Beast Wars The Beast Wars ( also called the Beast Wars of Onderon ) was a localized conflict lasting approximately 400 years following the arrival of Freedon Nadd on Onderon . The conflict ultimately helped to touch off the Krath Holy Crusade and so the Great Sith War . History . Origins . The Beast Wars were the product of the unusual relationship between Onderon and its moon Dxun : the moon orbited in such a way that once a year the atmospheres of both bodies would connect . Over the centuries , the Drexl s , flying predators native to Dxun , learned that they could use this " oxygen bridge " to migrate to Onderon and settle there . In response to the vicious nature of the Drexls , the Humans of Onderon built a large , walled city that would come to be known as Iziz to protect themselves . Around this time , a Dark Jedi by the name of Freedon Nadd arrived on Onderon , becoming king and creating a long line of darkness within the Onderonian royalty . It was soon decreed that all criminals in Iziz would be sent out into the wildlands of Onderon , to be killed by the Dxun beasts — though , due to the strong dark - side nature of the royal house at the time , half of these " criminals " were simply those who disagreed with the monarchy . However , in time , many of these exiles learned to tame the beasts and became the Beast Riders . They used them to attack Iziz , thus beginning the Beast Wars of Onderon . The End of the Beast Wars . In 4000 BBY , the conflict reached new heights . The rulers of Onderon , Queen Amanoa and her apparently - senile husband King Ommin , sought Galactic Republic membership and , against the advice of the Force ghost of Freedon Nadd , appealed for Jedi aid to end the Beast Wars . Jedi Master Arca Jeth was assigned to the Onderon system as its watchman . He sent his Padawans , Tott Doneeta and Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma , to settle the problem on Onderon . As they arrived in Queen Amanoa ' s throne room , a group of Beast Riders staged a daring raid on the city and kidnapped Amanoa ' s daughter , the Princess Galia . The Jedi ventured into the wildlands to save the Princess , and Tott was able to tame a boma , which led them to the fortress of Beast - Lord Modon Kira . The Jedi entered the building , only to discover an ongoing wedding - feast between Galia and Modon ' s son , Oron Kira . Ulic attempted to rescue the Princess , but she claimed that she , in fact , " wanted " to be married . Modon set up a peaceful banquet to discuss things , where the Kiras revealed to the Jedi that the Onderonian royal family was influenced by the dark side of the Force and the spirit of Freedon Nadd . Galia , Oron , and the Jedi headed back to Iziz to speak with Queen Amanoa , having agreed with Modon that he would launch an attack should they fail . When they arrived , Amanoa unleashed her dark side powers upon them , forcing them to retreat into a secret passageway . Oron informed his father on the comm that they had failed . And so , Modon ' s massive gathering of Beast Lords from all over Onderon marched towards Iziz , with the Jedi battling Amanoa ' s royal guard in the throne room — one of whom used a halberd to cut off Cay ' s arm , which was later replaced by an arm from an XT - 6 droid . Amanoa attempted to turn the tide of the battle using the dark side , but was thwarted by the newly - arrived Arca Jeth ' s Jedi battle meditation , allowing the beast - riders to take advantage , and soon Iziz had fallen . The Jedi , Oron , and Galia descended into the deepest levels of Amanoa ' s palace , to the tomb of Freedon Nadd . Amanoa was killed instantly by the sheer light side of the Force emanating from Jeth ' s body , ending the dark side ' s half - millennium hold of Iziz . Galia and Oron Kira were married , uniting the beast riders and Iziz . The conflict ended late in the year 4000 BBY . Aftermath . In the hopes of ending the dark side influence over Onderon , Arca Jeth had the coffins of Freedon Nadd and Amanoa removed from Iziz and re - interred on Dxun . However , though his body had been ravaged by his use of the dark side of the Force , King Ommin was in fact in full possession of his mental faculties , and fomented an uprising among the Naddist s , those Onderonians who still followed Nadd ' s teachings . Though the revolt was eventually defeated , Ommin was able to pass on much of his dark side knowledge to two Empress Tetan nobles , Satal and Aleema Keto , who had traveled to Onderon in search of Sith artifacts . Following Ommin ' s defeat , the spirit of Freedon Nadd appeared to the Ketos and introduced them to the dark side of the Force . The two would subsequently lead the Krath secret society in launching a coup in the Empress Teta system , leading to the Krath Holy Crusade .