This weapon, a prototype, was created by Rythani Products for the Galactic Empire sometime soon after the Battle of Endor. Before the professional thief Sienn Sconn made off with it, it was kept at Prototype Lab A inside the Rythani Products Building located on Rydonni Prime. Although Sconn successfully stole the weapon, he did not escape before Princess Kalieva K'ntarr, acting on orders from Moff Caerbellak, attached a tracking device to it. This was done so they could locate and eliminate the New Republic cells they suspected were the weapon's ultimate destination.