Mawkran Mawkran was a Mantellian Savrip leader on Ord Mantell in 37 BBY . Biography . Mawkran was the leader of a tribe of Mantellian Savrips on Ord Mantell , the last one left on the planet . For years , he and his kin had fought an uneven campaign against the land baron Taxer Sundown , who was exterminating them . Sundown had taken control of Ord Mantell through violence and ruled by fear , but also found it convenient to provide its oppressed Human moisture farmers with an external enemy to alleviate aggressions against . Thus he blamed the Savrips for the murders his own organization carried out , and the farmers , believing them to be murderous beasts and savages , hunted them like animals . At the same time , Sundown had made a deal with the Baroness Omnino of Vena , who had provided him with the mind control device he used to rule the planet . She and the Venan nobility considered the Savrips to be delicacy meat , although they were fully sentient , and bought them from Sundown as cattle . His soldiers rounded up Savrips and delivered them to the Venan s , selling them as cattle . The transports of Savrips to Vena were supervised by the Baroness ' son , Baron Sando . Mawkran had learned Basic from a trader in his youth and was perhaps the most intelligent of the remaining Savrips . He spoke out against the persecution and injustices they faced . Although their numbers had dwindled dramatically and their technology was paleolithic , they were still proud warriors and should fight as such , not surrender and face extinction . Speaking persuasively , he rallied the last of the Savrips in a single band to face Sundown in his headquarters at the Ten Mile Plateau and defeat him — or die trying . Thus banded together , resigned to their fate but determined to go down fighting , the Savrips attacked one of Sundown ' s outposts . There they also captured Nella Bold , a farmer ' s daughter who had been held prisoner by Sundown ' s mercenaries for aiding the Jedi Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi in investigating a disappeared freighter that eventually led them to Omnino ' s slaving ring . The younger Jedi , Obi - Wan , wanted to confront the Savrips , a species he had already had bad experiences with , but Master Qui - Gon heard them out , realizing what was really going on . Nella and the Jedi promptly allied with the Savrips to put an end to Sundown ' s atrocities . Sundown was eventually killed , not by Savrips but by Obi - Wan Kenobi , but they still considered this revenge enough . Shortly thereafter , the Baroness herself arrived to put and end to this interference in her affairs . Using a mind control device similar to Sundown ' s , she took control of Mawkran , but was killed by Qui - Gon Jinn through trickery . With Sundown ' s criminal network destroyed and all of its organizers dead , the Savrips appeared victorious . However , a hastily assembled militia of moisture farmers had observed the battle from afar , thinking that the savrips were attacking Sundown unprovoked and holding Nella Bold hostage . They arrived too late to participate in the battle , but sneaked up on the gathering in hover skiffs , shooting Mawkran in the back with a blaster and killing him . Thus Mawkran , last leader of the Savrips , died , tragically and unnecessarily . Legacy . Mawkran ' s death deeply moved all its witnesses , including the two Jedi . Nella Bold in particular was deeply affected , dedicating the remainder of her life to aiding the few remaining Savrips , who presumably treasured Mawkran ' s memory . But ultimately , it was all for naught . Over the years , Mawkran ' s tribe diminished and scattered until not even its memory remained .