Unidentified Wookiee command center Wookiee workers built a command center on the moon Alaris Prime between the years 39 and 36 BBY . The command center was one of the early bases built on Alaris Prime during the Wookiees ' colonization effort on the moon . At the building , Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn taught the colonists how to gather four vital materials for the colony : food , carbon , nova crystals , and ore . The Wookiee Chewbacca also defended the base from an attack by gundarks , a predatory species on Alaris Prime . Description . A command center was built on Alaris Prime , a moon of the gas giant Alaris , by Wookiee workers during their species ' colonization attempt on the moon . The building was equipped with a turret that could be manned by Wookiee workers if the command center came under attack . A large and impenetrable forest covered the north and west sides of the building , and a river ran to the east of it . The command center was close to many resources ; several muja fruit bushes had grown near the building , and a short distance away were deposits of nova crystals and ore , which could be used as a form of currency and processed into durasteel , respectively . History . Wookiee workers constructed the command center on Alaris Prime between the years 39 and 36 BBY . The building served as one of the first bases erected on the rediscovered moon during the Wookiee colonization effort there . Three Wookiee workers were stationed at the command center , where they were instructed by Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn , who had been sent by the Jedi High Council to oversee the colonization effort , on how to gather several different resources . The Wookiees began by gathering fruit from the nearby muja fruit bushes . After a sufficient amount of food had been harvested , another Wookiee worker arrived at the base and was instructed by Jinn to catch fish from the river as another source of food for the colony . More food was gathered and another Wookiee arrived to assist . Following the arrival of the fifth worker , Jinn decided to conduct a drill in case the command center was attacked by gundarks , a predatory species on Alaris Prime , or any other kind of enemy . The drill involved stopping all of the workers ' activity and sending the Wookiees into the command center for their protection . The drill was pulled off successfully , and the workers were then sent back to work . Eventually , enough food had been gathered to sustain the colony , meaning the workers could turn their attention to gathering carbon , another necessary resource for the colony ' s survival , as it could be processed into duraplast , which could be used for buildings . Jinn instructed the workers on how to gather carbon from the trees that stood near the command center . A short time later , Chewbacca , one of the Wookiee leaders of the colonists , arrived at the base . At the same time as the Wookiee arrived , a group of four gundarks began to attack the command center . The workers went into the command center in a similar fashion that they had practiced in the drill and used the building ' s turret system to defend the base from the gundarks . With assistance from Chewbacca , the Wookiees were able to kill the gundarks and prevent the command center from suffering serious damage . Following the attack , Chewbacca explored the area near the command center and found the stockpiles of ore and nova , and the workers collected enough of the various resources to sustain the base . Behind the scenes . The Wookiee command center was first mentioned in the 2001 book " " and later appeared in the accompanying PC video game , " " , released a week later . The command center also appeared in the 2002 expansion pack for the game , " " . In " Galactic Battlegrounds " , the command center appears in the second level of the Wookiee tutorial campaign , " Gathering Resources , " in which it is the only building in the player ' s base . The command center is used in the level for containing the resources collected by the player , creating new workers and housing them when the base is attacked by gundarks . In the level , it is the player ' s choice of the order they collect the resources . This article follows the instructions given by Qui - Gon Jinn , which are to first gather food , and when 200 food has been gathered by the workers , collect carbon , and then the player has to explore the area to find nova crystals and ore to gather . The level ends once 200 food , 100 carbon , fifty nova crystals , and fifty ore have been gathered , but the player can also lose the level if the command center is destroyed in the gundark attack .