Chodo Habat Chodo Habat was a male Ithorian Force Adept , and leader of the herd that oversaw the Telosian Restoration Project after the Bombing of Telos IV . He was a respected spiritual leader among his people because of his ability to feel the Force . He helped Meetra Surik regain some of her own Force - sensitivity in exchange for her help in dealing with Czerka Corporation and local Exchange boss Loppak Slusk , whose combined action of sabotage had brought the Restoration project to a halt . Eventually , his efforts made the planet ' s atmosphere suitable for life again , after it had been turned into acidic vapor by the Sith bombardment . Twenty other worlds would benefit from his success . Biography . Restoration of Telos IV . Ithorians were renowned for their ability to stabilize ecospheres . Habat sought to create new life on Telos by importing wildlife from planets rich in food chains such as Ithor , Onderon , and Dxun , but as the contract disputes with Czerka continued , and Onderon experienced the political schism split between Queen Talia ' s supporters and General Vaklu ' s , the arrangement was compromised . The Republic blockade that followed the Blockade of Onderon , in which the " Ebon Hawk " was attacked by Onderonian starfighters under Colonel Tobin , meant long delays for both the diplomats managing the trade , and the merchants whose beast cages were filling up the streets of Iziz since passage in and out of the city was choked by the introduction of starport visa s . With Talia ' s triumph over Vaklu , however , Onderon remained within the Republic and the work of Chodo could continue to rely on their natural resources . Competition with Czerka . When Republic relations with Onderon began to deteriorate , increasing the purchase and transport costs of biological specimens , Czerka gained a foothold in contract negotiations for the Restoration project and wrested control of a number of Restoration Zones on the planet ' s surface from the Ithorians . They discovered that the surface of Telos was covered with military facilities that were either destroyed or abandoned during the Sith attack , and as part of the Republic contract , Lorso was allowed to use those resources to help fund and support the project . In the long run , if the Republic decided to start restoring other war - torn worlds , the powerful corporation hoped to integrate itself into the process and gain new markets for Czerka products . Habat himself admitted that without Meetra Surik ' s intervention , his herd would have had no measure of success in dealing with them . Infrastructure droids . For the restoration of Telos , Chodo also relied on infrastructure droids to plan and manage the project . The first , one of Aratech ' s G0 - T0 infrastructure planning system s commissioned by Supreme Chancellor Tol Cressa in 3955 BBY , was lost the very first day it arrived on Citadel Station . The TSF conducted a thorough investigation into the matter but was unable to find the reason for its disappearance , however they excluded the droid was stolen as some among Chodo ' s herd suspected . Czerka was also suspected to be responsible , but in truth G0 - T0 had left by its own choice . A second , somewhat lesser droid was acquired by the Ithorians to take its place , and was escorted to the Ithorian Compound by Meetra Surik at Chodo ' s request , before it could be stolen by Exchange thugs hired by Czerka . Cooperation with Bao - Dur . When Citadel Station was developing the shield network that allowed the Ithorians to purify and reseed small portions of the surface , they worked with a Zabrak ex - military engineer named Bao - Dur . Bao - Dur designed and oversaw the installation of the shield system ' s planet - side components , and when the " Ebon Hawk " was seized by the Handmaiden Sisters , Chodo told Surik to seek him out on Czerka - held Restoration Zone RZ - 0031 , confident that his help would have been invaluable . On the planet ' s surface , Bao - Dur was amazed at the work of the Ithorians , and ever upset at Czerka ' s attempts at destroying it . He was actually there to sabotage their operations in the hopes of driving Czerka from the Restoration Zone , which had begun deteriorating within weeks since their arrival . Cooperation with Meetra Surik . While Surik was still being kept under house arrest by the Telos Security Force for her involvement in the destruction of the Peragus Mining Facility , Chodo sent his primary representative , Moza , to meet her and ask for her assistance . Surik agreed to negotiate a truce with Loppak Slusk as well as rid Chodo ' s herd of Czerka . She thwarted Czerka Executive Jana Lorso who sought to steal their latest infrastructure droid , and seized her administrative assistant B - 4D4 - GE3 to obtain compromising information from the Czerka mainframe for Chodo to expose to the Telosian Council . Later on , Surik would save Chodo and his herd from a squad of mercenaries hired by Lorso in retaliation . Habat presented Surik with the heirloom of a Jedi once of his herd , a lightsaber component she would eventually use to construct her own weapon . He also allowed her to use one of their orbital shuttles to descend to the planet ' s surface . During the Battle of Telos IV , Chodo met Surik one last time on Citadel Station and told her of his herd ' s progress since Czerka ' s ban from contract negotiations for the Restoration project . Even as the Sith attacked , Chodo would not leave the station , but insisted Moza did for the sake of the other war - torn planets that would have need for his herd . Nearly four thousand years later , the Chodo Habat Parkway would exist on Telos IV . Personality and traits . Chodo Habat was a kind and gentle being who greatly respected life . He wished dearly to see Telos filled with life again , and was worried when Czerka Corporation moved onto the station and began interfering in the restoration project . As a Force Adept , he could sense the terrible wound within Surik , and offered to heal her if she aided him . Surik complied and Chodo did as he promised , and also presented Surik with a component from a lightsaber belonging to a Jedi from his herd . Behind the scenes . If the player sides with Jana Lorso , then Chodo and Moza will refuse to speak with them . It is possible , however , to work for Chodo yet still smuggle some of his possessions to Samhan Dobo , the Exchange smuggler on Citadel Station . Surik would have received the first fixture for her lightsaber from Lorso instead of Chodo , if she sided with Czerka .