Artruk Artruk was a male Twi ' lek who lived on the planet of Ryloth during the Clone Wars . In 22 BBY , Artuk was hired by Separatist Council member Passel Argente to hide secret items he had acquired from the planet Christophsis . When the two met in Ryloth ' s capital , Lessu , Argente presented the items to Artruk and requested that the Twi ' lek store them in a secure warehouse in the city . During their negotiation , two Twi ' leks — Cham Syndulla and Voyla — spied on Artruk and Argente and concluded that the war might find its way to Ryloth , after spotting Confederate battle droids . However , Syndulla and Voyla weren ' t the only ones spying on Artruk and Argente ; the tactical droid TA - 175 and Separatist Council member Wat Tambor watched Artruk and Argente via hologram . After hearing Artruk ' s discussion about the treasures he hid on Ryloth , Tambor told his droid that an invasion of Ryloth was about to commence . Biography . A male Twi ' lek , Artruk lived on the planet of Ryloth . In 22 BBY , during the Clone Wars , Artruk signed a contract that was presented to him by Magistrate Passel Argente , a member of the Separatist Council . Argente wanted the Twi ' lek to hide secret items he had acquired from the planet Christophsis . The two met in Ryloth ' s capital city , Lessu , and the Magistrate showed the items to Artruk . The Twi ' lek acknowledged Argente when the latter told him the items had to be confined within a secure place , and Artruk took the valuables to a nearby loading cart , soon to be inspected by two pit droids . Using a datapad , Artruk calculated the amount of credits Argente had to pay him . After Artruk told Argente that it seemed to be a " profitable month " for him , the Twi ' lek revealed information about the items out loud , despite Argente ' s request for anonymity . Angered by the Twi ' lek ' s behavior , Argente told Artruk he was only going to pay him to erase any connection he had with the items . During their negotiation , two Twi ' leks — Cham Syndulla and Voyla — spotted Artruk and Argente in the warehouse . The pair spied on them on top of the warehouse ' s ceiling support beams and saw Confederate battle droids near Artruk and Argente , leading them to conclude that the Clone Wars might come to Ryloth . They weren ' t the only ones spying on Artruk and Argente , however . Tactical droid TA - 175 and Separatist Council member Emir Wat Tambor watched both Artruk and Argente via hologram . When Tambor heard Artruk discuss his hidden treasures on Ryloth , he asked TA - 175 if Ryloth was one of their targeted worlds ; the droid revealed that it was " target number seventy - nine . " Tambor then ordered the droid to mobilize their troopers and change Ryloth ' s priority number from seventy - nine to one . With Tambor , the Confederacy invaded Ryloth and established a blockade around the planet . Personality and traits . Artruk ' s only desire was to help those who had riches in their possession , and he was referred to as a " fat leech " by Voyla . When he was contracted by Argente , the Twi ' lek didn ' t hesitate to help the Magistrate , and met with him in Ryloth ' s capital of Lessu , which Artruk called the " city of riches . " When Argente wanted his items to be hidden within a secure location , Artruk told him that his warehouses were the securest ones in the Outer Rim . Artruk also specialized in anonymity , which pleased Argente . Despite his promises of anonymity , the Twi ' lek spoke of the item ' s origins out loud , angering Argente . Artruk had green skin . Behind the scenes . Artruk first appeared in " " , a six - page online comic in the , which led directly into " Storm Over Ryloth , " the nineteenth episode of of the .