Drexl

The winged creatures known as drexls were reptavians indigenous to Dxun. The peculiar Dxun orbit around Onderon allowed them to migrate to the planet. An adult drexl's largest teeth were the length of a human arm, and the creatures had a stature similar to that of a krayt dragon when fully grown. In many cases, drexls were immune to the influence of the Force.

In early stages of Onderon history, drexls were feared predators that spread terror, attacking the primitive Onderonian villages and forcing the development of the fortified city of Iziz as the only safe place to live on the planet. The creatures were later trained as mounts by the Onderonian outcasts, whom came to be known as Beast Riders. A drexl larva was used in General Vaklu's attempted political coup to take over Onderon. The larvae can be born at about 3 meters tall.

Darth Bane was also able to control a drexl when he was trying to get from Dxun to Onderon after his spaceship crashed. Like the first drexls were able to do, he traveled from Dxun to Onderon on its back. Once he arrived on Onderon his drexl defeated the beast riders that were harassing Darth Zannah, his apprentice.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Tales of the Jedi (audio)
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith (audio)
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Rule of Two