Binding Ceremony of Oron Kira and Galia The Binding Ceremony of Oron Kira and Galia was an Onderonian Binding Ceremony that took place in 4000 BBY at Fortress Kira , the forest citadel of Beast - Lord Modon Kira . In the wilderness of Onderon , Galia , Princess of Iziz , and Oron Kira of the House of Kira were joined as husband and wife . The wedding was actually the second prong of a plot by Kira and Galia that began with the prearranged abduction of Galia . The abduction itself occurred shortly after the arrival of three Jedi Knights who had been called by Queen Amanoa of Onderon , to assist with ending the civil unrest between the civilians of the lone city of Iziz , and the Beast Riders from the planet ' s wilderness . Those same Beast Riders , led by Oron Kira , staged an ambush on the Royal Palace of Iziz , where they absconded with the Princess and returned to their forest stronghold . Amanoa , who at this time was at war with the Beast Riders , was also fooled by the charade , and thus ordered the newly - arrived Jedi diplomats to bring her daughter back unharmed . What they did not know was that the Princess had willingly left with the young Beast Rider , so that the two could consecrate their love for each other . Intent on fulfilling their obligation to the Queen , Tott Doneeta , Cay and Ulic Qel - Droma went into the wilderness of Onderon , where , after being shot down in the " Nebulon Ranger " by the Beast Riders ' perimeter defenses , they crashed in the wildlands . After crashing , they encountered and tamed wild boma beasts , and learned from them that a wedding between Oron Kira and Galia was just beginning . The bomas brought the Jedi to the forest citadel , where they found the wedding already in progress between the Beast - Lord and the Princess . After abruptly halting the ceremony and attempting to rescue Galia , the Jedi were surprised to learn from her that the wedding , like the abduction , had been secretly arranged years prior . They were then invited by Oron Kira ' s father , Modon Kira , to stay and join in the festivities . After the ceremony , Jedi Knight Ulic Qel - Droma suggested that the newly weds present their marriage to the Queen , in hopes that their union would sway the Amanoa into finally accepting a peaceful settlement between the warring factions . Kira agreed , and traveled with the Jedi and his new wife to the great walled city requesting an audience with the Queen . However , the peace mission suggested by the Jedi was a failure . Amanoa rejected their offer , and as a result , Oron Kira led his Beast Riders into battle against Amanoa ' s forces . She was subsequently defeated by the combined might of the Jedi and Beast Riders , and the aftermath saw the achievement of peace , with Galia and Oron Kira being officially recognized as King and Queen of Onderon . Prelude . Raid on the Royal Palace . In 4000 BBY , the Jedi Order , sworn upholders of peace and justice throughout the galaxy , were called to assist the planet Onderon , which had been suffering from a centuries - long civil conflict known as the Beast Wars . Arca Jeth , the Jedi watchman of the Onderon star system , had answered the namesake planet ' s call for aid by sending his three apprentices in his stead on a diplomatic mission to Iziz , the capital city of that world . As a test of their Knighthood , Ulic Qel - Droma , Cay Qel - Droma , and Tott Doneeta traveled to the distant world and met with its leader , Queen Amanoa . Before the Jedi could begin their mission of peace , however , warriors from the planet ' s wilderness known as Beast Riders ambushed the city ' s royal palace , and managed to kidnap Amanoa ' s daughter , Princess Galia . Bewildered by the abduction of her daughter , the Queen demanded that the Jedi leave the city , retrieve her daughter from her captors , and return her unscathed . Ulic Qel - Droma and his companions then departed straightaway for the wilds of Onderon , in search of Galia and her Beast Rider kidnappers . Ceremony . Binding ceremony ambush . Meanwhile , Oron Kira was preparing himself to be wed — or " bound " , in Beast Rider culture — to Galia , after having recently arrived with her back at the Beast Rider ' s jungle stronghold , Fortress Kira . Knowing that the Queen would send reconnaissance teams in pursuit of her daughter , Kira ordered his second - in - command , a Beast Rider named Gobee , to maintain the fortress ' s perimeter seeker - torpedo defenses , in anticipation of an attack . His proud father Modon had also gathered nearly 400 Beast Riders in a great hall within the citadel , as guests of the wedding ceremony that was about to begin . Standing before an elder clansmen who was to preside over the ceremony , Kira took the hand of Galia , and the binding ceremony was underway . The couple had just begun to recite their vows when they were interrupted , by three boma - riding Jedi who had arrived at the entrance of Fortress Kira , brandishing lightsabers and demanding that Galia be released . The three Knights immediately charged forth into the hall and halted the ceremony , catching everyone off guard . One of the Knights , Ulic Qel - Droma , quickly raced forward upon his boma mount and snatched the Princess , determined to return her to Queen Amanoa . Much to his surprise , however , Galia refused his unsolicited assistance ; she then revealed to everyone present that she was marrying Oron Kira of her own volition . The confused Jedi were then stopped by Modon Kira ' s men , while Modon himself addressed the intruders , inviting them to join him and the Beast Riders in the ceremony and the following celebration . The Jedi relented , and the wedding commenced , concluding shortly thereafter . Afterward , the entire congregation convened in a great hall for food , drink , and festivities . The wedding banquet . While sitting at the banquet table , Modon Kira explained to them that Galia and Oron Kira ' s marriage , as well as the preceding abduction , had been secretly orchestrated all along . Next , Oron told of how the Kiras had been secretly entering Iziz for some time , trading information with the city ' s political underground with hopes of one day garnering enough strength and support to overthrow Amanoa . Unwilling to remain under the sway of the dark side that held both her parents and Iziz any longer , Galia revealed to the Jedi that her parents were practitioners of Sith magic , a power that had been brought to Onderon by an ancient , fallen Jedi Knight - turned - Dark Lord of the Sith named Freedon Nadd . Declaring himself King of Onderon , Nadd decreed that anyone who opposed his rule was to be banished to the planet ' s wilderness , subject to mercy of the beasts who resided there . After Nadd ' s death , his sorcerer practices were passed down through the generations , and implemented by Iziz ' s aristocracy as a means to subjugate the native people . Galia ' s father , Ommin , was a direct descendant of Nadd , and maintained the Dark Lord ' s legacy through his and Amanoa ' s rule of the planet . Modon Kira ' s father , Drokko Kira , who was also present at the banquet table , recounted his personal experience with the rulers of Iziz , having been cast out fifty years earlier for refusing to accept the dark side . Though alarmed by the idea of a fallen Jedi causing such unrest on the planet , Ulic Qel - Droma remembered that he had been sent on a mission of peace , not one of war . He suggested to Modon Kira that Oron and Galia go before the Queen , and present their marriage as a symbol of peace . Galia immediately became skeptical of Qel - Droma ' s ability to persuade her mother into accepting a peace treaty with the Beast Riders , and was even more doubtful about the young Jedi ' s knowledge of the machinations of the dark side . Modon , too , was wary of the Jedi ' s peaceful alternative , but was convinced by Qel - Droma to at least attempt a resolution . He advised the Jedi that all of the Beast - Lords had gathered their armies together under Modon ' s banner for one final battle against Iziz , in case the peace mission failed . Nevertheless , Qel - Droma was confident in his diplomatic talents , and , accompanied by Galia and her new husband , left Fortress Kira for Iziz , intent on ending the centuries - long civil unrest once and for all . Legacy . The marriage of Oron Kira and Galia would serve to fully incite Amanoa ' s rage , causing the Queen to reveal her allegiance with Freedon Nadd , while unleashing her forces against the Beast Riders in a final attempt to destroy them . Instead , she was defeated when the Jedi intervened and drove the dark side from Iziz . The battle ended with the Queen ' s death , and the formal institution of Oron Kira and Galia as rulers of Onderon . Peace then reigned in the city , but was short - lived , enduring for only two years . In 3998 BBY , peace was disrupted when Amanoa ' s husband , King Ommin , emerged from underground Iziz , and tried to reclaim the planet in the name of Freedon Nadd . With military assistance from the Galactic Republic , the Jedi triumphed over Ommin and his dark side army , and this time banished Nadd ' s influence from the entire planet . His remains , along with those of Ommin and Amanoa , were interred in a tomb on the jungle moon Dxun , and , finally , Oron Kira and Galia were able to rule Onderon with civil harmony . The subsequent peace that followed would last until the Mandalorians conquered the planet during the Mandalorian Wars . During the occupation , General Vaklu , cousin to the reigning Queen Talia , who was the descendant of Oron Kira and Galia , led a resistance movement against the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders . This ultimately made it easier for military forces of the Republic , led by Revan and Malak , to liberate the world before assaulting the stronghold of Dxun . During the Jedi Civil War that followed , Onderon and its jungle moon were left in peace . Five years after the end of the war , the Jedi Exile visited Iziz in search of the Jedi Master Kavar . During her exploration of the city , she met a Beast Rider at the Iziz Starport , and later an Onderon military officer , Captain Riiken , whose post was in the Merchant Quarter . Both men gave her a brief history of the Beast Wars and the marriage that brought about their resolution . Behind the scenes . Oron Kira and Galia ' s binding ceremony first appeared in 1993 ' s " " story arc , " " . The wedding was written and conceived by authors Tom Veitch and Christian Gossett . They used this event as the catalyst for Amanoa ' s decision to engage in war with the Beast Riders . The Binding Ceremony also appeared in the " Tales of the Jedi " audio drama , though the events unfold differently between the two canon ical sources . In the comic version , the Jedi Knights are shot down in the wilderness of Onderon while searching for the Beast Riders and tamed bomas , who led them to Fortress Kira . They ride the bomas into the citadel , and interrupt the ceremony by grabbing Galia and attempting to flee . In the audio drama , however , the Jedi are still shot down , but instead of encountering bomas , Cay Qel - Droma stays behind to repair the " Nebulon Ranger " while Ulic and Tott Doneeta go off in search of the fortress . They encounter Commander Gobee and another Beast Rider in the wilderness , and Ulic uses a Jedi mind trick to persuade Gobee and his partner to lead them to Fortress Kira . Ulic and Doneeta sneak in ( without bomas ) , and disrupt the ceremony just as vows are being said . Also in the comic version , Modon Kira presides over both the ceremony and the events thereafter , while in the audio drama , he makes no appearance at all . The ceremony is instead presided over by an elder Beast Rider clansmen , with the reception being hosted by Oron Kira and Galia themselves . The wedding was briefly mentioned in the computer and video game " " . The consequences of the marriage would be given , stating that it ushered in an era of peace for Onderon .