Xartun, a planet located within the Ojoster sector of the Outer Rim Territories, participated in manufacturing activities. This New Republic world was situated in proximity to the domain of the warlord named Zsinj. Despite being a signatory of the New Republic, an agreement established by a former planetary head, Nojin Koolb, the governor of Xartun during 7 ABY, had secretly forged an alliance with Warlord Zsinj.
The facility belonging to Zsinj on Xartun was engaged in the production of an experimental cell, mirroring the kind employed in Project Chubar.