Nelvaan / Legends Nelvaan was a planet in the Koobi system in the Savareen sector of the Outer Rim Territories and was located at galactic coordinates Q - 16 . A frigid world , Nelvaan was home to the sentient Nelvaanian people . The Nelvaanians were considered primitive to many , as they lived in tribal villages , one of which was named " Rokrul . " Each village was led by a chieftain and their bond - mate along with a shaman who served as consultant on most matters . Religion was central in Nelvaanian culture , and the planet itself was referred to as the " Great Mother . " Therefore , when the Techno Union built a laboratory during the galactic Clone Wars that was powered by a siphon generator , a machine that absorbed geothermal energy , and the planet was plunged into an ice age , the locals became very concerned . The villagers sent all their male warriors to discover the cause of the Mother ' s plight , but none returned . In the year 19 BBY , Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker arrived on the planet in search of General Grievous of the Separatist Droid Army . After defeating a vicious horax , the two were escorted to the Rokrul shaman Orvos . There Orvos declared Skywalker to be the prophesied Holt Kazed , or " Ghost Hand , " and sent him off to heal the Great Mother . Skywalker followed Orvos ' instructions and discovered the Techno Union laboratory and the Nelvaanian males . The Jedi freed the men and destroyed the base , later returning the men to their village . Description . Nelvaan was an icy planet located at galactic coordinates Q - 16 in the Koobi system in the Savareen sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Nelvaan had three moons and relatively low gravity at eighty - five percent . A day on Nelvaan took the standard twenty - four hours , and a year was made up of 349 of those days . The surface terrain consisted mostly of mountains , river s , glaciers , and tree forests . The planet ' s low gravity also allowed for odd landscapes featuring precarious mesas that would have toppled centuries earlier under the strains of standard gravity . Nelvaan had a breathable atmosphere for Humans and Skakoans . The planet ' s low gravity also allowed for some really massive lifeforms such as the predatory horax . Other creatures native to Nelvaan included the siltcrawler , a common food for the horax , the bruise - leech crawler , and the white - furred bantha , along with other avian , primate , and rodent species . History . In the days of the Old Republic , Nelvaan was still a primitive world . By the time of the Cold War between the Sith Empire and the Republic , it was the only planet in the Koobi system that was not under control of the Sith Empire . During the Cold War , the Empire was of the opinion that Nelvaan was not worth conquering by force , and thus Imperial diplomats were sent to the world . The diplomats convinced the native Nelvaanians that the Empire had a legitimate right to their world , and the Empire considered using them as slaves . Bothan miners occasionally stopped by the planet to fill up their freighters ' holds with water from the massive glaciers in order to sell in local space . The miners promised invigorating , life - bolstering minerals were contained in the water , though this had never been scientifically scrutinized . Clone Wars . Sometime prior to the year 19 BBY , Orvos , the shaman of the Nelvaanian village of Rokrul , prophesied a coming ice age . During the galaxy - spanning Clone Wars between then Galactic Republic and the rebelling Confederacy of Independent Systems , the Confederacy - aligned Techno Union constructed a laboratory in the planet ' s eighth sector , the Skakoan scientists and workers of which eventually made up three percent of the population . This base was powered by a siphon generator that fed off of thermal energy from the surrounding area . This plunged the planet into the ice age Orvos had predicted , but the climate change was so intense that the locals were still shocked . The Nelvaanians of Rokrul began to worry for their planet , which they referred to as the " Great Mother , " and started sending out warriors and scouts to see what was ailing her . None of them returned , leaving , aside from Orvos , only women and children left in the village . However , Orvos prophesied that two off - worlders would eventually come and save them from their plight . In the year 19 BBY , Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker were sent to Nelvaan in search of the famous General Grievous , a leader in the Separatist Droid Army of the Confederacy . Upon arrival , the two Jedi and their clone troopers were attacked by a massive horax that killed all the clones before falling to the lightsaber blade of Skywalker . The two quickly realized they had interrupted the coming - of - age ritual of the son of Rokrul ' s Chieftain Tuzes - Adaz . Instead of having the Jedi killed on the spot , the chieftain brought them to the village to see Orvos , having remembered his prophesy regarding the two who would save them . After examining the Jedi , Orvos decided Skywalker was the prophesied Holt Kazed , or " Ghost Hand . " He then sent Skywalker off to find what was ailing the Great Mother . Skywalker followed instructions given to him by Orvos , leading him to the secret Techno Union facility . After seeing a vision of his future , he discovered the Nelvaanian males being mutated and experimented on by the Skakoan scientists . He rescued the warriors and destroyed the base , killing the Skakoan workers out of rage . He then went on to return the men back to their women and children , who at first were hesitant to embrace them due to the massive mutations the men had undergone . With the siphon generator no longer sucking up thermal energy , the planet began to return to its normal temperature . Inhabitants . Nelvaanians , canine - muzzled humanoids making up ninety - six percent of the sentient population , were the only sentient native species of Nelvaan , and they lived simple primitive lives in a society organized into tribes . Each tribe was led by a chieftain and their bond - mate , with a shaman serving as a consultant on almost all matters . Their culture was centered around their religion , and they referred to their planet as the " Great Mother . " Because of this , motherhood was considered sacred , and along with building and gathering food , mothers were tasked with the most important job in society : the raising of the children . The fittest males of the villages became warrior scouts responsible for defending the people from predators and hunting game for food . The Nelvaanians had little contact with the rest of the galaxy , and they maintained no centralized government and no allegiance during the Clone Wars . Locations . Rokrul . Rokrul was a small Nelvaanian village located underneath a large mesa overhang . Its buildings , of which there were at least fifteen , were either made out of rocks or made from hollowing out stalagmites growing from the floor . There were at least eighty - five villagers from several different tribes , as the village was the result of a loose affiliation among those tribes for protection and assistance . The village women wore long brown , gray , and red gowns , while the men wore pants and loin cloths with no top and children wore robe - like garments that were often brown in color . Behind the scenes . The planet gets its name from Nelvana , the animation company that made the animated segment in " The Star Wars Holiday Special " , and produced the " " and " " animated series . The Star Wars mythos also pays homage to the company ' s animation predecessors in the form of the planet ' s dog - like inhabitants , who resemble characters from " Rock & Rule " , the studio ' s first film .