Daran Tal Daran Tal was an ambitious man who saw the potential of the Crystal Web Station , and whose careful planning and attention to details made his plan successful . Not much is known about his past , but in 1 BBY his scout craft was traveling through hyperspace when it had an accident and was forced back into realspace in the vicinity of the Crystal Web Station . Though Tal was the first outsider to lay eyes on it , the station was already fully functional and simply waiting to receive guests so that the Lucent s could finally interact with the galaxy at large . The Lucents welcomed Tal with open arms , and he quickly formed friendships with the crystalline beings . He learned some small details about them in this time , but they would always remain secretive about their homeworld , simply gesturing vaguely towards the nebula whenever he brought it up . In the time he spent with them , he learned that the Lucents were natural navigators , and used no instruments to plot courses or calculate jumps . Additionally , he discovered that their crystal technology was based on principles similar to but different from the technology used by the galaxy at large . The more Tal learned about them , the more he was convinced that the Crystal Web Station could provide the Lucents with precisely the contact they desired while also turning a tidy profit . He outlined his plan to the Lucent leaders , got their agreement , then had them calculate a jump for his ship so that the plan could be brought into action . When he returned to the station two months later , he brought with him a small staff to man the station , including his chief security officer Klaar and his liaison officer Lianna Tagon . Tal hoped to turn the Crystal Web Station into a smaller version of Cloud City , designed to serve all travelers in need of quicker routes along the three major hyperlanes . Knowing that the Empire had a distinct dislike of nonhumans , Tal took the title Baron Administrator and became the visible , if not actual , leader of the station . He was quite proud of his accomplishments , but he was also aware that the station ' s success was mostly due to the Lucents who built it in the first place . He was very careful to keep that fact a secret , however , both for his own pride and for the Lucents ' wishes . He was very devoted to cultivating the station ' s sphere of influence , and he did not look kindly upon those who interfered with that goal , regardless of who they represented . Tal was friendly to a point , always trying to be diplomatic but firm with few close friends but many associates . Unlike some Baron Administrators , Daran was not flamboyant or gaudy , preferring to dress in tasteful clothes that suggested his station without flaunting it . He rarely raises his voice in anger , preferring to leave maintaining order to Klaar . If he ever did raise his voice , however , it was a sign that he had been pushed too far and was about to push back . In 4 ABY he was responsible for convincing the Lucents to share a small piece of their crystal web technology , so they they could leave a small mark on the galaxy . The Lucents agreed with him on the condition that they could control the deal ; they wanted to share their technology with all beings in the galaxy , not simply one faction . Tal was responsible for gathering a mixed group , and ended up inviting a group of New Republic agents , an Imperial Admiral and his two aides , and Orta the Hutt . Though naturally the meeting was full of tension , it went off without any major hitches , and all parties walked away happy .