Onderon/Legends

One of three planets in the Onderon system, Onderon had a temperate climate, and was once home to a primitive race of humanoids. Like the people of many other fringe worlds, the Onderonians have a distrust of aliens.

It had four moons. Dxun, the primary moon, once orbited very close to the planet, allowing some animals to fly between the planet and the moon. The other three moons were Dagri, Evas and Suthre.

The native Onderonians struggled against the beasts, eventually gathering new technologies and building a huge walled city, Iziz, to protect themselves.

In 4,470 BBY, Freedon Nadd conquered the planet and established a Dark Side theocracy. These cultists were known as Naddists. Naddist tyrants included Warb Null and Ommin. The Naddist sent Iziz's criminal element (opponents of the Naddists) out into the wilderness without any protection from the animals. These outcasts soon learnt to defend themselves, and eventually formed a second civilization, the Beast Riders. Relations between the two groups were hostile, and they remained at war with each other for many years. The Beast Wars lasted from 4,350 BBY to 4,000 BBY.

In 4,002 BBY, Onderon joined the Republic. The Galactic Republic asked the Jedi to watch over the world. The Jedi Master Arca Jeth took over as Watchman and assigned his Padawan Ulic Qel-Droma to the planet. The Beast Wars finally ended with the death of Naddist Queen Amanoa. Amanoa's daughter Galia married Oron Kira, the leader of the outcasts, known as the "Beastprince."

In 3,998 BBY the Naddist Uprising occurred. The Naddists tried to overthrow Galia, but were foiled by the Jedi and the Republic.

The Mandalorians attempted to invade Onderon during the Sith War, but they failed, and settled on the planet's moon, Dxun. Many years later, Dxun and Onderon were visited by the Jedi Exile during Onderon's Civil War, searching for Jedi Master Kavar.

In 1,000 BBY, Darth Bane rode to Onderon from Dxun on a skreev to rendezvous with Darth Zannah after the Seventh Battle of Ruusan.

During the reborn Emperor Palpatine's insurrection, Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo hid their three young children on Onderon. The planet was also where the reborn Emperor met his final death.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Empire's End