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Cultures => Others => Topic started by: Cimter on December 30, 2009, 04:17:05 PM

Title: The Amarans
Post by: Cimter on December 30, 2009, 04:17:05 PM

INFO: The Amarans were a canine species with long bushy tails and orange fur. They were known for their haggling skills, and were involved in exporting bursas to the galaxy.


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RACE: Amaran
HEIGHT: 1.3 Meters Tall
SKIN (FUR): Orange with white markings
DISTINCTION: Vulpine
LANGUAGE: Amaranese

HOMEWORLD:
Amar was the homeworld of the Amaran species in the Amar system.

BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:
The Amarans were a sentient species of bipedal canines. The fox-like species had bushy tails and were covered in fur. This fur was orange across their back, tail, and much of their arms and legs; however, white patches of fur grew on the inside of their limbs, on their snout, as well as in a central patch of their torso.

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CULTURE AND HISTORY:
The Amarans were notorious hagglers, a skill they used when exporting bursas from their homeworld.

The Amarans evolved on the planet Amar. During the reign of the New Republic, a number of Amarans lived on the planet Naboo, where they captured wild bursas which they then bred to export offworld. A number of the beasts were taken to Coruscant for sale.

APPEARANCES:
None

SOURCES:
The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide (First mentioned)
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

I would like to thank Wookieepedia for this info.