Pondakree, serving as the homeworld for Emarr Ottkreg, the Imperial loyalty officer, presented a rather simple hunting environment for lake-divers. Ottkreg drew parallels between the effortless capture of lake-divers on Pondakree and the destruction of Rebel ships during the Battle of Endor.
The initial reference to Pondakree appeared in "The Levers of Power," a concise narrative crafted by Jason Fry. It was included within the The Rise of the Empire compilation, which was made available in 2015.