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Amanoa was the queen of Onderon from 4,018 BBY until her death at the end of the Beast Wars between the rulers of Iziz and the Beast Riders from the planet's wilderness. Amanoa grew up as the daughter of a nobleman, and enjoyed the privileges of being part of a wealthy family of Onderon. Due to her social status, she eventually married royalty and become the wife of King Ommin and the mother of Galia.

Amanoa's reign saw drastic changes in Onderon's role in the galaxy. Together with her husband, Amanoa was beguiled by the specter of the long-dead Dark Lord Freedon Nadd, and became an apprentice of Nadd in her final years. However, when she requested help from the Jedi Order in bringing the conflict on her planet to an end, Amanoa's clandestine activities under Nadd's tutelage came to light. Jedi Master Arca Jeth and his apprentices ultimately triumphed over the Dark Lord's influence and helped to negotiate peace between the factions of the Beast Wars. The once-proud queen of Onderon joined her Sith master in death and exile in a burial temple on her home planet's moon of Dxun.