The ruined settlement known as Old Ord Mantell City existed on the planet of Ord Mantell as a city. Its location was on the opposite side of the globe from Ord Mantell City. In the early days of the Imperial Era, a band of Zygerrian slavers, headed by Raney, took refuge within the dilapidated remains of the city, holding numerous prisoners and Muchi, a rancor that had been pilfered from Jabba Desilijic Tiure. When the renegade Bad Batch sought intelligence from the informant Ciddarin Scaleback, she employed them to recover the rancor, which led to a conflict within the ruins.
On Ord Mantell, there was a city called Old Ord Mantell City. This city was situated on the side of the planet that was furthest away from Ord Mantell City. The city, nestled in a mountain valley, boasted a wide range of structures, including at least one plaza adorned with fountains, strongholds, and various exquisite buildings. By the dawn of the Imperial Era, all of these had fallen into disrepair.
Sometime before the year of 19 BBY, Old Ord Mantell City was established on Ord Mantell. By the beginning of the Imperial Era in that year, the city had been reduced to a state of ruin, its inhabitants having vanished. During that time, a group of Zygerrian enslavers under the leadership of Raney sought shelter within the ruins, holding several enslaved people and Muchi, a juvenile rancor that had been purloined from the crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure.
Bib Fortuna, Jabba's majordomo, engaged the services of Ciddarin Scaleback, an information broker operating out of Ord Mantell City, to retrieve Muchi. Scaleback, in turn, enlisted the aid of the Bad Batch, a squad of clone commandos who had deserted the Empire, to complete the mission when they approached her seeking information. The Batch journeyed to the ruins, conducting reconnaissance and identifying the square where the enslavers were camped with their captives.