INFO: Notorious Kiffar include Quinlan Vos, Jedi Master; Sintas Vel, former wife of Boba Fett; and the Tonnika sisters Brea and Senni.
RACE: Kiffar
HEIGHT: 1.7 Meters Tall
SKIN: Light Brown
DISTINCTION: Kiffar tattoos
LANGUAGE: Kiffar
HOMEWORLD:Kiffu was a planet in the Inner Rim Territories, near the Rimma Trade Route. Kiffu was the larger sister world of Kiffex. When the two worlds' elliptical orbits would bring them close together, large electrical storms would be generated in Kiffu's atmosphere. The Kiffar harnessed the lightning to provide electrical energy.
It was part of the Galactic Republic since at least 3,000 BBY. It was ruled by the Sheyfs of Clan Vos from 332 BBY to 22 BBY, when the planet was conquered by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars.
Over the years, many energy spiders where smuggled onto the planet from Kessel.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:The Kiffar were a species of Humans from the planet Kiffu. As such, they were sometimes mistakenly called "Kiffu".
About one in a hundred Kiffar had the ability to read the memories of inanimate objects, including formerly animate objects like corpses, by touch (psychometry). It was not, however, normal for a Kiffar to be able to read the living. Quinlan Vos was a rare exception to this rule because of his training under Count Dooku.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:The Kiffar resided on the planets of Kiffu and Kiffex, and their skin came in as many varying shades as that of Humans.
Visually, they were comparable to any Human except for their distinct facial markings. These markings, applied as tattoos when young, were passed down through families on the mother's side, except for on those rare occasions where an individual's mother was not a Kiffar, in which case the father's markings were taken on. Such was the case of Korto Vos, the son of Kiffar Jedi Master Quinlan Vos and Human mother Khaleen Hentz. Clan membership seemed to be passed down on the father's side, although it is unclear what occurred when the father was not a Kiffar, in the case of Ailyn Vel.
The traditional colors of the facial tattoos were red, yellow, and green. Various patterns and designs were used to identify the clan.
APPEARANCES:Star Wars: Darth Maul 3
Star Wars: Darth Maul 4
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Republic: Emissaries to Malastare
Star Wars Republic: Twilight
Star Wars Republic: Infinity's End
Heart of Fire
Star Wars Republic: Darkness
Star Wars Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War (Appears in flashback(s))
Star Wars Republic: The Devaronian Version (Appears in flashback(s))
Star Wars Republic: Rite of Passage
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
Star Wars Republic 49: Sacrifice
Star Wars Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino (Appears in hologram)
Jedi: Mace Windu
Jedi: Shaak Ti
Star Wars Republic 54: Double Blind
Jedi: Aayla Secura (Appears in flashback(s))
Jedi: Count Dooku
The Cestus Deception
Star Wars Republic 63: Striking from the Shadows
Star Wars Republic: Show of Force
Star Wars Republic 68: Armor
Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
"Life Below" - Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 9
Star Wars Republic: Trackdown
Star Wars Republic: The Siege of Saleucami
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
Star Wars Republic: The Hidden Enemy
The Order of Outcasts
Star Wars Dark Times: Parallels
Ghost (Non-canonical appearance)
Outbid But Never Outgunned
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"
Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale
Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale
The Mandalorian Armor
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Bloodlines
Sacrifice
Revelation
Invincible
Star Wars Legacy: Storms
SOURCES:Riders of the Maelstrom (First appearance)
The Essential Guide to Characters
"Unusual Suspects" - Star Wars Gamer 6
The Essential Atlas
Quinlan Vos in the Databank
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