Saadoon - Kauldi Saadoon - Kauldi was a Force - sensitive Kadri ' Ra slave who was freed by members of the Twi ' lek Badawzi family . Out of gratitude , Saadoon - Kauldi became an indentured servant to the Badawzis , and he eventually parted from them on good terms . He then became a crime lord dealing with spice and formed his own criminal empire . During his career as a criminal , Saadoon - Kauldi used his resources to free as many slaves as he could . Due to this , many former slaves became willing followers of Saadoon - Kauldi , increasing his power and influence . However , many slaver guild s opposed him and lobbied to put a bounty on his head . After several assassination attempts , Saadoon - Kauldi grew increasingly paranoid . Using the Caelli - Merced Syndicate as a front , Abdi - Badawzi , a Twi ' lek crime lord operating in the Socorro system , offered Saadoon - Kauldi the bulk cruiser " Merkel " in hopes of convincing the Kadri ' Ra to move to Socorro and become his business partner . Saadoon - Kauldi accepted and moved into the " Merkel " in orbit over Neftali . He rarely left the ship , even though he was surrounded by allies such as the Black Bha ' lir and the Socorran Navy . Settled over Neftali , Saadoon - Kauldi made money through front companies and deals with local criminals . He helped his associates in moments of need and always showed respect for them . He was in turn widely respected both inside and outside of the Socorro system . Saadoon - Kauldi also began providing weapons to the Alliance to Restore the Republic when the Galactic Empire sponsored the decimation of the Kadri ' Ra on Arapia . As the Empire was trying discredit the Kadri ' Ra language , Saadoon - Kauldi refused to speak in any other language . He also tried to recruit the young pirate Drake Paulsen , but Paulsen decided to join the Black Bha ' lir instead . Later , Paulsen and his allies , including the smugglers Thaddeus Ross and Tait Ransom , became wanted by the Empire for the murder of the Twi ' lek Izzat . Because they were members of one of Saadoon - Kauldi ' s allies , the Black Bha ' lir , the Kadri ' Ra offered to lodge and protect Ross and Ransom . Biography . Origins . Saadoon - Kauldi , a male Kadri ' Ra , was born on the planet Arapia , homeworld of the immigrated , dragon - like Kadri ' Ra species . Born a Force - sensitive , Saadoon - Kauldi never learned to manipulate or sense the Force . At some point , Saadoon - Kauldi was enslaved , although he was later freed by the Badawzi family , a powerful and influential clan of Twi ' lek merchants from the planet Ryloth . Having nothing of value to offer his saviors , Saadoon - Kauldi considered himself indentured to the Badawzis . The Kadri ' Ra served the Badawzis for years , and the Twi ' leks showed him a respect that he had not known as a slave . Eventually , Saadoon - Kauldi left the Badawzis on good terms and began his own business — a criminal empire . Creating his own business . Saadoon - Kauldi managed to grasp control over certain pre - existing spice runs . He then hired smugglers and commandeered spice processing facilities and shadowports . Through drug dealing , he became a respected and promising crime lord . Saadoon - Kauldi based his power in forming alliances with other criminals rather than using fear to motivate his subjects like most crime lords did . He continued to increase his empire and obtained assets in the Arapia system . The Kadri ' Ra had at least five thousand direct agents working in gambling , laundering , smuggling — including drug trade and gunrunning — and usury . At some point before 10 BBY , while Saadoon - Kauldi was working with some smugglers , he boarded a slaver galleon . When he saw the state of the slaves , he lost his temper and butchered the slavers , setting all the slaves free . Most of the freed slaves swore loyalty and service to Saadoon - Kauldi , increasing the influence of his empire and the area it covered . Saadoon - Kauldi decided to respect his newly indentured serfs in the same way that he had been respected by the Badawzis . Understanding that he could further expand his power by liberating more slaves , he decided to temporarily stop his smuggling operations and initiate an anti - slaver campaign , dedicating all of his resources to the abduction of slaver starships . This maneuver allowed him to emancipate a great number of slaves , many