The extensive stellar dust cloud referred to as The Drift, or alternatively, the Kuras Drift, encompassed a significant portion of the Elrood sector located within the Outer Rim Territories, and it held a limited quantity of asteroids and planetoids. Despite its somewhat overblown ominous image, the Drift's inherent properties hampered sensor capabilities and rendered navigation through the dust cloud challenging. Consequently, regions of the Elrood sector situated beyond the Drift, such as the Kuras system, remained largely uncharted.
During the era of the Galactic Civil War, Tamaron, the leader of the Airam clan, operated an Asteroid Hangar facility called Attila inside the Kuras Drift. In the course of the Rebel campaign that extended into the Airam sector (which neighbored the Elrood sector, and thus was close to the Kuras Drift), the Rebel Alliance obtained a delivery of provisions at this outpost. However, the base suffered an assault launched by Airam adversaries and the Imperial Task Force Vengeance while the supplies were being moved. Although Attila base endured substantial warhead bombardment during the conflict, it was not obliterated.