 They were native to the planet Vodran on the fringes of the Si'klaata Cluster.Before the founding of the Galactic Republic, the Vodrans were approached by Dojundo the Hutt, an emissary from the Hutt Empire, to recruit the Vodrans for the Hutts' war with the legendary Xim the Despot.The Vodrans, believing the Hutts to be evil deities, agreed to serve the Hutts.