The intense gravity of Skiwolkr has attracted numerous stellar bodies, including comets, asteroids, planetoids, and even the now M-class planet D'gabo. Its orbits are a mess of objects orbiting irregularly and colliding constantly. In a given hour, sensors indicate that five minor collisions take place. At least one major collision occurs each day, with the resulting energy often exceeding that of twenty kilotons of conventional chemical explosives.

Skiwolkr's intense gravity has also attracted something else: political strife. With the disappearance of the Tholian Hegemony, Romulan, Klingon, and Federation explorers sensed the opportunity to occupy D'gabo, a location only three sectors from Romulan space. Federation attempts to occupy this world were rare, but Romulan and Klingon battles quickly escalated. With the Klingons unable to sustain such an expensive campaign and with the Romulans diverting their efforts elsewhere, the battles for Skiwolkr became isolated incidents of guerrilla warfare.

Today, the region is controlled by Klingon and Romulan unit commanders, and virtually ignored by their respective governments. It is quiet only because the small ships in the area are in hiding, poised to attack any vessel that moves in hopes that one side might gain an advantage and push the other out. These actions continue despite a political agreement on both sides that the Skiwolkr system should be considered Klingon territory. Doubtless, the fighters in the area have not returned home since the days of the Romulan-Klingon war that precipitated this agreement.