The School The School was a world wide organization on the planet Iskalon which consisted of all the various underwater species that resided on the world . The School served as the government of Iskalon , and rule was established by the will of the people . The School believed greatly in the principle of cause and effect and was extremely hesitant to act in an aggressive manner , as the action might have undesired effects on their world . History . Origins . The School was first formed during the days before the Old Republic when several water breathing species were driven off their home planets by worldwide cataclysms . Spacefaring benefactors arrived on these worlds and helped relocate their populations to another water world . Eventually , seventeen distinct species called Iskalon home , but to unite them , the concept of the School was created . While the organization was technically a group with no leader , an unofficial head of the School would direct the groups actions based on the overall will of Iskalon . Although the School was entirely made up of displaced persons , it maintained an extremely friendly disposition towards outsiders and any visitors to their world . Conflict . In this fashion , the School eventually created fully supported underwater cities that were connected to the surface by tank / landing port s . This system allowed the School to communicate and interact with species that could not breathe or live underwater . Likewise , the School would sometimes don water tanks and enter the cities and landing ports to make visitors feel more welcome . Unfortunately , the School ' s peaceful way of life was not always returned in kind . Around 4 ABY , the School came into contact with the Galactic Empire who wished to subjugate the water world . Although the School sent delegates to try to negotiate with the Empire , their diplomats were murdered for their " presumptuous attempts at diplomacy " . Frightened for the fate of the School , Primor , the first to swim for the group , opened up negotiations with the Rebellion in hopes that they might be able to combat the ruthless Empire ' s goals . Unfortunately , as soon as the Rebellion had made contact with the School , the Empire sent a large missile from the nearby world of Gamandar to destroy the School ' s first most underwater city of Pavillion believing that the action would crush all further resistance . The explosive created a massive tidal wave which demolished Pavilion and killed Primor . As it turned out , Primor ' s daughter - in - law , Kendle had betrayed the arrival of the Rebellion diplomats to the Empire in exchange for a guarantee of safety towards her immediate family . The Imperial missile has been in part an attempt to destroy the Rebellion delegation made up of Rebel heroes Luke Skywalker , Leia Organa , Chewbacca , and Lando Calrissian . As a result of the death of Primor , Kendle tried to assume command of the School , but due to the efforts of the Iskalonian warrior Kiro , her treachery was revealed . Kendle was killed by a wild Chiaki shortly afterward , and the School began to despair that they were now without a leader . However , Kendle ' s husband Mone assumed command in his father ' s place and vowed to take the school deep underwater away from the horrors of the Galactic Civil War . Isolation . The terrible tragedy of the Iskalon effect had a profound effect on the School . No longer outgoing and friendly , the people became suspicious and hostile towards outsiders for the deaths that they had caused . The death of his father and the betrayal of his beloved turned Mone into a hardened leader who wanted nothing to do with any airbreathers . For the School and for himself , Mone decreed that they would make no more underwater cities or continue relations with outsiders , and he brought the School into a state of deep isolation . Although Mone had asked for no outsider to disturb the School , it did not deter more unsavory beings from searching the planet for valuables that had been abandoned after the disaster . Mercenaries such as Rik Duel found the destroyed city of Pavillion easy pickings for salvaging operations . However , the School fought back against these operations , luring the wild Chiaki to the intruders , and if that did not scare them away , the School would fight the trespassers away with deadly force . Around the same time that the School was dealing with this threat , the Empire was dethroned at the Battle of Endor . Remembering Mone ' s final words , the Rebellion sent Luke Skywalker to see if the School would join in the new Alliance of Free Planets . However , the School had become even more isolationist since the disaster , and they believed that any interference from outsiders could bring about the same disaster as before . Although Kiro decided to leave the planet and travel with Luke , the School decided to remain in its isolationist state . War . Despite the hostile stance that the School had decided to take , it did not keep them from being involved in galactic conflicts . The strategic location of Iskalon made it ripe for invasion , and the first conflict weathered by the Alliance of Free Planets forced the School back onto the galactic stage . The Nagai warriors allied with the remnants of the Galactic Empire invaded Iskalon and began to enslave members of the School for work on a permanent base there . Although the School tried to fight back , the killer determination of the Nagai led to the slaughter of many of the School . Under siege and out of contact with the Alliance , it was only a matter of time until the School would have to submit or be destroyed completely . Luckily for the School , their former planetary defender in Kiro returned just in time to lead a strong defense against the invaders . The combat methods that Kiro had learned with the Alliance proved him to be an invaluable asset to the School , and he began to become somewhat of a legend among the School . Kiro ' s success against the invaders turned the pessimistic outlook of the School into one of hope , and when the Alliance arrived on Iskalon , Mone and the School were quick to welcome them with open arms . During the Battle of Iskalon , Mone was captured by the Nagai , but the efforts of the Alliance and Kiro ' s battle skill dealt a terrible blow to the Nagai . The Nagai ' s base of operations was obliterated in the battle , and the invaders were forced off of the world . Although the School was now safe for a time , Kiro opted to remain with the group to ensure their protection . The fate of Iskalon and the School is unknown but their isolationist state seems to have dissolved after resolution of the Nagai invasion . However , the Iskalonians decided not to join the New Republic .