The ODF began when, then Grey Jedi Knight, Jaecyn Riddick stole an Imperial Type-II Star Destroyer from the Imperial Junkyard, just prior to the battle in which Kashyyyk would become a nigh permanent stronghold for the Sith. Since then, it was the goal of Master Riddick to create a force that would deter the Sith from ever wanting to set foot on Ossus, as they had done when Riddick's family was killed. The entire force, first time around, would number almost 3,200 ships, of which the Ferrin Sha would be one of, just before a Galactic Fleet Authority Stipulation required that the number of all fleets in the galaxy be cut. With that stipulation, the ODF, which was regarded as one of the better and larger forces throughout the galaxy, was severely decimated, without a shot being fired.