The Polis Massa planetoid was located off the rimward edge of the Hydian Way. The astronavigation course to Iego took them coreward along the Hydian Way into the Colonies region. At Sarapin, they would switch lanes to the Trellen Trade Route, and then switch again at Zeltros to the Great Kashyyyk Branch, and finally a smaller route exiting at Junkfort Station. From there and with Iego located very far from any hyperspace route, they would travel the remaining distance using sublight engines over several hours. Janos and Shoshannah had been surprised looking at the initial astronavigation charts when they realized they would be returning to near same region they departed just over a month ago.
Physically located about halfway between Saleucami and Mon Calamari, the planet was considered on the fringe of the known galaxy and as remote as any civilized planet could be. Additionally, Jedi Shoshannah Nadeel recalls that the planet was once under Separatist rule.
Based on their shared knowledge of the Outer Rim territories, if not for the lack of hyperspace lane access, it would be a perfect planet for smugglers and spice runners. In fact, Jedi Knight Janos Tyree then recalls his Jedi Master telling him the planet's only known export was..., in fact, spice and that he should be careful since it was one of the many Outer Rim planets with criminals having more power and influence than local law enforcement.
The Jedi also believed the remote distance from any hyperspace route might allow them a bit more freedom since it was unlikely to have much of an Imperial presence on a remote, and seemingly unimportant, world.
After a half day of travel in hyperspace, Hedala Tolmen's wonder and amazement began to fade. This was her second ever hyperspace flight and she spent the first few hours looking out the viewports at the visual effects of hyperspace travel. Once her amazement wore off, she headed to the lounge and began to look through the ship for something to do.
After a while of searching, she discovered an old book and began reading. After all, Jedi Master Divak Tan only allowed her to go, if Jedi Shoshannah and Jedi Knight Janos would continue her studies which including learning how to read -- which the young girl seemed to be gifted at understanding the written word. Most citizens of the galaxy understood how to operate machinery and perform common tasks using common symbiology used for instructions and counting, but few understood how to read. News and instructions were often relayed verbally either in person, over holovids, or speaking with droids and other voice-recognition technologies.
Throughout the next two days, the youngling buried her head deep into the book. When Shoshannah asked her what she was reading, Hedala showed her the book. As the Jedi flipped through the pages, she became concerned when she didn't recognize any the language used by the book. In fact, the owner of the book, Janos, didn't recognize the language either.
When asked what the stories said, Hedala recounted stories about giant pyramidal ships taking all kinds of people from their homes and leaving them on a planet with two moons. There they were given special powers. She then goes on to say another ship crashed there and caused big storms, so everybody had to leave. She also says another story talks about doors or gates (she switches back and forth between those words) where people could walk through and go to different worlds.
When Janos remarked that he was told the title of the book was "Tale of the Expedition" and he hadn't yet browsed it, Hedala laughed and said that he was incorrect. Removing the outer wrapping, she shows the hidden cover written in the same ancient and unknown script. Running her finger over the symbols, she says "See, it says History of Jee Dayee. I think that's how you say it. I think that's someone's name. It's spelled J-e then d-a-i-i. I like her name, she tells lots of stories. Some sounded scary, so I skipped those."
"Wow. I've never knew there could be so many moons in all the galaxy!" Hedala exclaims, not noticing the debris mixed within the moons. "They are so pretty."
Looking through the front viewport of The Zillo's Shadow, Janos, Shoshannah, and youngling Heldala Tolmen look in wonder at the moons of Iego. Their journey from Polis Massa to Iego had taken them just over two standard days. The moon belt surrounding Iego consisted of nearly a thousand moons. However, the sensors on The Zillo's Shadow revealed more than a thousand object orbiting the planet.... Remains of near fifty destroyed starships float between the moons and other large inactive mechanical debris. Long range sensors indicate a few scavenger ships harvesting the debris.
Looking over the scanners, Janos notices the scavenger ships are located along the only visible clear path through the debris. He believes the ship could attempt to travel through the debris field, if he takes a slow approach. However, the easier path would be to enter through the route seemingly already cleared for traffic.
The ship's map shows a city named "Cliffhold" to be the largest city and a major spaceport.