of whom turned into followers of his empire . During one of these operations , he attacked an Imperial garbage pontoon , unshackling hundreds of slaves . One of those slaves , an elderly Devaronian named Guzald , decided to serve and follow Saadoon - Kauldi very closely . One certain slaver guild , unhappy with Saadoon - Kauldi ' s campaign , coerced its contacts , including Imperial officers , to take measures against the Kadri ' Ra ' s recent moves against slavery . They offered an official , substantial bounty on Saadoon - Kauldi ' s head , but he paid no attention to it . Once Saadoon - Kauldi believed that he had released enough slaves — the number of former slaves working for Saadoon - Kauldi was greater than the ranks of any of Saadoon - Kauldi ' s own allies — the crime lord returned to drug smuggling . Looking for safer headquarters . Saadoon - Kauldi became a prominent crime lord , and from that point on , he avoided being seen in public . After several assassination attempts against him , including at least one on Arapia , he grew increasingly paranoid . The Empire also began to actively attempt to capture Saadoon - Kauldi and enslave him . In the meantime , as a Kadri ' Ra , Saadoon - Kauldi continued to grow larger for as long as he lived — he had already reached seventy - five meters in length — making it increasingly more difficult for him to remain hidden . A Twi ' lek crime lord by the name of Abdi - Badawzi , whose great - grandfather was rumored to have been released at the same time as Saadoon - Kauldi and whose family had been served by Saadoon - Kauldi previously , began asking the Kadri ' Ra for advice in the Twi ' lek ' s venture to expand criminal influence outside Socorro . Abdi - Badawzi added Saadoon - Kauldi to his contact network , although they did not officially became partners or full - fledged allies . The Twi ' lek then discovered that Saadoon - Kauldi was worried about the Empire ' s attempts against the Kadri ' Ra ' s freedom and decided to take measures to protect the Kadri ' Ra , hoping to gain him as a friend . Abdi - Badawzi wanted an important , nearby ally supporting him , which would allow him to obtain greater influence and expand the borders of his criminal empire to areas where Saadoon - Kauldi could protect him . Hoping to get Saadoon - Kauldi to move close to his headquarters , Badawzi sent Pret Swain , the manager of the Socorro - based Caelli - Merced Syndicate , to Saadoon - Kauldi to sell the Kadri ' Ra a very cheap bulk cruiser for use as a mobile , secure habitat . The ship , " Merkel " , was a customized Action V transport from Corellian Engineering Corporation — it had a black helm for stealth and hidden weaponry . As soon as Saadoon - Kauldi bought it , the ship was adapted to the Kadri ' Ra ' s specific needs . Saadoon - Kauldi then allied himself with Abdi - Badawzi , allowing the Kadri ' Ra to settle in the orbit of the planet Neftali , in the Socorro system . Life in the Socorro system . As soon as he settled down over Neftali , Saadoon - Kauldi made contact with another local criminal group , the Black Bha ' lir , a syndicate offering " coverage " to members in trouble . As the Bha ' lir was opposed to slavery , Saadoon - Kauldi soon allied himself with them . The Socorran pirates , famous for their integrity , also allied themselves with Saadoon - Kauldi . The Kadri ' Ra developed many other contacts , including the Socorran government , whose Navy was prepared to attack any unauthorized ships approaching the " Merkel " . Saadoon - Kauldi , increasingly worried by the frequent attempts on his life , rarely left Neftali ' s orbit , preferring to stay within the protection of the Socorran Navy . As Saadoon - Kauldi became a public figure in the Socorran system , several rumors concerning him appeared — which was usual with well - known citizens of the system . Locals said that Saadoon - Kauldi had been kidnapped from Arapia and transported as a slave , a trait that made him sympathetic to Socorran eyes . Abdi - Badawzi then offered Saadoon - Kauldi an interest of one - third of Ethra Brewery — a lucrative business that distributed Socorran raava — because the Twi ' lek wanted a business partner from outside Socorro to improve the extra - system contacts of Ethra . Meanwhile , Saadoon - Kauldi continued his efforts to expand his organization . Caelli - Merced Syndicate agreed to pay him