When the Khormai warlord Unger Gout allied himself with the Confederacy of Independent Systems amidst the Clone Wars, a resistance movement emerged to stand against his rule. This resistance, which included the Khormai Adaroo, allied with a Galactic Republic contingent commanded by the Jedi Masters Kit Fisto and Plo Koon with the goal of expelling Gout and the Separatist forces from the planet Khorm.