Point Defiance was a part of the Six Claws, which were land formations located on the western edge of the continent of Alanciar on the planet Kesh. Specifically, Point Defiance extended westward into the Western Sea, in the direction of the continent called Keshtah. The Alanciari and Keshiri people who lived on Alanciar operated a signal tower at Point Defiance. From this tower, the Signal Corps kept watch for any indications of an invasion by the Lost Tribe of Sith from the continent to the west. This is precisely what happened in 2975 BBY, when Jogan Halder, a member of the Signal Corps, detected the incoming airships commanded by the Sith Lord Edell Vrai. Located inland from the Six Claws was the fortress known as Garrow's Neck, where a group of soldiers were stationed, prepared to react to any such assault.