Rokak ' k Baran The Rokak ' k Baran was an immense , ancient starship that was the product of Gree technology . Disk - shaped and measuring five kilometers in diameter , the vessel was the only means of travel between the worlds of the Gree Enclave , a small region of space in the Outer Rim Territories governed by the Gree , a species of six - tentacled cephalopods . Requiring a crew of 5 , 000 Gree to operate , the vessel relied on other Gree devices — such as the Varat ' k Snarap and Karkak ' k Marek — for defense . Description . The Rokak ' k Baran was a unique example of Gree technology ; a disk - shaped starship with a diameter of five kilometers . Although the vessel possessed no traditional weapons , defensive systems , or sensors , the ship did have Gree masters on board with access to devices that approximated these systems . Among them was the Varat ' k Snarap , a device that generated wind - like energy bolts , and the Karkak ' k Marek , which functioned as a sensor . The Baran possessed a Class Three hyperdrive for interstellar travel , and was able to carry 250 , 000 metric tons of cargo . Enough consumables to last six months could be stored on board . Commanded by Rokak ' k , the Baran was the permanent home of several masters and 5 , 000 Gree — a species of six - tentacled cephalopods — who crewed the vessel . 10 , 000 passengers could be accommodated aboard the Baran , and the fee to travel on the vessel was a small amount for Gree , and in the region of fifteen hundred credits per round trip for aliens . Cargo could also be carried aboard at an extra cost . Passenger launches were used to ferry sentients and cargo to and from the Baran . History . Considered to be ancient by the time of the Galactic Civil War , the Baran was commanded by the Gree Rokak ' k , and was used as a means of transportation between the various worlds of the Gree Enclave , a small region of space in the Veragi sector of the Outer Rim Territories . As independent travel within the Enclave was discouraged by the Gree , visitors to the Enclave were required to leave their ships on Asation , and book passage on the Baran for transport to other planets . The ship operated a regular circuit of the worlds of the Enclave , stopping at Asation , Lonatro , Gree , Malanose , and Te Hasa in turn . The Baran would spend two days at each planet , then spend a further two days to reach the next destination . The vessel also made one stop at Licha In per year . As the only means of travel within the Enclave , the Baran was the Gree ' s only way of transporting messages , news , and goods . In 22 BBY , just prior to the Battle of Geonosis and the outbreak of the Clone Wars , Count Dooku , leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems , was spotted aboard the Baran while on a trip to the Enclave to negotiate acquiring a solar sail for his heavily modified " Punworcca 116 " - class interstellar sloop . Several years later , the Baran was attacked by a pirate frigate as it made its approach to Asation . The pirate ship lightly damaged the vessel before Master Varat ' k could operate the Varat ' k Snarap . The Snarap vaporized the frigate with a single energy sweep . Commanders and crew . The Baran was commanded by Rokak ' k , a Gree master who — due to his position in charge of the vessel — was regarded as one of the most influential masters in Gree society during his time . Rokak ' k personally operated many of the devices aboard the Baran , and had little time for the aliens that traveled aboard his ship . Rokak ' k commanded 5 , 000 Gree , including lesser masters such as Master Varat ' k , who operated the Varat ' k Snarap . Behind the scenes . The Rokak ' k Baran was first mentioned in " The Gree Enclave " by Timothy S . O ' Brien , an article in the " Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 " . The information was subsequently reprinted in " " . The Rokak ' k Baran was later referenced in " HoloNet News Vol . 531 54 " , an in - universe news article that was released in advance of to both generate publicity for the film and provide background stories tying the release into the wider Expanded Universe .