Skirmish on Kashyyyk ( Kyber Saber ) In 3 ABY , a skirmish took place on Kashyyyk between the indigenous Wookiee s and the Trandoshan proxies of the Galactic Empire . The Wookiees were aided by the Freemakers , who rescued Chief Attabura ' s son Tantarra from Trandoshan captivity . The Wookiees then attacked the Trandoshan island fortress and defeated the Trandoshans . Out of gratitude , Attabura allowed the Freemakers to leave with a piece of wroshyr wood . However , the panel was damaged during an encounter with the Imperial officer s Durpin and his aide Plumestriker . During the skirmish , the Freemakers also recovered the third piece of the Kyber Saber with the help of Tantarra . Prelude . Following the Battle of Hoth , the Galactic Empire blockaded the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk with a fleet commanded by the Imperial officer s Lieutenant Commander Durpin and his aide Plumestriker They ruled the planet through their Trandoshan proxies . To keep the Wookiees in line , the Trandoshans kept Chief Attabura ' s son Tantarra as a hostage at their island fortress . Unwilling to see any harm come to his son , Attabura did not attack the Trandoshans . Meanwhile , the Freemakers undertook a mission to Kashyyyk in order to obtain a piece of wroshyr wood from the wealthy Twi ' lek captain Ignacio Wortan . The Freemakers were short on money to pay their rent and bills . Since the Wookiees spoke Shyriiwook , Kordi Freemaker considered renting a translator droid but decided not to since the RA - 7 protocol droid on offer cost 20 , 000 credit s . Despite Rowan ' s ability to speak some Shyriiwook , Kordi decided to install a translator chip inside their B1 battle droid Roger . The Freemakers managed to slip through the Imperial blockade and landed their starship " StarScavenger " in the jungles of Kashyyyk . Shortly later , they encountered Chief Attabura and several Wookiees . Despite an initially hostile encounter which saw Attabura ripping off Roger ' s head , Rowan managed to convince the Wookiees they were not a threat . Attabura gave the Freemakers a piece of wroshyr wood but then told them rescue his son Tantarra in return . After some discussion , Kordi and Zander Freemaker reluctantly agreed to help Rowan rescue Attabura ' s son from the Trandoshan island fortress . The Skirmish . While Roger stayed behind to guard their starship " StarScavenger " , the other Freemakers traveled on speeder bike s under the cover of night to the Trandoshan island fortress . The Freemakers used an improvised catapult to land in the base . When confronted by Trandoshan guards , Kordi bluffed her way inside by claiming that they had come to repair the wooden panel for the main cell block . After freeing Tantarra , the Freemakers climbed the top of a tower to rendezvous with Roger . Zander also fired a flare gun which gave Attabura and the Wookiees the signal to launch their attack . Before they could leave , Rowan sensed the presence of a Kyber Saber crystal . Meanwhile , Durpin and Plumestriker arrived to investigate the intruders . After the Wookiees attacked the island fortress with Auzituck anti - slaver gunship s , Roger was forced to abort the pick - up and fly the " StarScavenger " to a nearby landing . Amidst the fighting , the Freemakers and Tantarra made their way into a chamber full of Trandoshan statues . Rowan found the Kyber Saber crystal in the eye of large statue . Tantarra managed to dislodge the crystal by hurling a Trandoshan warrior at it . After reuniting Tantarra with his father Attabura , the Freemakers headed back to the " StarScavenger " . On the way , Kordi tripped behind a branch . Rowan and Zander arrived first only to be accosted by Durpin and Plumestriker . Before the Imperials could apprehend them , Kordi arrived and knocked them out with the wroshyr panel . However , the blow damaged the wood . Aftermath . Due to the Freemakers ' rescue of Tantarra , the Wookiees regained their hope and rose up against the Trandoshans . However , Kordi was unable to sell the wroshyr wood to Captain Ignacio Wortan due to its damaged condition . Meanwhile , Rowan informed Naare about the discovery of the third Kyber Saber crystal . Naare was pleased with her young apprentice since they had already found two Kyber Saber crystals . Meanwhile , Lieutenant Commander Durpin and his aide Plumestriker escape punishment for the debacle on Kashyyyk . Blaming the Trandoshans , Darth Vader instead promoted Durpin to General under the rationale that a high rank would give him more manpower and resources to deal with the Freemakers . Behind the scenes . The Skirmish on Kashyyyk served as the climax of the " " episode " Peril on Kashyyyk , which premiered on June 27 , 2016 .