K-RACES:
k'Jtari - were a sentient species. They created a martial art, which influenced its practitioners both mentally and physically. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, this martial art was considered ancient. The Human Dunan Par'Ell, who worked as head of security at the Ace of Sabres on Kluistar, was proficient in it.
Ka'aa - were a sapient species possibly native to Farlax Sector.
Kabieroun - were sapients indigenous to Kabieroun that had a long snout and green skin. They towered over most Humans.
Kadrillians - were semi-intelligent terrapins who colonized Kadril 6 BBY. They were the only inhabitants of Kadril to survive the Stenax Massacres.
Kagles - were a species of sentient, brown-furred brothers who lived on the Forest Moon of Endor. They lived near Bright Tree Village and the home of Larry the Shriek. The Kagles enjoyed gambling.
Kalaanites - were native to the planet Kalaan. Red-skinned humanoids with large red eyes and squarish snouts, they spoke the Kalaanite language. When their lush planet, which had served as a Rebel base, was conquered by the Empire, many Kalaanites joined the Kalaanite resistance movement.
Kalai - were a species who, during the Galactic Civil War suddenly appeared at Zirtran's Anchor aboard the starship Destiny. Among the Galaxy's most mysterious inhabitants, little was known of them outside of speculation. Among the rumors about them include that they were telepaths made of pure light who were the guiding force behind the Galactic Civil War.
Kalkals - were a sentient species. They had wide, flat nostrils and wide mouths. They possessed excellent vision, even during the night, and were famous for their ability to digest almost any substance and regurgitate the rest. Kalkals were somewhat inarticulate. Melvosh Bloor was a Kalkal.
Kalsunorans - were a species from the planet Kalsunor. They were defeated by the Sith Empire at the Battle of Kalsunor. They were the first race to document encounters with silooth.
Kalzerians - were a black leather-skinned near-Humans from the planet Kalzeron. They also had black teeth, and piercing yellow eyes.
Kardurans - were a sentient species native to the planet Kardura. They were slim humanoids known for their dancing troupes.
Karfs - were delicate, arboreal creatures that lived in the tisvollt forests of Barlok. They were a minority to the planet's Brolf inhabitants, and were also smaller.
Karnak Alphans (alternately Karnak) - were the indigenous sapient species of the planet Karnak Alpha. Other than their hair, none of their bodies could be seen. The hair of young females was knotted into ribbons while young males had bells tied to strands of their hair. Children were highly prized and protected in Karnak Alphan culture, and having many was a status symbol. This respect of children was so great that they were allowed to participate in the government through a special children's council. In the galaxy at large, it was considered appropriate to honor a guest by serving him first at dinner. This was not so with the Karnak Alphans who considered it an honor for the guest's youngest child to be served by one of the host's children. Additionally, the most senior adult guest would consider himself to be most honored if the host's youngest child served him. Karnak Alphans were also fond of unusual animals and devoted much of their resources to creating and maintaining holographic dioramas and large alternate environment zoos. Because of Karnak Alpha's strategic importance, a banquet was held in honor of the arrival of a new Karnak Alphan ambassador in 23 ABY in the Imperial Palace. Among the attendees were Leia Organa Solo, Han Solo, Jacen Solo, Jaina Solo, Anakin Solo, Zekk, Tenel Ka Chume Ta' Djo, Lowbacca, C-3PO, the new Karnak Alphan ambassador, and her children. In the early stages of the banquet, a number of diplomatic gaffes on the New Republic's part were averted by Tenel Ka's knowledge of Karnak Alphan culture. As the evening progressed, Zekk mistook a bouquet for a salad and ate it. When he proclaimed his favorable opinion of the "salad," Leia Organa Solo, despite her lack of knowledge of Karnak Alphan culture, made sure that everyone else among her delegation would eat their "salad" as well. This turned out to be one of the factors in smoothing the way for an alliance and trade agreement with Karnak Alpha.
Kath - were a reptilian sentient species. One such Kath was the Rebel operative Thlan-sa, who was captured by the Shatras bounty hunter Ssach'thirix. It is likely that the Kath were defeated by the Empire during the Kath subjugations as both the species and the battle are mentioned in the same book, and the only known Kath was a Rebel agent.
