INFO: The Gorax were a species of behemoths found on the forest moon of Endor who frequently preyed on the Ewoks.
RACE: Gorax
HEIGHT: 6 to 30 Meters Tall
SKIN (FUR): Dark brown to black
DISTINCTION: Giants
LANGUAGE: Gorax
HOMEWORLD:Homeworld unknown, colony on Endor.
For further info on Endor please see Ewoks.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:It was unknown if the Gorax were actually native to Endor, although Lyrre T'enna seemed to favor this theory, believing that the gravitic pull of the planet Endor on its moon allowed for native species to grow to incredible sizes. Other scientists believed the Gorax originated on the homeworld of the Phlogs, another gigantic species found on the moon, and that both the Gorax and Phlogs were introduced to the moon by the crashed slave caravel Sickly Tremor.
Humanoid in appearance, adult Gorax were usually over six meters tall. Some specimens were recorded that were up to 30 meters in height. Their bodies were covered in thick, matted fur, which was black, brown, or sometimes gray in color. Their hairless faces were dominated by protruding lower jaws and heavy brows. Inexplicably, some Gorax had hoof-like feet, while others had long toes, and either a long, narrow heel, or a backward pointing fourth toe. Though they were omnivorous, their pointed teeth were well adapted to eating meat. They had wide, long, and pointed ears that were highly sensitive to noises made by small animals. Though their hearing was strong, their eyesight was weak. Bright light pained them, making them nocturnal hunters.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:Powerful but primitive, Gorax had only recently developed sentience, and their technology was crude even in comparison to the Ewoks. They were limited to simple items such as clubs, stone axes, animal-skin clothing, and the like. They communicated by making grumbling noises. Gorax were solitary creatures, but they did domesticate boar-wolves (usually by killing a mother boar-wolf and stealing a newborn pup). They also made raids on Ewok villages, where they smashed through walls to capture Ewoks. Gorax took Ewoks both for food and to be kept in a hanging cage in a Gorax lair as pets. Luckily for the Ewoks, Gorax were not a common species.
IN THE GALAXY:One particular Gorax dwelled on high crags beyond the Desert of Salma, which was far from the Endor forests. His home was a rearing spider-infested cavern built beneath a mountain fortress. It is unclear who built the fortress, if it was not built by the Gorax himself. This Gorax kidnapped two Humans who had crash-landed on Endor, Catarine and Jeremitt Towani. Their children, Mace and Cindel, rescued them with the help of a group of Ewoks from Bright Tree Village (including Deej Warrick and his sons Wicket, Willy, and Weechee Warrick). During the rescue mission, the Towani children and the Ewok warriors killed the giant by making him fall into one of the many chasms in his fortress. A Gorax head could be found in the trophy room of Imperial Captain Ozzik Sturn on Kashyyyk.
APPEARANCES:Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game (As a taxidermy bust)
Star Wars: Empire at War (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Galaxies
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (First appearance)
X-wing: Rogue Leader
Marooned
Dark Apprentice
Dark Nest III: The Swarm War (Mentioned only)
SOURCES:A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
"Star Wars Kids Feature Planet: Endor" - Star Wars Kids 6
The Essential Guide to Characters
Star Wars Encyclopedia
The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
The Essential Guide to Alien Species
Endor and the Moddell Sector
Ultimate Adversaries
"Endor and the Moddell Sector" - Star Wars Gamer 9
The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
Castaways of Endor
The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
The Official Star Wars Fact File 10 (END2, The Forest Moon of Endor)
The Official Star Wars Fact File 109 (END13, Endor Wildlife)
"A Long Time Ago...." - Star Wars Insider 107
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Champions of the Force (Card: Gorax Ear)
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Agents of Deception (Card: Search and Destroy) (Picture only)
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Agents of Deception (Card: Gorax)
Boar-wolf in the Databank
Chukha-Trok in the Databank
Gorax in the Databank
Queen Izrina in the Databank
Kaink in the Databank
Cindel Towani in the Databank
Mace Towani in the Databank
Deej Warrick in the Databank
Wicket W. Warrick in the Databank
Willy in the Databank
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