Santor Santor was an aging diplomat from the planet Shawken . He led Shawken ' s temporary government after the Galactic Empire abandoned the world following the Battle of Endor . He was eventually contacted by Luke Skywalker who was working as a diplomat at the time . Skywalker eventually convinced Santor to attend the First Conference of Free Peoples on the forest moon of Endor where he represented his home planet . Biography . Santor was well - respected on Shawken , and even during the rule of the Galactic Empire over the planet , he was looked to as a source of wisdom and guidance by the people of Shawken . Following the Battle of Endor , the Imperials stationed on Shawken immediately evacuated the area for fear that the Rebel threat that had destroyed the Death Star II would soon advance on their position . Although the Rebellion was not actually on its way to liberate Shawken , the planet was soon free from the Empire and its rule . Santor , as a respected individual of the planet , became the unofficial leader following the evacuation . Enjoying the planet ' s newfound freedom , Santor and his people were delighted when a delegation from the Alliance to Restore the Republic arrived to invite Shawken to attend a diplomatic conference concerning the formation of a new government in the Alliance of Free Planets . The delegation , including Jedi Luke Skywalker , the Hoojib Plif , the Iskalonian Kiro , and the Rik Duel gang were invited back to Santor ' s home to discuss a possible alliance . When Rik Duel and his group expressed their indifference towards the proceedings , Santor told them that they were free to explore Shawken ' s catacombs while the rest of the group proceeded to his house . At Santor ' s abode , Skywalker proposed that Shawken send a delegate to the first meeting of the Alliance of Free Planets . Although Santor was sure that Shawken would want a say in the new government , he was unsure who to send to the conference . Margan , one of Santor ' s young devotees waved away Santor ' s ignorance , informing Skywalker that Santor would of course be the one to attend the meeting . As the group made plans for Santor to travel to Endor to attend the meeting , they were interrupted by a young man that had been guarding the catacombs which Rik Duel and his gang had gone exploring in . The guard informed the group that Duel and his people had inadvertently activated an unknown machine within the catacombs , causing the entire cavern to pulse with energy . Santor , Skywalker , and the rest of the group quickly ran out to the catacombs but were suddenly attacked by an energy weapon that had been activated by the same disturbance . Skywalker disabled the device , but the presence of the weapon confirmed for Santor what the machine must be . Santor recounted the story of an ancient scientist who had created a universe destroying weapon long ago but had never become depressed enough to activate it . The machine that had been activated apparently had the ability to propel the core of Shawken into Hyperspace and set off a chain reaction throughout the galaxy , destroying every world in existence . Awakened to the gravity of the situation , Skywalker resolved to destroy the core of the machine , and along with his companion Kiro , the two entered into the depths of the catacombs . Santor and Rik ' s parties waited expectantly outside of the entrance , listening to a resounding ticking that slowly counted down the time till their destruction . Suddenly , the ticking abruptly stopped , and the party looked expectantly at the entrance to the depths that Kiro and Luke had entered . Eventually , a dim light began to form at the entrance , and as Santor and the rest looked on , Luke ascended out of the hole , carrying Kiro on his shoulder . Luke informed the rest that Kiro had destroyed the weapon at a great cost to himself . Kiro was barely alive , and the Rebels were forced to leave Shawken abruptly to get him back to a medical facility on Endor . Santor likely followed the Rebels back to Endor , as after Kiro had been placed in a medical facility , the First Conference of Free Peoples began . Santor ' s role in the proceedings was undocumented , but Santor ' s friends on Shawken had indicated to Luke that the council would benefit greatly from Santor ' s wisdom during the discussions .