Topic: The Nagai

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INFO: The Nagai, (pronounced /na'gai/) also called the N'Gai and the Knives, were a species from the satellite galaxy Companion Besh who invaded the wider galaxy in 4 ABY.


RACE: Nagai
HEIGHT: 1.8 Meters Tall
SKIN: Pale white
DISTINCTION: The appearance gave them the look as if they were dead rather than alive, always carried the Tehk'la Blade
LANGUAGE: Nagaian

HOMEWORLD:
Nagi was a planet located in Companion Besh of the Unknown Regions. It was the homeworld of the Nagai.



BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:
The Nagai were near-Humans with pale skin, jet-black hair, gray eyes, and angular features. Their appearance gave the impression that they were dead rather than alive. They believed strongly in honor and battle and crafted small, short-bladed weapons called Tehk’la Blades. They lived on the planet Nagi, beyond the borders of both the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire in the satellite galaxy known as Companion Besh. Despite their isolation, a number of Nagai ventured into the wider galaxy, with some becoming Jedi Padawans in the days of the Republic.



CULTURE AND HISTORY:
The Nagai were just developing superluminal travel when they encountered the Tofs, who followed Nagai scoutships to their home system and promptly began an invasion. The Nagai fought back, waging guerilla wars against their conquerors over centuries. To aid in their fight against the Tofs, the Nagai allied with a neighboring species, the Maccabree, outfitting them with mechanical limbs for ground fighting. They also allied with the Faruun shipwrights for vessels of war. Slowly a pathological hatred and fear of the Tofs developed, intensified by the Tof conquest of their homeworld Nagi. This drove the Nagai and Maccabrees outward into the nearby Galaxy, which they referred to as the Skyriver. With the assistance of the Dark Lady Lumiya, a plan was developed to use the resources of the Skyriver to mount a liberation of their homeworld, and shortly after the Galactic Civil War had exhausted both sides, the Nagai struck.

The Nagai attempted to restart the Wookiee slave trade on Kashyyyk. They were originally known to the Alliance as "Knives", due to the Wookiee mispronunciation of an individual Nagai encountered there. As a result, they were encountered by the Alliance of Free Planets in 4 ABY to stop their actions.

After being stopped by Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Chewbacca, they regrouped with Lumiya and her faction of the Imperial Remnant in an attempt to destroy the Rebel Alliance and gain territory to re-establish themselves. After various skirmishes on Kabray, Kinooine, and Mandalore, they attacked Endor. With the aid of an inside agent, they learned all of the Alliance dogfighting maneuvers and were able to easily outfight them at first. Once the Rebels caught on, though, the tables turned; however, they were still driven off the moon.

The Nagai continued invading a number of other planets with their allies, such as Iskalon. Discovering a Tof force on the planet Trenwyth, they attempted to wipe them out but were defeated there. Launching an attack on Zeltros, the Tofs made themselves known. The Nagai's fear and hatred of the Tofs enabled them to form an unlikely alliance with the Rebels and Imperials to combat them. Repelling the Tofs from Zeltros, they signed a treaty with the Alliance and later ambushed the Tof crown prince at the planet Saijo and forced the Tofs to surrender, thus ending the Nagai/Tof threat to the galaxy.

After the surrender, the Nagai were given Saijo to settle on. Only a few did so, joining the Alliance; the others (accompanied by the Mandalorians) went to liberate Nagi from the Tofs.

Nagai were driven by a strong sense of personal honor, tempered by their own individualities. They feared nothing aside from losing their freedom and had little concerns for individuals outside of their own families, only aiding other when bound by honor or seeking personal gain.

