- After being denied Knighthood, a Padawan named Freedon Nadd explores the Yavin system and encounters Naga Sadow, who sways Nadd to the dark side of the Force. Nadd kills Sadow and establishes himself as a king on the planet Onderon, where he institutes a policy to banish criminals into the wilds beyond the walls of the city of Iziz. Nadd establishes a dynasty of dark side-wielding monarchs.
- The exiled criminals manage to tame Onderon's wild beasts to become the Beast Riders, and the Beast Riders wage war on Iziz, sparking the Beast Wars.
- The Mon Calamari of Dac begin to launch starliners to colonize planets around their homeworld over the next two centuries.
- "Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Guide to the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Universe, Part 1" — Star Wars Insider 26
- Tales of the Jedi Companion
- The Essential Chronology
- The Dark Side Sourcebook
- The Official Star Wars Fact File90
- The New Essential Chronology
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Strongholds of Resistance