The Grysks were a warlike sentient species that hailed from a planet in the Unknown Regions. Known to be half of myth, the Grysks were a nomadic warrior society that ruled an empire known as the Grysk Hegemony. They used a common script and a rare language. According to Chiss Grand Admiral...

The Chiss–Grysk conflict was a war that consisted of a series of political and military conflicts between the blue-skinned nation, the Chiss Ascendancy and their allies, and the Grysk warlike sentient species's nation of the Grysk Hegemony and their allies. [1]

The Grysk plot to engineer a Chiss civil war occurred in the Chiss Ascendancy and nearly led to a civil war among the Chiss species[1] in 18 BBY.[4] The Grysk Hegemony, an expansionist empire based in the Unknown Regions of the galaxy, sought …

Jan 27, 2024 · Thrawn's most useful information on the Grysk comes directly from the Chiss Ascendency, because they engaged in a direct battle with the threat. It is actually the brilliant minds of the...

Nov 1, 2023 · The Kilji & Grysk warships are both 50% larger than the Springhawk, a Chiss Heavy Cruiser, which is the same size as Kilji & Nikardun Picket ships. Yiv's Throne and Shatter-class WarMaster are each 3-4 times larger than a Kilji Warship (Lesser Evil, p88) and the former is described as 50% larger than a Nightdragon Man-of-War (Greater Good, p127)

Apr 2, 2022 · It is noted that the Grysks are the greatest threat that the Chiss Ascendancy has faced in thousands of years. Following the battle, Thrawn is exiled for his use of preemptive strikes, a gross violation of Chiss military doctrine.

In 16 ABY (6016 AF), the Grysk began the Chiss-Grysk War, directly attacking the Ascendancy while the known Galaxy slowly recovered and remained ignorant to the war that was ongoing. With much of the known hyperoutes into the known Galaxy cut off, the Chiss were alone fighting a losing attritional battle.

The Grysk have been a driving influence behind the Chiss Ascendancy's extreme militarism and aggressive defensive stance. Chiss commander Thrawn recognizes them as a formidable future threat to the Galactic Empire ’s stability.

Dec 28, 2020 · Regardless, the major reason for Thrawn joining the Empire was the Grysk threat to his Chiss people. He knew the Empire had the means to aid him in battle, far more than the Rebels and their guerilla tactics.

As the Grysk starfighters approach, the Chiss crew deployed their plasma spheres, which disabled their missiles and caused them to explode. The surviving starfighters returned to their warships to inform newer reinforcements about their enemy's defenses.