Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Scavenger's Guide to Droids
The origin of Droids is lost to the mists of history. Some Droids believe the story of The Maker. Creator of the first Droid, The Maker pushed Droids from simple machines to intelligent creations. Some Droids hold that The Maker was the first Droid. These conflicting views sometimes cause unrest among the Droids that believe in The Maker. Nothing more than spirited debate comes of it, but of the galaxy's war-torn sectors know the destruction that can result from fervently held beliefs.