Rhamalai was an agriworld near Seitia Prime, to which the Cherishites fled following persecution by the Galactic Republic. Rhamalai was discovered and settled by the quasi-religious sect of Cherishites, approximately four hundred years before the Galactic Civil War. They created a community on a single, small part of Rhamalai, and set up a society focused on living in harmony with their new world. A hundred years later, corporate scouts happened upon Rhamalai, and attempted to take the planet as their own. Only the intervention of a native Jedi Knight — a member of the original group of colonists — kept Rhamalai under Cherishite control. The Jedi Knight continued to protect Rhamalai during his long lifespan, until his death during the rise of the New Order.