Drogen Hosh Drogen Hosh was a male Human who served the Confederacy of Independent Systems as a commander in the Separatist Droid Army during the waning years of the Galactic Republic . He participated in the Clone Wars and commanded Separatist forces in an attack on the Republic - allied planet Argul , in the Mid Rim . During the battle , Hosh ' s forces surrounded a mesa on which the world ' s last Republic - controlled starship docking tower was located , and shot down the one remaining Republic transport on the planet . Hosh watched the aftermath of the crash through a pair of electrobinoculars and noticed a group of Jedi aiding the crash survivors via a stairwell built into the side of the mesa . He developed a plan to use the stairwell as a route to attack the mesa , and launched an assault on the landform when nightfall hit . The following morning , Hosh contacted a group of Jedi Padawans who were leading Republic forces on the mesa , and attempted to broker a ceasefire with them , because he believed that an all - out strike on the position would cost civilian lives . Biography . Drogen Hosh was a male Human , who lived during the waning years of the Galactic Republic and served the Confederacy of Independent Systems as a commander in the Separatist Droid Army . During the Clone Wars , a conflict that was fought between the Confederacy and the Republic , Hosh commanded Confederacy forces during their attack on the Mid Rim planet Argul . The fighting on Argul was fierce , and the Republic began to evacuate Argullian citizens from the world ' s war - torn cites . However , Hosh sent some battle droids to advance into Lumica — the world ' s capital city — and surround a mesa on which the world ' s last remaining Republic - controlled starship docking tower on Argul was sited . There , the commander ' s droid artillery shot down the only Republic transport left on the planet , an " Acclamator " - class assault ship that was attempting to take refugees off of Argul . Hosh watched the aftermath of the crash using a pair of electrobinoculars , and witnessed a number of Jedi cut through the wall of a stairwell built into the side of the mesa , so that they could reach the crash site and rescue survivors . Equipped with the knowledge that there were stairwells leading up to the top of the mesa , Hosh began to develop a plan to take the mesa and the docking tower by sending troops up the stairs . He correctly assumed that the stairwells were blocked at ground - level and also believed that the Jedi would just block the stairwells further up if they saw his forces excavating them . He therefore sent a platoon of battle droids to excavate a stairwell under the cover provided by the smoke billowing out of the wrecked " Acclamator " , allowing them to work while unseen by the Republic forces . At nightfall , Hosh implemented the next stage of his plan , sending a dropship to the mesa to land 12 Single Trooper Aerial Platforms , while 36 battle droids ascended the landform via the unblocked stairwell . He ordered the droids to seize the docking facility ' s control tower and capture everyone inside it , because he suspected that important Argullian officials had taken shelter there . However , the Republic forces and a group of Jedi Padawans mobilized to combat the droids . The next morning , at dawn , Hosh sent a holographic message to the Padawans atop the mesa , proposing a ceasefire . Hosh believed that an all - out assault on the position would cost civilian lives , so he offered to halt the Separatist attack and let the Republic forces and the Argullians leave the world when Republic transports returned there . In return for this , he asked that the Jedi hand over all ranking Argullian officials to the Separatist forces , and allow the world to secede to the Confederacy . In an attempt to convince the Jedi that he was not trying to deceive them , Hosh offered himself to them as a hostage , claiming that he would fly to the docking tower in his personal shuttle and sign a treaty with the Argullians , then hand himself over to the Jedi and remain with them until the return of the Republic transports . He even offered to deliver food and medical supplies to the Argullian refugees on the mesa , if the Jedi accepted his proposal . The Jedi declined Hosh ' s offer , which disappointed him . Nevertheless , he admired their tenacity and told them that he would have done the same thing if he had been in their position . Shortly afterward , he launched an all - out attack on the mesa , sending battle droids to attack it from all sides . The Jedi Grand Master Yoda arrived on Argul with Republic reinforcements , however , turning the tide of the battle in the favor of the Republic and eventually leading to the defeat of the Confederacy forces on the planet . Personality and traits . Drogen Hosh was a reasonably sincere and pleasant man , who did not like to hurt innocent people or cause unnecessary deaths . Nonetheless , he was a ruthless tactician and was prepared to take the lives of innocents during the final stages of the battle on Argul , if doing so was the only way to achieve victory for the Confederacy . Hosh thought that the Jedi were brave and honorable people , and he also appreciated how important lightsabers were to members of their order . Yet , he considered the Republic to be corrupt and believed that by following the commands of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , the leader of the Republic , the Jedi Order had forgotten that its true purpose was to maintain peace . During the campaign on Argul , Hosh wore a military uniform . Bilingual , he had the ability to speak both Basic and Pak Pak , the language spoken by the Neimoidians . Behind the scenes . Drogen Hosh was created by J . D . Wiker and appeared in the 2004 role - playing supplement " Only the Force " . In the supplement , the players role - play as the group of Jedi Padawans to which Hosh offers a cease fire . If Administrator Mozim , the highest - ranking Argullian official left on Argul , is present with the Jedi when they receive Hosh ' s message , the Argullian urges the players not to accept the commander ' s offer . If the Jedi do choose to accept Hosh ' s offer , they can then force Mozim to agree to surrender to the commander . If the players surrender to Hosh , the commander fulfills his promises . He travels to the docking tower and handles Argul ' s formal surrender , then presents his blaster to the Jedi and enters into their custody . Afterward , Hosh orders the Separatist forces to bring medical supplies , medical droids , and food to the mesa , and asks the Jedi and their clone troopers to disarm themselves in return . He then takes personal charge of the Jedi ' s lightsabers and promises to keep the weapons safe until the Jedi depart Argul . Hosh also tries to persuade the Jedi to join the Confederacy and , if any of the player characters agree to his suggestion , the commander arranges for them to be transported off of Argul before the arrival of the Republic transports and Master Yoda . Any of the Jedi who choose to join the Separatist cause are later introduced by Hosh to Count Dooku , the leader of the Confederacy .