Taul, a world with acidic conditions, was a planet situated in the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy. Its location on the Standard Galactic Grid was designated as J-18, and it was home to several perilous lifeforms, notably steel-devouring spice spiders.
In the era of the Cold War, the Sterdic Star, a Sphyrna-class Hammerhead corvette utilized by the Resistance, met its end on Taul when it crashed. This vessel, under the command of Resistance Captain Hoff, carried a complement of droids including C-3PO, O-MR1, medical droid 2MED2, construction droid CO-34, VL-44, and security droid PZ-99. Following the crash, the droids were forced to defend themselves from the indigenous creatures, including spice spiders; C-3PO was the sole survivor of this ordeal.