Shikaakwa Shikaakwa was a planet that was located within the Tython system of the galaxy ' s Deep Core region . The planet had a breathable atmosphere and was covered by landmasses and expanses of ocean . Shikaakwa was colonized more than a millennium after the year 36 , 453 BBY by the non – Force - sensitive settlers of the planet of Tython . Eventually , Shikaakwa came to be ruled by feudal gangster clans known as the Nine Houses . In 25 , 805 BBY , the Twi ' lek female Hadiya , who came to be known as the Despot Queen , united the Shikaakwan crime lords under her rule and began to take over the Settled Worlds of the Tython system . Hadiya ' s actions brought her into conflict with the mystic Je ' daii Order , which sided with those members of the Shikaakwan aristocracy resisting the tyrant ' s reign . During the ensuing war , Hadiya and her army attacked the Je ' daii on Tython , however , the Twi ' lek queen herself was killed in that battle . Following the death of Hadiya , Shikaakwa fell into political infighting . By 25 , 793 BBY , Shikaakwa had come to serve as a nexus between the inner and the outer Settled Worlds . That year , the Devaronian Kallak assassin Jaris Kan tried to kill Shikaakwan Baron Volnos Ryo in the baron ' s own fortress , however , his assassination attempt was thwarted by the Ryo ' s daughter Tasha . A couple of months later , Baron Ryo contacted his wife Kora from Shikaakwa and demanded her to return Tasha to Shikaakwa . Description . Shikaakwa was a planet with a single moon that was located within the Tython system of the galaxy ' s Deep Core region . The planet occupied the seventh orbital position around its sun , Tythos , had a breathable atmosphere , and was covered by landmasses and expanses of ocean . Shikaakwa was also home to birds . The Cloud Chaser vehicles were used to travel through the planet ' s atmosphere . History . Shikaakwa was colonized more than a millennium after the year 36 , 453 BBY by the non – Force - sensitive settlers of Tython — the fifth planet of the Tython system — who traveled to Tython ' s neighboring worlds . Eventually , Shikaakwa came to be ruled by the Nine Houses — feudal gangster clans answering to an overlord holding the title of Kral . During the years leading up to 25 , 805 BBY , Volnos Ryo , a Twi ' lek member of the Shikaakwan Clan Ryo , was known as the heavyweight champion of Shikaakwa . In 25 , 805 BBY , Hadiya — a Twi ' lek female native to Shikaakwa who came to be known as the Despot Queen — united the Shikaakwan crime lords under her rule and began to take over the Settled Worlds of the Tython system . Hadiya ' s actions brought her into conflict with the mystic Je ' daii Order , which sided with those members of the Shikaakwan aristocracy resisting the tyrant ' s reign . The Despot War ensued , claiming the deaths of many soldiers , Je ' daii and nobles , including Volnos Ryo ' s father , who was killed by Hadiya because of his insubordination and whose death forced Volnos to take up the title of baron for himself . In the final stages of the war , Hadiya gathered her military forces , known as the Despot Army , and attacked the Je ' daii Order on Tython . During the battle , the Twi ' lek queen herself was killed . Following the death of Hadiya , a Kral was elected — one whom the Shikaakwan nobles could easily dominate — and Shikaakwa fell into political infighting . By 25 , 793 BBY , Shikaakwa had come to be known as an outlaw world of the frontier , however it was very political and served as a nexus between the inner and the outer Settled Worlds . That year , the Devaronian Kallak assassin Jaris Kan was hired by Shikaakwan Baron Garto to kill Baron Ryo . Kan slaughtered the guards at the entrance of Ryo Fortress and hid in the stronghold ' s grotto , however , his assassination attempt on Ryo was thwarted by the latter ' s daughter , the Je ' daii Journeyer Tasha Ryo , who was having a meeting with her father at the time of Kan ' s attack . During the struggle between Tasha and Kan , the young Je ' daii experienced a Force vision of Xesh — a Human Force Hound of the Infinite Empire . Tasha used her telekinetic powers to disarm Kan , and Baron Ryo then killed the Devaronian assassin . Two months later , Baron Ryo was on Shikaakwa when he contacted Kora — a Je ' daii Temple Master and his wife — via hologram , demanding her to return Tasha to Shikaakwa . When the Rakata Infinite Empire Invaded the Tython system , they captured the first four planets with ease , but where halted and driven back to Ska Gora when they attempted to attack Tython itself . Finally seeing the true threat of the Rakata , the remaining worlds rallied with the Je ' daii . The Rakata ' s next move was the attack on Shikaakwa . The Rakatan invasion forces , led by Sub - Predor Ceh ' let , were defeated by the settled worlds , led by general Rajivari . Shikaakwa was eventualy conquered when the Je ' daii fell back to Tython , following a vision foretelling the Rakata attacking Anil Kesh . Inhabitants . Shikaakwa was ruled by feudal gangster clans known as the Nine Houses . These clans were headed by an aristocracy , whose members wore the titles of baron , duke and earl . One of the ruling clans was Clan Ryo , a family of Galactic Basic Standard – speaking Twi ' leks . Another native Twi ' lek was Hadiya , who would eventually become the queen of Shikaakwa . Following Hadiya ' s death , Shikaakwa entered a period of political infighting , with alliances and treaties being made and broken by the local aristocrats . The strongest of such treaties were those that involved marriage between the noble families . By 25 , 793 BBY , it was not uncommon for the Shikaakwan crime lords to hire assassins to kill their rivals . Locations . The Shikaakwan crime lords ruled their lands from clan strongholds , an example of which was Ryo Fortress , the home of Clan Ryo . It was a large , multi - leveled structure surrounded on all sides by water . At least two Twi ' lek guards maintained watch over the entrance of Ryo Fortress . The stronghold also contained a large grotto where various luminescent fungi grew and a species of jellyfish floated in the air . Behind the scenes . Shikaakwa was first pictured in the entry for Tython in The Holonet feature of the official website for " " — a 2011 massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by BioWare . The planet was depicted in a schematic of the Tython system . Since its establishment in 2008 , " The Old Republic " website has gone through a number of changes , resulting in the removal of some of the features and images that were originally located there , including the aforementioned schematic . Shikaakwa ' s name and additional information on it were provided in " " , a preview issue of the " " series of comics . The issue was published on February 1 , 2012 , and was written by John Ostrander and penciled by Jan Duursema . Shikaakwa also appeared in the , the and the issue of the series — published on February 15 , March 21 and December 19 of year 2012 , respectively . " Shikaakwa " comes from the Native American language for " Allium tricoccum " , a type of wild onion found in Eastern Canada and the Eastern United States . The French derivation , " Chicagoua " , forms the basis for the name of , the third largest city in the .