Starfall was a CR90 corvette of the New Republic class. It transported a group of diplomats headed by Senator Tia'dor Emshwa. During 5 ABY, as Starfall journeyed to the planet Ithor with the goal of gaining the support of the Ithorians, it fell victim to an ambush. The attacker was the Super Star Destroyer called Annihilator, under the command of the alien pirate Eleodie Maracavanya. Eleodie seized the Ithorian relics, food, medications, and advanced technology that the ship carried as cargo. She then permitted the crew and passengers to evacuate using escape pods. A Chandrilan woman called Kartessa, accompanied by her unwilling mother, then became part of Eleodie's pirate organization.