a group of other Mikkians journeyed to the very same moon, driven by their interpretation of the transmission's message, "I have what the Mikkian wants," believing it was directed at them. The reality was that the message was sent by Lula Talisola, a Jedi Padawan, who was impersonating Vil with the goal of reuniting with Mrala.