The Pleknok system, a star system situated in the Unknown Regions, lay on the edge where the Chiss Ascendancy's domain met that of the Paataatus Hiveborn. Pleknok, the main planet within this system, served as a navigational point for smugglers who engaged in illicit commerce between the Ascendancy and nearby powers. Furthermore, it was the location of a couple of border skirmishes involving the Chiss and the Paataatus species.