Dreshdae Spaceport In 24 BBY , the Commerce Guild opened an office in the " cradle of darkness , " the tax - free world of Korriban . Guild members deserving a punishment were sent there , although the Guild motivated other corporations , by offering them incentives , to open offices in the Korriban spaceport of Dreshdae . The following year , which was one year before the start of the Clone Wars , a group of Jedi led by Knights Obi - Wan Kenobi and Siri Tachi , visited Dreshdae while looking for the galactic criminals Granta Omega and Jenna Zan Arbor . Coming out of hyperspace , as the Jedi prepared for their descent and landing at the Dreshdae Spaceport , each of them felt what Kenobi did : the dark side of the Force emanating from the planet ' s surface in what was certainly the most complicated surge of dark energy any of them had ever felt . For it had a sick sweetness to it , something that seemed to pour through their veins — attracting and repelling them at once . They struggled to meet and clear their minds of it . As they approached the Dreshdae Spaceport , the Jedi could see that its recently ( and poorly ) refurbished landing platform was deserted , apart from a few cruisers parked behind an energy fence . Touching down , the Jedi disembarked and made their way along the spaceport ' s main thoroughfare . A light gray rain with an acidic taste was falling , and Kenobi ' s Padawan , Anakin Skywalker , suddenly felt a foreboding settle upon him . The drab hodgepodge that was Dreshdae had , over the years , grown and shrank without thought given to utility or beauty . The strain of growth showed in Dreshdae ' s obvious efforts to promote itself , and it was clear that the spaceport would soon slide back into a dark , dangerous , lawless place . Evil undercurrents that bubbled up out of cracks in the stone and hastily built walkways could be felt by the Jedi . Beings didn ' t linger in the streets or cafés . There were no trees or plants , and nothing thrived . Kenobi announced to the Jedi that their contact in Dreshdae was one Teluron Thacker , a prosperous businessman , who had done favors for the Jedi in the past and had agreed to help them , if he could . In fact , they were on their way at that moment to meet him in one of the spaceport ' s small , dingy cafés . But suddenly , out of nowhere , Anakin felt a touch on his shoulder , and then another — whipping around , only to find no one there ; then came a whisper , then another . He couldn ' t make out the words , only their mocking , derisive intent . Crossing the street , he thought he saw blood coursing down a stone wall , but when he blinked , it was gone — was it all " just his imagination ? " He looked questioningly at his Master , who told him it was the dark side of the Force , that he was picking it up , too , but to just ignore it . Even so , Kenobi was not getting any Force premonition or " warning " , because the problem was the " energy " on the planet — " dark waves " buffeted Kenobi from every side , as if he were swimming in an evil sea . The thick darkness made it hard to distinguish " true threats " . Later , it was at Dreshdae Spaceport ' s landing platform that the Jedi would later rush to their cruisers , only to just as quickly disembark ( at Skywalker ' s prompting ) only moments before the starships all exploded from the machinations of a saboteur . But after Thacker loaned them a company - owned luxury airspeeder , the Jedi left the Dreshdae Spaceport to complete their tracking of Omega and Zan Arbor in the Valley of the Dark Lords . Having guided the airspeeder high above the spaceport , Skywalker estimated a ten - minute flight to the Valley , and he pushed the vehicle to maximum speed .