money for each of their exports . Other criminal activities of his empire included credit laundering ; gambling ; illegal drug dealing ; loansharking ; and smuggling , including arms trafficking . Saadoon - Kauldi earned more money , however , by acting as a mediator among criminal groups , stopping gang wars , and other similar situations of unrest . Circa 10 BBY , the smuggler Saylor " Marji " Marjan owed money to Saadoon - Kauldi , so the Kadri ' Ra sent two agents , Toob Ancher and Fahs Oxsor , to Arapia to collect the money . As Ancher and Marjan had been friends , Marjan convinced Ancher to smuggle a sizable consignment of spice to the Elrood sector , a run that would allow Marjan to earn enough money to pay the debt and get a profit . Ancher did so , but the supposed profit was not enough to cover Ancher ' s expenses , as his ship was damaged during the run . Saadoon - Kauldi did not kill Marjan for this , but Ancher did not forgive Marjan either . Frictions with the Galactic Empire . Around this time , Saadoon - Kauldi discovered that the Galactic Empire was directly responsible for several activities against the Kadri ' Ra species , including discrediting the Kadri ' Ra language and sponsoring a holocaust that dwindled the number of Kadri ' Ra on Arapia . Saddened by the hardships that his species was facing , Saadoon - Kauldi became a supporter of the Alliance to Restore the Republic at some point after the creation of the Alliance in 2 BBY . He regularly sent weapons to the Alliance , using Caelli - Merced as his middleman . Growing larger and more restless , Saadoon - Kauldi decided around 0 ABY that he wanted a more permanent residence . As he continued to grow , he eventually became too large to fit in the " Merkel " . In approximately 1 ABY , Kaine Paulsen , father and mentor to the pirate Drake Paulsen , was murdered . Saadoon - Kauldi offered young Paulsen a job , but several other underworld factions did the same , including Abdi - Badawzi ' s organization , Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s criminal empire , and Black Sun . Paulsen initially rejected all of them , but finally joined the Black Bha ' lir . Paulsen and his allies — including the Wookiee Nikaede Celso and the smugglers Thaddeus Ross and Tait Ransom — then assassinated Izzat , a Twi ' lek who had been involved in the murder of Paulsen ' s father . Izzat had been working for the Empire at that time , and the Empire posted very large bounties for the four criminals . The Black Bha ' lir hurried to help these beings , as they were members of the organization . As an ally of the Black Bha ' lir , Saadoon - Kauldi offered to lodge Ross and Ransom for a time . Personality and traits . Saadoon - Kauldi was intelligent , shrewd , and cultured , and he used all of these traits when creating his criminal empire . He had low technical abilities and was a sub - par pilot . He was also an untrained Force - sensitive . Many Corellian smugglers living on Socorro wanted to work for him , because they had heard that Saadoon - Kauldi rewarded efficient employees with money and favors , and forgave employees who failed him once . He made several alliances that sustained his power and influence . Unlike other crime lords , the Kadri ' Ra showed respect for the people he dealt with , even when he had no need to do so . Saadoon - Kauldi was respected among criminals , and sometimes admired as if he were a king . The Hutts , who were as long - lived as the Kadri ' Ra , had a good opinion of Saadoon - Kauldi . Saadoon - Kauldi had no enemies among criminals , except for slavers , and was well regarded even by certain law enforcement agencies . Although Saadoon - Kauldi was able to speak many languages , he refused to speak Galactic Basic Standard . In protest at the Galactic Empire ' s attempts to eradicate the Kadri ' Ra culture and language , Saadoon - Kauldi used only that tongue . As this was a difficult , rarely learned tongue , Saadoon - Kauldi commonly resorted to a translator , his servant Guzald . Any person wanting an audience with Saadoon - Kauldi was free to bring his or her own translator of Kadri ' Ra . Behind the scenes . Although Saadoon - Kauldi was described in great detail in the RPG supplement " The Black Sands of Socorro " , he has yet to appear in any narrative source . He was only mentioned in passing by a character of the tale " A Bitter Winter . "