Orvos Orvos was the elderly shaman of the village of Rokrul on the Outer Rim planet of Nelvaan during the last years of the Galactic Republic . Near the end of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Orvos assisted the Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker by informing them metaphorically of the Techno Union presence that was decimating the planet . The shaman then prophesied that Skywalker was the Holt Kazed , or " Ghost Hand , " based on the fact that Skywalker had a cybernetic arm , and that he would save the Nelvaanian people . He then sent Skywalker on a solo mission to bring back the male villagers that had been captured by the Techno Union . Biography . Orvos was a Nelvaanian male native to the planet Nelvaan in the Koobi system of the Outer Rim Territories . He was shaman of the village of Rokrul during the galaxy - spanning Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the rebelling Confederacy of Independent Systems . Some years prior to 19 BBY , the last year of the Clone Wars , Orvos predicted an ice age would fall over Nelvaan . His prediction came true when the Confederacy - aligned Techno Union set up a laboratory that ran off a siphon generator . The generator sucked the thermal energy from the surrounding area , making temperatures plummet across the world . However , despite Orvos prophecy , the fierceness and obstinacy of the winter shocked the villagers . The Nelvaanians sent out their male warriors and scouts to discover the reason behind the cold , but none of them came back . Even Orvos was without explanation as to the cause of their disappearance . However , Orvos did foresee two men coming to Nelvaan and discovering the cause of their plight . In the year 19 BBY , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Master Obi - Wan Kenobi landed on the planet in search of the Separatist General Grievous . After crossing paths with a ferocious horax and disrupting the coming - of - age ritual of Rokrul ' s chieftain ' s son , the chieftain , whose name was Tuzes - Adaz , brought the Jedi to the village to meet Orvos . Later that night , Orvos , the Jedi , and the villagers gathered around a campfire as the shaman attempted to contact the Spirit of the Fire . After receiving a sign from the smoke , Orvos determined that Skywalker was the prophesied Holt Kazed , or " Ghost Hand , " the one would free the villagers from their wintery misery . Orvos then prepared Skywalker for his journey through the wilderness by using bruise - leech crawler s to create a rectangular tattoo design over his chest . He explained to Skywalker how to heal the " Great Mother , " the Nelvaanian term for their planet , by telling him to follow " the path of her frozen tears to where her inner flame had languished . " Orvos regretfully did not tell the Jedi the entire story , leaving out the part where the " Ghost Hand " would eventually , over time , take over Skywalker ' s body and consume him , block out the light , and strangle all his loved ones , for he felt the Great Mother needed Skywalker ' s strength no matter the consequences . Skywalker would go on to find the Nelvaanian men ( ensnared by General Grievous for mutation by the Separatist war machine ) , destroy the Techno Union lab , and return the men to their village . There the shaman and the villagers had waited for his return , and after some initial hesitation , the tribe ' s warriors were overjoyed to be reunited with the others . Personality and traits . Orvos was a very spiritual Nelvaanian . He had strong faith in the deities of the Nelvaanian people , such as the Spirit of the Fire and the Great Mother , and was very concerned for the latter ' s well - being . The shaman was also able to make accurate prophesies regarding future events , having made at least two that came to pass during the Clone Wars .