Tafanda Bay Tafanda Bay was the name of a floating herdship city above the planet of Ithor . Momaw Nadon was high priest of this city during Imperial intervention . Later , during the Yuuzhan Vong War , Relal Tawron served as high priest . Characteristics . Ithorian herd ships were hundreds of meters tall and could house several thousand inhabitants . The ships hovered above the surface of Ithor , and the Ithorians considered the jungles within them sacred and would not allow themselves — or others — to set foot in them . The Ithorians lived on these herd ships for thousands of years and pointed to them as examples of ways to integrate technology and nature harmoniously . Unlike the gleaming towers preferred by Humans , the " Tafanda Bay " ' s exterior was covered by mosses , flowers , and immense trees . The " Tafanda Bay " had landing platforms for incoming starships and speeders , while dozens of gigantic repulsorlift engines propelled it slowly over the jungle landscape . The ship ' s interior environments reproduced virtually every terrain known to Ithor as well as many found on other worlds . The ship had several large halls where visitors could purchase goods from the shrewd Ithorian traders . A popular area to visit was the Great Atrium ; it was nearly a kilometer across , with moss - covered walls leading to the open air above . Other popular destinations included the upper and lower observation decks , which offered stunning views of the jungle and Ithor ' s brilliant violet night sky . Adventurous visitors were allowed to rent speeders for guided sight - seeing tours above the jungle . " Tafanda Bay " was the flagship of the Ithorian ground fleet . History . The majestic eco - city was a popular destination for tourists and a center of commerce in the Lesser Plooriod Cluster . During the reign of the Galactic Empire , Emperor Palpatine sent the Star Destroyer " Conquest " to persuade the Ithorians to give up their ecological secrets . Momaw Nadon , high priest of " Tafanda Bay " at the time , surrendered the knowledge gathered together by generations of Ithorian botanists so that no harm would come to the jungles of Ithor . The Ithorians banished Momaw to Tatooine to serve his sentence . After the next " great meet " of Ithorian Herd Ships , Momaw returned to his place as high priest of " Tafanda Bay " . Years later , during the war with Admiral Daala , Wedge Antilles and alien scientist Qwi Xux arrived on " Tafanda Bay " hoping that Momaw Nadon would protect Qwi and her knowledge from the forces of the Empire . The loyalty of the Ithorians wasn ' t enough though to prevent Kyp Durron , under the influence of the dark side , from erasing Qwi ' s mind . In 25 ABY , Relal Towron replaced Momaw Nadon as high priest of " Tafanda Bay " . The Yuuzhan Vong invaded " Tafanda Bay " during the Battle of Ithor . The " Legacy of Torment " arrived in the system above Ithor after Corran Horn discovered on Garqi that the Bafforr tree s reacted violently with the Yuuzhan Vong armor . As Admiral Gilad Pellaeon , Rogue Squadron , and a force of Chiss aliens led by Jagged Fel engaged Coralskippers in space , the Yorik - trema landed their troops inside " Tafanda Bay " . Luke Skywalker and his Jedi allies engaged the Yuuzhan Vong and Chazrach aboard the herd ship . Relal Towron had to be evacuated to the Core Worlds after the invasion . Ithor was destroyed in this battle , presumably taking " Tafanda Bay " with it .