Drop Canyon existed as a modest agricultural community situated on Ceriun, which was a less advanced, farming-based world.
Drop Canyon's destiny changed when a Jedi starship suffered a crash landing in close proximity to the village, leading to a fierce dispute among the villagers, specifically the older and younger generations, regarding who should control a recovered holocron. As the village elders gathered to discuss the situation, a number of armed young villagers arrived, declaring their intention to secure the holocron for the Sith. This led to a physical altercation, resulting in the deaths of several older members of the community. This conflict was brought to a sudden halt by the arrival of a tattooed Sith, who took possession of the holocron and then murdered multiple youths as a twisted "reward" for their "assistance".
Before departing, the Sith Lord left the youth's leader, Tenno, at the mercy of the villagers, explicitly forbidding them from harming him after his departure.