Stardream The Stardream was a passenger liner that was active during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . In 3641 BBY , a routine journey from Ord Mantell went horribly wrong when one of the passengers ' pet risp escaped and began infecting those aboard with the rakghoul plague . In a matter of 15 days , most of the passengers and crew were infected , and the ship ' s infected captain Magnus had locked himself inside the bridge , believing the crew was mutinying against him . Diverted from its normal course , the " Stardream " crashed on the Outer Rim world of Tatooine . The ship broke up entering the atmosphere , scattering dozens of pieces of wreckage and escape pods across the planet , before crashing in the northern Dune Sea . The surviving passengers and crew transformed completely into rakghoul s , and the infected who had launched the pods spread the plague across the planet , forcing both the Empire and the Republic to declare the planet a quarantine zone . History . A passenger liner , the " Stardream " was active during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . By 3641 BBY , the ship was captained by Magnus , and Lieutenant Pursal was in charge of the ship ' s flight logs . In 3641 BBY , the liner picked up 492 passengers from the war - torn world of Ord Mantell . However , a passenger named Zama Brak — a self - described " privateer extraordinaire " — smuggled a risp hatchling aboard . The risp had been infected with the rakghoul plague on Ord Mantell by the insane Doctor Lorrick , the Tionese scientist who had released the virus on Kaon to gain revenge on the Tion Hegemony . The rist bit Brak not long after the ship departed Ord Mantell , and began to infect other passengers on Deck 2 . By the fifth day of the voyage , several passengers had fallen ill with what the crew believed was food poisoning . However , by the seventh day the illness had spread across Civilian Decks 1 through 5 , and the patients were barely controllable . Captain Magnus , who had recognized the signs of the plague , was infected himself two days later , and became paranoid when the doctors suggested that he rest . He accused the crew of mutiny and locked himself on the bridge , sending the " Stardream " off - course . By the twelfth day , the ship was lost in hyperspace and the infected passengers had begun to gather near the ship ' s core . The remaining crew , many of whom were infected already , attempted to stop Magnus and retake control of the ship . The crew failed , however , as the " Stardream " crashed - landed on the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine . As the liner broke up over the desert and slammed into the northern end of the Dune Sea , pieces of the wreckage were scattered across the nearby area . Dozens of escape pods were launched , but everyone inside was already infected . Magnus and many other passengers and crew , now completely transformed into rakghouls , survived the crash and haunted the wreckage of the ship , attacking and infecting anyone in the area . Behind the scenes . The " Stardream " was created for " " , a released by BioWare on December 20 , 2011 . It serves as the focus for the limited time World Event " Rakghoul Pandemic " on Tatooine available to both Imperial and Republic players from April 15 to April 24 , 2012 . The World Event missions have players dealing with the consequences of the " Stardream " crash , and the Daily Area mission " Wreck of the Stardream " involves players searching the wreckage of the liner .