Rokrul Rokrul was a village on the planet Nelvaan in the Outer Rim Territories ' Koobi system . It was built within an indention on the side of a cliff and was populated by the local Nelvaanians . During the Clone Wars , the Techno Union captured all the adult males from the village and began experiments on them in hopes of creating a super - Nelvaanian army . Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker landed on the planet and came in contact with the remaining villagers , who informed the two of their plight . Skywalker was then revealed to be the answer to a prophecy stating that the Holt Kazed , or " Ghost Hand , " would free the captive men due to his prosthetic hand . Skywalker located and destroyed the Techno Union base , freeing all the Nelvaanian males who survived the battle . Skywalker returned to the village with the men and reunited them with their families . Description . Rokrul was a small village on the Outer Rim planet Nelvaan , in the Koobi system . The village ' s buildings were carved out of the rock within an indention on the side of a cliff . The structures were mostly giant , hollowed - out stalagmites growing from the floor , of which there were at least fifteen . The village was populated by at least eighty - five to 100 Nelvaanians . These Nelvaanians belonged to several tribes , and the village was a result of a loose affiliation among the tribes created for protection and assistance . The culture of the village necessitated that the strong men be warriors and scouts , responsible for hunting and protection , while the women stay in the village and do the building , gathering , and — most important of all — raising of the children , as motherhood was sacred in Nelvaanian tradition . The villagers regarded their homeworld as the " Great Mother , " and whenever something tragic happened in nature , they felt as if the Great Mother had been hurt . The villagers also believed in a prophecy that stated the Holt Kazed , or " Ghost Hand , " would come to save the Nelvaanians from a crisis sometime in the future . Children were considered precious treasures , regardless of gender , and the elders were paid great respect . The chief of a tribe was often one of the tribe ' s eldest members who assumed the position after a long , productive life . He was assisted in his ruling by his bond - mate and was advised by the shaman of the tribe . As all members of a tribe shared communal duties , every member participating in the rituals for their gender , there was no special test that an elder had to pass in order to become to chief . Rather , chiefs were selected by the " Great Mother " due to a showing of respect and deference on the elder ' s part . The decision was not questioned by any of the villagers . Village clothing was different for males , females , and children . Women wore long brown , gray , and red gowns , while the men wore pants and loin cloths with no top . Children wore robe - like garments that were often brown in color . During celebrations , the villagers also wore giant masks and gauntlets while dancing around a bonfire . These fires were occasionally used to speak to the " Spirit of the Fire , " a spiritual figure in Nelvaanian tradition . History . Sometime prior to 19 BBY , the villagers of Rokrul discovered that an elixir used to repel the vicious horax beasts in the area could be made using the tail scales from one of the creatures . One scale could be used to make a perimeter around the village that would last for an entire year . It eventually became a rite of passage for young Nelvaanian boys to venture out at the start of the year and bring back a scale from the tail of a horax , earning them a place among the male warrior ranks if successful . During the Clone Wars , a galaxy - spanning conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , the Confederate - allied Techno Union created a laboratory on Nelvaan . The Techno Union base functioned off a siphon generator that drained thermal energy from the surrounding area , plunging the nearby village of Rokrul into an endless winter . Though the village ' s shaman , Orvos , had predicted a coming ice age , the intensity and abruptness of the cold took the village by surprise . The villagers , not knowing what caused the winter , believed that the " Great Mother " was ill and that she had to be healed in order for the warm weather to return . To discover what caused the Great Mother ' s illness , the village sent out its male scouts and warriors . All of the males , including a warrior named Harvos , were captured by the Techno Union and mutated into cyborgs for the war effort . Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker landed on the planet and were taken to the village after interfering with the initiation process of a young Nelvaanian boy , the son of Chieftain Tuzes - Adaz . Upon the Jedi ' s arrival at the village , Tuzes - Adaz told Kenobi and Skywalker of the legendary Holt Kazed , or " Ghost Hand , " and why all the males of the community had vanished . Orvos , the local shaman , covered Skywalker ' s body with bruise - leech crawler s during a ritualistic practice . Afterwards , Kenobi stated that this would be Skywalker ' s final Jedi Trial , the Trial of Spirit , and the villagers sent Skywalker to rescue the Nelvaanian males . After Skywalker infiltrated and successfully destroyed the Techno Union base , the mutated males were welcomed back into Rokrul village , and the females and children learned to accept them once again . Behind the scenes . Rokrul first appeared in the twenty - third chapter of the 2003 animated series " " , which aired on March 23 , 2005 . The village was first named in the Databank entry for Nelvaan on StarWars . com . Rokrul ' s name is similar in pronunciation to the title of , an animated film by animation studio Nelvana . The film was an influence on the character design of the Nelvaanians . Influences on the culture of the village included " The Star Wars Holiday Special " , the fantasy film , and mythos .