Dradan The Dradan were a species of peaceful sentients native to a planet in the Drada system of the Outer Rim Territories . After the Galactic Empire was formed in 19 BBY and began to hunt and kill the Jedi Knights , the Dradan offered their homeworld as a refuge to Jedi fugitives . The Empire discovered the Dradan ' s treachery by 1 BBY and retaliated with genocide of the species and despoliation of their homeworld . When the fallen Jedi Halagad Ventor fled torture at the hands of the Empire and took up a hermit ' s existence on the planet Trinta , he tapped into the world ' s natural dark side Force nexus to create illusions known as dreambeast s to chase away anyone who visited the swampy planet . Among the apparitions he used for those purposes were Dradan , whom Ventor presented as thin humanoids with red eyes and simple technology . When a group of Rebel Alliance operative s landed on Trinta , Ventor sent his spectral Dradan to lure them into eating poisonous food . However , Ventor ' s control over the illusions was incomplete , and the Rebels rejected the false Dradan ' s offering . Upon his failure , Ventor dissipated the phantasms . Biology and appearance . The Dradan were a sentient species . In an illusion created to misdirect outsiders who visited the planet Trinta , the Dark Jedi Halagad Ventor presented them as tall humanoids with thin frames and five - fingered hands . Each of Ventor ' s illusions had large eyes that glowed red ; a wide mouth ; a flat , broad nose ; two Human - like ears ; and a head of long hair . As long as he concentrated on his illusion , Ventor ' s Dradan had calm and peaceable expressions . However , when his attention was distracted , the illusory humanoids instead exhibited menacing grimaces ; savage - looking eyes ; prominent , sharp teeth ; and long claws . Society and culture . The Dradan were a peaceful people . In the apparitions presented by Halagad Ventor , they dressed in plain , white robes and carried simple , wood en implements . They cooked meat over a fire and served it on wooden plates , accompanied by fruit and vegetables . Ventor ' s Dradan spoke a simple language and used mime and gesture to communicate with those who did not understand them . The illusory Dradan were skittish and fled at any sign of hostility . History . The Dradan species hailed from a world in the Drada system , a star system that became integrated into the greater galaxy at some point between 3000 and 1000 BBY . The world eventually fell within the bounds of the Halthor sector in the New Territories region of the Outer Rim Territories . From 1004 to 1000 BBY , as the New Sith Wars raged , the system fell within unaligned or contested space . By 19 BBY , during the Clone Wars , the system was within space allied to the Galactic Republic . As the Republic gave way to a successor state , the Galactic Empire , in 19 BBY , Emperor Palpatine declared Order 66 — a command that resulted in the systematic assassination of the Jedi Knights and led to the Great Jedi Purge , whereby all remaining Jedi were hunted down and killed . In response , the Dradan offered their homeworld as a safe haven to Jedi fleeing persecution . However , when the Empire discovered the Dradan ' s pro - Jedi policy , they retaliated by exterminating the entire species and scorching their planet . Nothing but cinders remained by 1 BBY . Dradan in the galaxy . At some point after the Clone Wars , a fallen Jedi Knight named Halagad Ventor fled to the planet Trinta to escape the notice of the Empire . The world had a strong dark side nexus , upon which Ventor drew to create powerful Force illusions known as dreambeast s . The phantasms reflected Ventor ' s fears and inner turmoil born of his experiences of torture at the hands of the Empire , and he used them to mask his presence on the world and to drive away intruders . Among his repertoire of illusions was a group of simple Dradan swamp dwellers . At some point between 2 and 1 BBY , a group of Rebel Alliance operative s fled to Trinta , followed by their pursuers , a Taloron bounty hunter named Crutag and his crew . In an effort to draw the intruders away from their starship and harm them , Ventor created illusions of about twenty - five Dradan and brought them from the swamps to introduce themselves to the Rebels . The Dradan dreambeasts gestured for the strangers to follow them and led them to a campsite . Because Ventor directed the apparitions ' actions from afar , his illusions were far from perfect ; for instance , his Dradan sometimes walked through trees and other solid objects . Similarly , Ventor concentrated on the appearance and actions of the Dradan within the Rebels ' line of sight , so that those walking behind the offworlders grew translucent and fuzzy , and their features eventually grew savage and evil - looking . Nevertheless , the Rebels followed Ventor ' s Dradan illusions to a campsite in a clearing , where a carcass lay over an open fire and fruit and vegetables awaited consumption . Unbeknownst to the Rebels , however , the food was also illusory and masked poisonous substances . As the Dradan figures beckoned the offworlders to eat , the phantoms ' appearance shifted from friendly and welcoming to menacing and evil . The Rebels chose not to partake in the feast , and Ventor dissipated the incorporeal figures . Behind the scenes . The Dradan are mentioned " Domain of Evil " , an adventure written by Jim Bambra and published by West End Games in 1991 as part of their " " line . The story takes place after the Dradan species has been wiped out by the Empire , so only Ventor ' s false Dradan make an appearance . The adventure fails to indicate whether Ventor ' s illusions reflect actual Dradan biology , culture , and society , or simply the fallen Jedi ' s fevered imagination . An illustration of the dreambeast Dradan , drawn by artist Allen Nunis , accompanies the adventure . Author Eric S . Trautmann revised " Domain of Evil " for " " , as part of the 1995 sourcebook " " . Trautmann ' s update retains most of Bambra ' s details about the species with one exception : a line spoken by Ventor ' s illusions as they beckon for the player characters to follow them into the forest changes from " Sajak , Sajak ! " to " S ' jak , S ' jak ! " This article assumes that the player characters follow Ventor ' s Dradan illusions to their camp but reject the food the Dradan offer . However , the adventure also allows the characters to ignore the Dradan completely or attack the apparitions , in which case the figures dissipate . Partaking of the food offered by the Dradan dreambeasts poisons and possibly kills any character who consumes it .