Kathol (also known as the Precursors or Cthol) - were an ancient race who lived on the planet Kathol. It was believed that they were descendants of the Old Ones, who were the original inhabitants of the Kathol Sector. They possessed organic technology and were a highly advanced civilization, proven when they created the Codex. Thousands of years before the Battle of Yavin, several Dark Jedi attempted to conquer the Kathol. They were defeated, but the Kathol were almost wiped out. Most of the Kathol were able to store themselves in the Lifewell, guarded by DarkStryder. Unfortunately, DarkStryder refused to release the Kathol after the danger had passed, and the Kathol were trapped in a form of limbo. Their life force became the mystical Ta-Ree energy.
Kaump Heavyworlders - were native to Kaump III. Adapting to their planet's heavy gravity, they were short and dense, with characteristic flat faces. Chanchaz Iryt was a criminal of this species.
Kauronians - were a species of alien that could routinely be found wandering the streets of Mos Eisley on Tatooine circa 0 BBY. Some of them worked as bounty hunters. They presumably were from Kauron.
Kedorzhans - were a rotund, rodent-like species, native to Kedorzha in Senex-Juvex, who operated mines in SoroSuub Landing on the planet Taris in the years prior to its devastation by Darth Malak. Kedorzhans had excellent senses of smell, but were virtually blind after hours in the darkness of the mines.
Keed - were Near-Humans from Keedad.
Keitumites - were one of the seven species in the Keitumite Mutual Military Treaty.
Kemlans - were a race of sentient beings that were able to recognize a close relative just by their scent.
Kete - were large insectoid species that resided on the forest moon of Endor. It may have been related to the ruby-throated kete. A group of ketes lived inside a palace on the Endor moon.
Khoan - were a species who, though shorter than Humans, weighed twice the average Wookiee. They had yellow skin, a dorsal fin, and spikes on their faces. These spikes fanned around the face, forming a spiked collar around their faces. Khoan imagined themselves as the fairest of all intergalactic races. A Khoan played against Han Solo in fan-tan at the Fifteen Moons Casino on Ord Mantell, shortly after the Battle of Yavin.
Khotta - were a species native to Kho Nai. They had the ability to alter their perspective of the world around them.
Khormai - were the native species of the frozen planet Khorm. During the Clone Wars, an ambitious Khormai warlord named Gout made a deal with Count Dooku and began enslaving his own people to mine Agrocite for the Separatists. The Khormai bore a remarkable resemblance to the Aqualish. Khormai warriors wore thick metal suits that were powered by combustion engines similar to ones found on their Rail jet transports. Exhaust ports on their back released thick plumes of smoke. The suits may have given them increased physical abilities and may have offered protection from the extreme colds of Khorm.
Killam - were a species native to Quas Killam.
Kilmaulsi - were sentient avians indigenous to Kilmaulsias. They possessed no wings, but had colorful ruffs of feathers under their jaws and along their arms. The Kilmaulsi were engaged in savage religious wars among rival tribes when they were first contacted by explorers from the Commonality, including Vorzydiaks, Paiguns, and Hrakians. Alien contact had a profound effect on the Kilmaulsi, prompting them to end their bitter rivalries and migrate offworld to seek their fortunes among the stars. They retained their warrior's ferocity, however. An average Kilmaulsi stood 1.7 meters and had a burly, muscular physique. They were prized as soldiers, mercenaries, and guards, as well as manual labor.
Kilmaulsi soldiers sometimes wore traditional suits of green battle armor, with ornate feathery patterns. Kilmaulsi were also known to enter a frenzied state in battle, much like the Wookiee berserkers.
Kips - were a sapient race native to the planet also called Kip. They were small in stature. They imprisoned Zorba Desilijic Tiure for illegal ulikuo stone mining, but were in turn set upon by a group of pirates, who freed Zorba.
Kiughfids - were four-armed humanoids. A number of them were employed as sabacc dealers at the Outlander Club. Gormaanda may have been a Kiughfid.
