INFO: The Bosphs were a species from Bosph. They recorded the history of their galactic travels by tattooing star maps on their skin, and were naturally talented at playing the Bosphon Geddy. Bora Boru was a Bosph.
A Bosph bounty hunter answered Darth Vader's call to hunt Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon following the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY.
RACE: Bosph
HEIGHT: 2 Meters Tall
SKIN: Light Brown, Dark Gray
DISTINCTION: Religious, possession (the Bosph have an unusual concept of someones items), Isolationism
LANGUAGE: Bosph
HOMEWORLD:Bosph was the homeworld of the Bosph species. It was discovered by the Republic several decades before the rise of the Empire. Due to the Bosphs' Force-sensitivity, Moff Harsh bombarded the planet. The Bosphs went into denial, pretending the bombardment had never occurred; though in reality, the planet was almost completely destroyed.
The planet itself was covered in grassy plains, broken by the scars of turbolaser fire. It was located in the Bosph sector.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:The Bosphs evolved from six-limbed omnivores on the grassy planet Bosph, a world on the outskirts of the Empire. They are short, four-armed biped with three-fingered hands and feet. The creatures' semicircular heads are attached directly to their torsos; in effect, they have no necks. Bosph eyes, composed of hundreds of individual lenses and located on the sides of the head, also serve as tympanic membranes to facilitate the senses of sight and hearing. Members of the species posses flat, porcine noses, and sharp, upward-pointing horns grow from the side of the head. Bosph hides are tough and resilient, with coloration ranging from light brown to dark gray, and are often covered with navigational tattoos.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:Bosphs were discovered by scouts several decades ago. The species was offered a place in galactic government. Although they held the utmost respect for the stars and those who traveled among them, the Bosphs declined, preferring to remain in isolation. Some Bosphs, however, embraced the new-found technology introduced by the outsiders and took to the stars. The body tattoos their nomadic ancestors used to navigate rivers and valleys soon became intricate star maps, often depicting star systems and planets not even discovered by professional scouts.
For reasons that were not revealed to the Bosphs, their homeworld was bombarded from orbit during the Emperor's reign; the attack decimated most of the planet. While most of the Bosphs remained on the devastated world, a few left in secret, taking any transport available to get away. The remaining Bosphs adopted an attitude of "dis-rememberance" toward the Empire, not even acknowledging that the Empire exists, let alone that it is blockading their homeworld. Instead, they blame the scourage on Yenntar (unknown spirits), believing it to be punishment of some sort.
True isolationists, the Bosphs do not trade with other planets, preferring to provide for their own needs. Travel to and from their world is restricted not only by their cultural isolation, but by a small Imperial blockade which oversees the planet.
RELIGION:Bosphs hold religion and philosophy in high regard and always try to follow some sort of religious code, be it abo b'Yentarr, Dimm-U, or something else.
CONCEPT OF POSSESSION:Because of the unusual Bosph concept of possession, individuals often take others' items without permission, believing that what belongs to one belongs to all or that ownership comes from simply placing a glyph on an item.
APPEARANCES:None
SOURCES:"Smugglers of the Outer Rim" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 5 (First appearance)
"Alien Encounters" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
Alien Encounters
The Art of Star Wars Galaxy
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (See Bosph)
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