Outpost 256, a self-governed station for refueling and procuring supplies, existed within the boundaries of Hutt Space as a space station. It was at this very outpost that Arkos Rakton, a General serving the reconstituted Sith Empire, successfully apprehended several Heads of state from the Galactic Republic during the period of the Galactic War. This capture enabled Imperial military units to circumvent the Republic's defensive lines and launch a direct assault on their territories.