Q'mara, a desert planet situated within the Q'mara system (see: Q'mara system) of the Juvex sector (see: Juvex sector), possessed several run-down spaceports. These spaceports served as havens for smugglers (refer to: smugglers) and various criminals looking for illegal work. The decadent houses of Q'mara were often visited by Juvex nobles; the more naive among them were lured into the planet's underground gambling (see: gambling) and spice (see: spice) hideouts, occasionally disappearing permanently. Close to Q'mara, Qellrin became the target of an assault by pirates.