Marker Markers were structures used and built across the galaxy by multiple races , such as the Gungans of Naboo and the Wookiees of Kashyyyk . They were made up of two forked pieces of wood with a banner stretched between them . Markers were able to serve different purposes , such as highlighting a particular building in a settlement or showing a path to a certain location . In 3000 BBY , the Gungan thief Marsune used markers in his hidden forest base around its animal nursery . At some point between 39 and 36 BBY , markers were used on the moon Alaris Prime during its colonization attempts by both the Wookiees and the Trade Federation . Description . Markers were structures that were built and used for different purposes across the galaxy . They were made up of two wood en poles that were held together at their base by a white material and spread diagonally away from each other . A banner was stretched between the poles , with a vertical rectangle in its center that would be colored by the owner . The design of markers remained the same for their different builders . History . In the year 3000 BBY , on the planet Naboo , the Gungan thief Marsune used markers with blue - colored rectangles on them , in his gang ' s secret forest base near the city Otoh Sancture . Four markers were placed around the animal nursery in the base , which served to highlight its presence . Marsune used the nursery to hold five nerfs , a species of antlered animal that had been traded to him by Otoh Sancture ' s leader , Boss Gallo in exchange for four worker Glurrg s . Between the years 39 and 36 BBY , markers were used during the colonization attempts on the moon Alaris Prime by both Wookiee colonists from the planet Kashyyyk , who had legal authorization to colonize the world from the Galactic Republic , and the company known as the Trade Federation who were trying to illegally take Alaris Prime . The first Wookiee to land on the moon , Attichitcuk , built a small settlement and left several markers with orange - colored rectangles to show the way to the camps ' location . Later , Attichitcuk ' s nephew Shoran arrived on the moon and did some scouting , leaving several markers behind until he stopped when he encountered an obstruction , a power core that had been built by the Trade Federation . Shoran stayed at his position until his cousin and Attichitcuk ' s son Chewbacca followed the markers to him with the assistance of Jedi Knight Qui - Gon Jinn . Once they had met up with each other , Chewbacca and Shoran destroyed the power core at Jinn ' s suggestion , and then followed the markers Attichitcuk had left until they reached his settlement . Two markers were later used in another settlement on Alaris Prime that was led by Chewbacca . The markers were placed at the entrance to the camp and were a gathering point for the Wookiee warriors who went to rescue Attichitcuk , who had been shot and nearly killed by a unit of Trade Federation battle droids commanded by DRN - 38 . Chewbacca led the Wookiees to save his father and defeat the droids who had injured him . The Trade Federation also used markers in one of their bases . They placed four of them with gray rectangles around their fortress in a base commanded by the droid SRAM - 13 . The base and the fortress were destroyed by the Wookiees in an attack that drove the Federation off Alaris Prime . Behind the scenes . Markers only appear in the 2001 PC video game " " and its 2002 expansion , " " . Before " Galactic Battlegrounds " was released , markers were mentioned in its . In the first level of the Wookiee tutorial campaign , " Moving and Attacking , " markers are used to teach the player how to move their units . In other campaign levels , markers highlight certain buildings that the player has to destroy or send units to . In the level editor mode of the game , markers can be placed by the player , with the color of the rectangle in their center depending on the color chosen by the player for their units . The colors can be blue , red , green , yellow , gray , purple , cyan , or orange .