The following is a summary of what transpired in the year 4400 BBY.
- A Padawan named Freedon Nadd, referred to in some sources as [7], was denied the rank of Knight, and subsequently murdered his master. Following this, Nadd journeyed to the Yavin system where he met Naga Sadow. Sadow influenced Nadd to embrace the dark side of the Force. Nadd then killed Sadow and declared himself king of Onderon. As king, he began exiling criminals outside the walls of Iziz. He then founded a line of monarchs who were all practitioners of the dark side. [1]
- Those criminals who were exiled managed to tame the wild creatures of Onderon and became known as the Beast Riders. These Beast Riders then initiated a conflict with Iziz, which became known as the Beast Wars. [1]
- Around this time, the Mon Calamari from the planet Dac started sending out starliners with the goal of establishing colonies on planets near their home planet, a process that would take about 200 years. [8]
- Matta Tremayne [7]
- Naga Sadow [1]