Numa ' s father / Legends A male Rutian Twi ' lek was a male Twi ' lek inhabitant of the city of Nabat on the planet Ryloth , where he lived with his family during the Clone Wars . He often became concerned about his young daughter , Numa , who constantly explored the shelter tunnels under their home . Fearing that she could get lost inside the tunnels , he forbade Numa from going there alone , although Numa disobeyed his orders . One night in 21 BBY , Numa followed a recon droid inside the tunnels — inadvertently , at the exact moment that the Confederacy of Independent Systems invaded Ryloth . As part of the invasion , the Separatists subjugated Nabat , and Numa ' s father was killed alongside his wife , leaving their daughter orphaned . Biography . A male Rutian Twi ' lek lived in Nabat , a small city on the planet Ryloth , during the waning days of the Galactic Republic . He fell in love with a female Twi ' lek , and , around 26 BBY , the two had a daughter whom they named Numa . The family also included Nilim Bril , Numa ' s uncle , and the family was befriended by the female Twi ' lek Tronda . Around five years later , while the Clone Wars raged across the galaxy between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Numa ' s mother took her young daughter to a local market . Meanwhile , Numa ' s father found his daughter ' s Tooka doll inside the shelter tunnels under their home , and he deduced that Numa had been playing there without permission . When Numa and her mother returned , the elder female Twi ' lek reported that Tronda had felt a " storm " approaching , and Numa ' s father comforted his love before turning his attention to Numa . When her father asked how her doll had ended up in the tunnels , Numa explained that the doll had been following a " bright - eye , " but her father did not believe her . Reproving Numa for fibbing , Numa ' s father reminded her that she was not allowed to go down to the tunnels alone , as she could easily get lost there . Later that night , however , the " bright - eye " — which was actually a Confederate recon droid — appeared again in the tunnels , and Numa pursued it there . At the exact moment , the storm Tronda had felt arrived on Ryloth in the form of an invasion launched by the Confederacy , and Nabat sustained serious damage . While Numa survived the attack by taking shelter in the tunnels , many other Twi ' leks were captured by the invading Confederate battle droids . Both Numa ' s father and mother perished during the raid , orphaning the young Twi ' lek . Personality and traits . Numa ' s father cared strongly about his family . Fearing that Numa could get lost inside the shelter tunnels , he did not permit his young daughter to enter them alone . He was not very trusting and did not believe in Tronda ' s feelings about the approaching " storm " or Numa ' s explanation about the " bright - eye " ; in the latter situation , he believed that his daughter was simply lying . A native to the planet Ryloth , he spoke Twi ' leki . Behind the scenes . Numa ' s family was first mentioned in the episode " Innocents of Ryloth , " although her father was not specifically referenced . The father later appeared in " " , an issue of the online that led into the episode . While the father ' s death was not directly mentioned in the comic , Numa ' s entry in the official StarWars . com Databank and the accompanying online guide for " Innocents of Ryloth " described Numa as an orphan , suggesting that her parents had been killed .