Before the battle of Endor, an accident occured on Kiva. An experimental fusion reactor exploded. Thus reducing Kiva to nothing more than a barren world of gray rock. The only structure to survive was the main research facility.

Many years later, a group of scientists returned to Kiva to do their own experiments. These were illeagal and the New Republic soon caught up with them. The base was left alone.

Kiva has no wildlife. The only "creature" which lives are "Wraiths". No one is sure if these wraiths are a result of an experiment, or are the mutated survivors of the Kivians.