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these ethereal beings resembled floating Jawas, and used the name Fairfolk to describe themselves to Luke Skywalker when he first encountered them on Dantooine, shortly after the Battle of Yavin. Strong in the Force, the Fairfolk used telepathy to communicate with Luke. Unknown to Luke, however, the Fairfolk were actually agents of Darth Vader himself. They used subtle manipulations to lure Luke into their midst, then helped Vader establish a mental link to Luke through the Force. In this way, Vader was able to communicate with Luke and begin bending the youth's mind to the Dark Side of the Force. Through the Fairfolk, Vader tormented Luke with simple tricks of the Force, drawing Luke toward using the Dark Side in anger and frustration. Vader, stationed on the Star Destroyer Conqueror, maintained a link with the Fairfolk despite orders from the Emperor to return to the rest of the fleet. However, the intervention of Leia Organa, who had been searching for Luke, broke the trance of the Fairfolk and allowed Luke to return to himself.