APPEARANCES:
The Taris Holofeed: Prime Edition (Mentioned only)
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1: Commencement, Part 1
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 4: Commencement, Part 4
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 6: Commencement, Part 6
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 16: Nights of Anger, Part 1 (Vision)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Mentioned only)
Star Wars 91: Wookiee World (First appearance)
Star Wars 96: Duel With a Dark Lady
Star Wars 97: Escape
Star Wars 100: First Strike
Star Wars 102: School Spirit
Star Wars 103: Tai
Star Wars 104: Nagais and Dolls
Star Wars 105: The Party's Over
Star Wars 106: My Hiromi
Star Wars 107: All Together Now
Star Wars Legacy 8: Allies
Star Wars Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1
Star Wars Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5
Star Wars Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6
Star Wars Legacy: Claws of the Dragon
Star Wars Legacy 27: Into the Core (Appears in flashback(s))
Star Wars Legacy 35: Storms, Part 2

SOURCES:
Wookieepedia has a collection of images related to Nagai.
"Lumiya: Dark Star of the Empire" - Star Wars Galaxy 3
The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
Terror From Beyond the Rim on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
"University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Marvel Series" - Star Wars Gamer 1
The Essential Guide to Alien Species
"The Emperor's Pawns" - Star Wars Gamer 5
"Endor and the Moddell Sector" - Star Wars Gamer 9
"Comic Marvels" - Star Wars Insider 91
Ultimate Alien Anthology
Nien Nunb, Kessel Administrator: An Expanded Universe Character on Wizards.com (article) (Mentioned only)
Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties
The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
"A Mon Alone"
Legacy Era Campaign Guide
The Essential Atlas
Galaxy at War

I would like to thank Wookieepedia for this info.

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HOMEWORLD:
Nagi was a planet located in Companion Besh of the Unknown Regions. It was the homeworld of the Nagai.

Nagi was a planet in the Unknown Regions, located in the dwarf galaxy known as Companion Besh that orbited the known galaxy. Even by 130 ABY, few non-Nagai knew the world's location. It was one of five planets in its solar system.



Nagi was an arid world, and quite mountainous, characterized by very high mountain peaks separated by deep, wide valleys. The thin upper atmosphere was relatively ineffective at blocking solar radiation, and the high peaks of the world were bathed in it. As a result, the deep valleys, which were often cast in shadow by the towering mountains, were the site of the Nagai's cities. At the height of their civilization just prior to the Tof invasion, Nagai cities were composed of wire and crystal, and were perceived as beautiful.

HISTORY:
Nagi was the ancestral homeworld of the Nagai. Around 296 BBY, the Nagai were reaching the height of their civilization, and were beginning to experiment with rudimentary hyperspace technology. An unmanned probe sent to explore the other planets of their star system, however, was detected by a Tof warship. The Tofs found Nagi an easy target for their depredations and immediately set about conquering the planet and enslaving the Nagai. The Nagai fought back, however, and unlike previous victims of the Tofs, survived not only the initial attack but also three hundred years of Tof oppression.

Enough Nagai evaded the Tofs to devote their remaining resources to defense and space travel, sending scouts into the galaxy to find targets for their own conquest. Finding the Galactic Empire and Rebellion at war, the Nagai scout Krai H'voc advised waiting until the defeat of the Empire before advancing on the rest of the galaxy. The Nagai allied with an Imperial splinter group under the command of Lumiya and fought on many worlds before Tof pursuers forced the Nagai into a peace agreement with the Alliance of Free Planets, successor of the Rebellion. They defeated the invading Tof forces at Saijo, and while some Nagai chose to remain in the greater galaxy, the Nagai fleet, along with Mandalore Fenn Shysa and his contingent of Mandalorian resistance fighters, returned to Nagi to fight the Tofs still holding their homeworld. The Nagai and Mandalorians were successful in freeing the world, but the remnants of the Tof invasion remained visible across the globe as late as 130 ABY.

INHABITANTS:
The Nagai were near-Humans, with pale skin, black hair, dark eyes, and slim builds. They were driven by their belief in personal honor, and feared only the loss of their freedom. They had little regard for those not of their family, though they would aid others if it served their purposes or their sense of honor. Their native language was Nagaian.