Drokko Kira Drokko Kira was a Human male , the father of Beast - Lord Modon Kira , grandfather of Oron Kira , and a native of the capital city Iziz on Onderon . Around 4050 BBY , Kira challenged the legacy of the Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd , who had crowned himself King of Onderon centuries before and taught his descendants the dark side of the Force . For this , Kira was banished from Iziz , sustaining an unhealing wound in the process . Kira did not speak again for fifty years but eventually joined the Beast Riders , a group of criminals cast out of Iziz who waged a war on the capital . In 4000 BBY , Kira attended the binding ceremony of his grandson , Oron , and Princess Galia , heiress to the Onderonian throne . The ceremony was interrupted by three Jedi — brothers Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma , and the Twi ' lek Tott Doneeta — whom Modon enlisted to fight the dark side reign in Iziz . Although Ulic Qel - Droma wanted to lead a peace mission , Drokko Kira , speaking for the first time in years , asked him if he would fight alongside the Beast Riders if the mission failed ; Qel - Droma agreed . The peace talks indeed proved unsuccessful and the Beast Riders were victorious in the ensuing showdown in Iziz . Biography . Drokko Kira was a Human male native of Onderon in the years leading up to the Great Sith War . Kira was a native of the walled capital city of Iziz and lived during a period when the city ' s royal family was constantly warring with outcast Beast Riders who dwelt beyond Iziz ' s walls . In 4400 BBY , a fallen Jedi Knight – turned – Sith Lord named Freedon Nadd came to Onderon and subjugated the world , crowning himself king and eventually teaching his descendants the dark side of the Force . Around 4050 BBY , Kira challenged the legacy of Nadd . For this , he was branded as a criminal and cast out of Iziz . Kira suffered an unhealing wound during this time and did not speak again for fifty years . Kira soon joined the Beast Riders and eventually had a son , Modon Kira , who became a respected and powerful Beast - Lord . Modon , in turn , had a son , named Oron Kira . Oron eventually fell in love with Princess Galia , heiress to the Onderonian throne . Galia returned his affections and , in 4000 BBY , she came to Fortress Kira to marry him . Drokko Kira , along with Modon , attended the Binding Ceremony of Oron Kira and Galia . However , the festivities were interrupted by the arrival of three Jedi Knights — brothers Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma , and the Twi ' lek Tott Doneeta — who had been sent by Onderonian Queen Amanoa to retrieve Galia . They unhanded Galia when she informed them that she was there willingly and that they were welcomed to the banquet by Modon . Oron told the Jedi about the dark side leanings of the Onderonian monarchy , and Modon asked them to join the fight against them . Ulic Qel - Droma preferred to resolve the conflict peacefully and proposed a mission to do just that . Suddenly , Drokko Kira emerged from his stupor and spoke for the first time in decades , asking Qel - Droma if he would join the fight against the dark side should the peace mission fail , and Qel - Droma agreed . The peace mission was a failure , and Modon ' s Beast Rider army defeated Queen Amanoa ' s forces in the deciding Battle of Iziz , ending the reign of the dark side on Onderon . Personality and traits . In his younger years , Drokko Kira was considerably bolder , openly challenging the legacy of Freedon Nadd that gripped Onderon . However , after his banishment , Kira became locked in a stupor , not speaking a word for fifty years . Yet , when talk of bringing down the dark side – worshiping monarchy in Iziz once again surrounded him , Kira perked up and spoke for the first time since his banishment . Behind the scenes . Drokko Kira first appeared in " " , the first story arc of the " " comic book series , written by Tom Veitch and released in 1993 . Kira appears in the of the arc , playing a relatively minor role . In this appearance he is illustrated by Christian Gossett . The " Star Wars Insider 26 " article " Straight from the Horse ' s Mouth : A Guide to the Star Wars : Tales of the Jedi Universe , Part 1 " says that Kira was cast out of Iziz at 4048 BBY , while the " Tales of the Jedi " comic places his exile at 4 , 050 BBY . As " Insider 26 " contradicts many other established dates , this article treats the comic as being correct .