Kivans - were the people native to the planet Kiva. They were a peaceful people, known by many as artists and architects. When life on Kiva was wiped out by an experiment, they remained as disembodied wraiths. They appeared as shadows with red eyes. They believed that Mammon Hoole, one of the scientists involved in the experiment, was responsible for their fate and tried to kill him when he arrived on the planet many years later. They later learned that Borborygmus Gog, Hoole's fellow scientist and the mastermind of Project Starscream, was truly to blame. They all converged upon him, and the Kivan wraiths, along with Gog vanished without a trace. They also seemed vulnerable to ion weapons.
Klee - were a sentient species. According to Evocar by Direus'Pei, they were made extinct by Xim.
Kler'terrian - were a species of four armed aliens with three eyes spaced evenly around their heads.
Kloodavians - were small, yellow-skinned reptilians. They had the ability to regenerate lost limbs and were immune to mind tricks.
Kloperians - were squat, gray-skinned beings with small, highly-dexterous tentacle-like appendages running along both sides of their bodies. They had extendable necks, wide mouths and large, bulbous eyes which collected large amounts of light to provide them with incredibly detailed vision. Kloperians as a race were known for their skills as engineers and mechanics, though they were also known to adopt a gruff and imperious attitude with other races. The New Republic employed a number of Kloperians on Coruscant to keep the home fleet in top condition. These were, however, in reality saboteurs in the pay of darksider Kueller that fitted the ships with remote-controlled detonite charges.
Klytonians - were a sentient species who communicated with one another through creating vibrations in electric fields using the leathery scales which covered their bodies. A group of Klytonians were present in the Mos Eisley Cantina when Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi entered looking for passage off Tatooine.
Kodaians - were a skittish race from Kodai who were nearly wiped out circa 132 BBY. Most of the survivors fled off planet rather than risk another calamity, and the ones that did remain became fearful of strangers, who they believed could cause disasters. Every 10 years, the Kodaians go to the beach to dig up ancient artifacts.
Kon'me - were a noisome reptilian species native to Bal'demnic. Upper-class Kon'me lived in glistening bubble-like structures in the oceanside cliffs, while others lived in simple thatch beachside dwellings. After CIS scouts discovered cortosis ore on Bal'demnic, the Kon'me were forced to allow the Commerce Guild to mine for it. The beachfront Kon'me were furious, and started many fights. This led to the Battle of Bal'demnic.
For planetary defense, they utilized powerful weapons sold to them by war profiteers. Aided by the Jedi, they successfully repelled Confederate forces from mining cortosis ore on their planet. Afterward, however, they forced the Jedi and Republic forces to leave their planet.
Kordans - were the technologically primitive natives of Korda 6. They were large simian creatures, approximately two meters tall, with four thick fingers and black or brown fur.
Kooroo - were a race of beings thought to have been the founders of the Fellowship of Kooroo. The species was never discovered by the Galactic Republic, and the location and name of their homeworld remained unknown to outsiders. Shrines possibly built by the Kooroo were found on many worlds in the Outer Rim Territories, including Boztrok, Gelgelar, Sufezz, and Branteez.
Korfani - were a sapient race.
Krakai - were sapients indigenous to Kathol. They were created by the DarkStryder.
Krevaaki - were a race of sentients native to Krevas. The Krevaaki people possessed an exoskeleton. The face of a Krevaaki was composed of a series of shifting, chitinous plates with a limited range of expression. During face-to-face communication, it was difficult (if not impossible) for anyone who was not a Krevaaki to read their facial expressions. Krevaaki used their tentacles in the same way bipeds used their arms and legs, although the tips of their tentacles lacked the dexterity of a humanoid finger.
Krieks - were a species of sentient tortoises that were indigenous to the world of Kriekaal.
Krikthasi - were amphibious sapients indigenous to Baralou.
