Vetine, a world situated in the Inner Rim Territories' Merrick sector, was a planet. An Imperial base, which housed a research lab, was established there. Within this lab were the final two pieces of the Great Tree that Darth Sidious had pilfered from the Jedi Temple after proclaiming himself Emperor and transforming the temple into the Imperial Palace. Luke Skywalker and Shara Bey, representing the Alliance to Restore the Republic, undertook a mission to recover these tree fragments from the Empire's possession.