Young advisory council When forming a government on the planet Melida / Daan in 44 BBY , the Young — the ruling faction — created an advisory council as a legislative body . The council consisted of ten members , led by Cerasi , in addition to the governor , Nield . Initially , the council was successful , but infighting soon broke out over policies , and as a result , its power weakened significantly . After a standoff resulted in the death of Cerasi , it fragmented completely . History . Formation . For centuries , the two native tribes of the planet Melida / Daan , the Melida and Daan , had been at war with each other . In 44 BBY , the Young , a faction consisting of children from both tribes , ended the war when they started a new war against the Melida and Daan , who joined forces under the name of the Elders . After winning the war , the Young formed a government consisting of a ten - person council of advisors — members of which were elected for one year — headed by Cerasi and a temporary governor , Nield , who also had voting privileges on the council . Meeting in the Melida / Daan Unified Congress Building , one of the council ' s first actions was to form squads to deal with the many issues that the war - torn planet faced , including the Security Squad led by Obi - Wan Kenobi — who had left the Jedi Order a few weeks earlier to join the Young — and the New History Squad , led by Nield . The council also banned anyone from carrying weapons except for members of the Security Squad . Soon after , Nield proposed the destruction of the Halls of Evidence , mausoleums built by both the Melida and Daan to honor their dead , and which members of both tribes visited frequently to feed their anger at the other tribe . He said that the action was necessary to ensure peace because the perpetual conflict on the planet was caused by hate , which in turn was partially caused by the Elders ' constant visits to the Halls . After a short discussion and some arguing over whether the task should take priority over other things , such as restoring power and rebuilding houses , the motion was finally met with unanimous approval . Fragmentation . Later , Cerasi and Kenobi discussed the destruction of the Halls , and though Cerasi was reluctant to oppose Nield , the two decided that the Halls needed to remain to preserve their records for historical purposes . They then confronted Nield as he and his squad had begun destroying another Hall of Evidence , and convinced him to hold off for the time being . When the matter came to the full council for a formal vote , the votes were initially five for the stop action and five against . Kenobi , the last to vote , voted for the action , passing it six to five . Nield immediately tried to overthrow Kenobi and remove him from the council , since he was not native to the planet , but Cerasi stopped him and ended the meeting . Nield then turned to the audience , working them into a frenzy , and the council , as well as the unity the Young had once enjoyed , quickly began to splinter . Soon , Nield started collaborating with Mawat — another council member and the leader of the Scavenger Young , a group of children who lived in the country regions of the planet — to try to gain enough votes to overthrow the whole council . Nield eventually convinced Mawat to help him demolish another Hall , despite the council ' s order against it . Mawat , however , had secretly armed both the Young and the Elders , the latter of whom had showed up to protest , and placed snipers on the roof . One of the snipers fired during the standoff , resulting in Cerasi ' s death . With Cerasi dead , the council fully disintegrated . After a last battle shortly thereafter , the Young , with the help of Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn , negotiated a peace agreement with the Elders . Behind the scenes . The council ' s first and only in - universe appearance was in " " , written by Jude Watson and published in February 2000 . It also received a brief mention in the entry for Cerasi in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " in 2008 , though it did not have its own entry .