Kroctari - were native to the planet Kroctar, the merchant center of the Shataum Sector. Though Kroctari could speak Basic, their nasal speech sounded very alien to Human ears, as it was interspersed with wheezing and burping noises. Despite having fought off Grand Admiral Thrawn's offensive in 9 ABY, the Kroctari were among the several species in the New Republic to ask to join the Imperial Remnant during the Caamas Document crisis of 19 ABY. Their leader, Lord Superior Bosmihi of the Unified Factions, took this action due to the New Republic's perceived inability to help defend them from possibly hostile neighbors. This move was made even though the Kroctari were fairly well-armed for a planetary government, and were deep in New Republic territory. It is not known if the Kroctari decided to continue to be associated with the Imperial Remnant after the unmasking of the Thrawn imposter Flim at the Battle of Yaga Minor and the subsequent signing of the Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty between the Imperial Remnant and the New Republic.
Krozurbian - was at war with itself for 200 years. A brutish, green-skinned reptilian people, the Krozurbian civil war would have raged longer if Master Zorneth hadn't slipped the leaders some savorium-laden thookah steaks. It was part of an experiment to verify to himself the potency of the herb. The Krozurbian leaders dropped their arms and immediately ceased their hostilities.
Kuarans - were the indigenous people of Kuar. Their species was wiped out between 5,000 and 4,000 BBY when the Mandalorian Crusaders conquered Kuar.
Kumumgah - were a technologically advanced race that lived on Tatooine who defied the Infinite Empire. The Rakata punished this by bombarding the surface of the once lush world of Tatooine into little more than fused glass. This eventually crumbled and became desert sand. The extreme climatic change split the Kumumgah into two races: the Ghorfas (who evolved into the Sand people) and the Jawas.
Kwa - were an ancient extragalactic species that built the Star Temples on Dathomir. The Kwa were an ancient civilization that were a dominant galactic power hundreds of thousands of years before the Galactic Republic. They used Infinity Gates as a weapon and as a means of interstellar travel. Kwa were bipedal, three-meter tall, cobalt-blue-skinned saurians with telepathic abilities. They also had the ability to run at incredible speeds. When their empire was at its height, about 100,000 BBY, they encountered the Gree Empire, leading to border disputes between them. The species later began to lose their influence on galactic politics. They sealed the Infinity Gates and Star Temples, and they set guardians to protect the Temples—giant wuffa worms with thick hides and an impressive turn of speed. Though it is unknown what happened to the rest of the Kwa around the galaxy, the original settlers of Dathomir eventually evolved—or rather degenerated—into the Kwi.
Millennia later, many of the Kwa's descendants were slaughtered by the Nightsisters when the witches discovered the Gate. The surviving Kwi fled into the desert where they would form tribes, including the Blue Desert People and the Blue Mountain People.
Kwi - were the degenerated descendants of the saurian Kwa—Dathomir's first settlers. They resembled bipedal, cobalt-blue-skinned saurians and were four meters long. The Kwi did not have the ability to talk unlike the Kwa though they possessed a collective memory of their former glory and the importance of the protection of the ancient Star Temples. However, they could race at incredible speeds. In 31 BBY, many Kwi were slaughtered by the Nightsisters during their attempt to access the secrets of the Infinity Gate. The remaining Kwi disappeared into the deserts and would form tribes including the Blue Desert People and the Blue Mountain People, as well as the Rhoa Kwi. The Kwi also migrated every dawn and every dusk.
During the Galactic Civil War, Geonosian bio-engineers at the Geonosian Bio-Lab on Yavin 4 experimented with mutated Kwis. In 8 ABY, Luke Skywalker and Isolder encountered a group of Kwi who aided them before returning to their simple existence in the desert. In 23 ABY, while onboard the Off Chance, Tenel Ka and Luke Skywalker saw a herd of Kwi.
Kynachi - were the native species of the planet Kynachi in the Wild Space. The Kynachi were generally distinguished by their golden hair. Their golden hair was partially a result from their native diet, so those who were not raised on the planet of Kynachi did not share this particular trait. One example was the silver-haired, Coruscant-raised Jedi Master Ring-Sol Ambase. During the year 32 BBY the Trade Federation seized the world of the Kynachi under the force of the Skakoan Umbrag. In the year 22 BBY, the Kynachi were liberated from the Trade Federation occupation by the Galactic Republic Breakout Squad unit led by Padawan Nuru Kungurama.