INFO: The Altorians were in fact two seperate species, the Avogwi and the Nuiwit who where in constant struggle with one another.
RACE: Avogwi
HEIGHT: 1.5 - 2.0 Meters Tall (4 - 5 Meter Wingspan)
SKIN: Red (Feather Color - Orange)
DISTINCTION: Large predatory birds, bright orange feathers
LANGUAGE: Avogwi, Altorian
HOMEWORLD:Altor 14 was a planet in the Slice, and the homeworld of the Avogwi and Nuiwit. It was subjugated by the Galactic Empire.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:Avogwi were a sentient species of predatory birds native to Altor 14, which was also home to the Nuiwit. Except for their muscular, scale-covered legs, their bodies were covered in orange feathers, which camouflaged them against Altor's orange skies. Adult Avogwi had a wingspan of four to five meters. They had three fingers at the joint of each wing, which served as hands when not in flight. Avogwi viewed the Nuiwit as merely another prey species, though tastier than most. They reacted violently to suggestions that the two species evolved from a common ancestor
CULTURE AND HISTORY:Due to their entirely carnivorous diet and clumsy hands, Avogwi society was relatively primitive, based solely on hunting and water gathering. Avogwi were not very social, living in mated pairs which would claim about fifty square kilometers as their exclusive territory. They also had very little technology, and distrusted that of other species. Despite this, they had developed a complex philosophy based on the teachings of the legendary hero Toro-toral, said to be the first Avogwi to fly. The basic tenets of this philosophy were that all creatures that wanted to live must kill, and that all creatures that would not kill would die so that others could live. The sayings of Toro-toral were repeated by the Avogwi at their only large-scale gatherings: ceremonial duels to the death to determine the Avogwi leader, or Avog.
Avogwi had little to trade to the rest of the galaxy other than mineral rights to the territory surrounding their eyries. This, they refused to do, as they were unable to understand why offworlders would trade them anything useful in exchange for anything the Avogwi owned, unless it was to make the Avogwi weaker. Since their Nuiwit neighbors were willing to trade, and their cities and farms continued to expand and drive Avogwi out of their hunting grounds, the Avogwi did not prosper when the Rego Mineral Company contacted Altor 14 in 15 BBY. Some, unable to find eyries of their own, went offworld, where they found work as bounty hunters, assassins, or similar violent occupations.
An Avogwi worked as the port boss at Mud Station on Shador. Another well-known Avogwi was Nevid d'Hon, an outfitter on Ord Mantell.
RACE: Nuiwit
HEIGHT: 1.3 to 1.5 Meters Tall
SKIN: Golden to dark brown or gray-green
DISTINCTION: Reptilian, cold-blooded, semi-quadrupedal, detachable tails, pacifist culture
LANGUAGE: Nuiwit, Altorian
HOMEWORLD:Altor 14 was a planet in the Slice, and the homeworld of the Avogwi and Nuiwit. It was subjugated by the Galactic Empire.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:Nuiwit were a lizard-like sentient species from Altor 14. In contrast to Altor 14's other natives, the predatory Avogwi, the Nuiwit were strictly herbivorous. Nuiwit had evolved adaptations to escape predators like the Avogwi, such as bulging eyes which gave them 360 degree vision, and a tail that could be detached if grasped by a predator. (A detached tail could be regrown after about four weeks.) Nuiwit were cold-blooded, limiting their activities to the morning and twilight hours when the temperature was moderate. Nuiwit were generally quadrupedal, but could raise themselves on two legs by supporting themselves with their tail. They stood between 1.3 and 1.5 meters tall on two legs.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:The need to escape predators also drove the development of Nuiwit society, as the need to form close-knit communities to protect themselves from the Avogwi soon led to the development of agriculture and civilization. Having fully functional hands on their forelimbs, unlike the Avogwi, the Nuiwit had developed a fairly high level of technology when their homeworld was discovered by the Rego Mineral Company in 15 BBY, including advanced agronomy, mining, and even primitive droid manufacturing. After trading mineral rights to the Rego Mineral Company, the Nuiwit also found that there was a large market in the rest of the galaxy for locally produced handicrafts.
With more extensive contacts in the outside galaxy and relatively advanced technology, it would be simple for the Nuiwit to conquer or even exterminate the Avogwi. However, the Nuiwit were strictly pacifistic, having a horror of any kind of violence. As a result, they were content to wait until the Avogwi were driven away by the ever-expanding Nuiwit settlements and farms. This pacifism shaped every part of their society, including their politics. Nuiwit were led by co-operating "Councils of Elders" who made decisions by consensus.
Despite having more contact with outsiders, they were rarer off-world than the Avogwi. The main exceptions were members of small dissident groups who wanted other races to help them deal with the Avogwi. Two Nuiwit played against Han Solo in fan-tan at the Fifteen Moons Casino on Ord Mantell, shortly after the Battle of Yavin. A number also lived on Shador, where they attempted to rob Solo in the town of Mud Station.
APPEARANCES:Avogwi - Scoundrel's Luck
Avogwi - Children of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
Nuiwit - Scoundrel's Luck (as Altorian lizard)
SOURCES:Avogwi - Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races (First mentioned)
Avogwi - The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Nuiwit - Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, First Edition
Nuiwit - Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
Nuiwit - Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
Nuiwit - Star Wars Encyclopedia
Nuiwit - The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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