INFO: Lorrdians are one of the many human races. Genetically, they are baseline humans, but their radically different culture and abilities have resulted in a distinct group worthy of note and separate discussion.
RACE: Lorridan
HEIGHT: 1.4 to 2 Meters Tall
SKIN: Medium to light brown
DISTINCTION: Skilled mimics
LANGUAGE:Lorridan
HOMEWORLD:Lorrd was located in the Kanz sector and was home to the unique Lorrdian culture of baseline Humans. Lorrd planet was close to Bimmiel and its capital city was Lorrd City.
By the time of the Imperial era, Lorrd was known as a great repository of academic knowledge. Lorrd City had a great university which contained many different schools of learning. Other major centers on Lorrd included Frezen, New Shallos and Qatamer. Qatamer was the capital of the desert province of Kinyov which was considered the birthplace of modern Lorrdian culture. During the Kanz Disorders, it was used by the Argazdan Myrialites as a center for slaving operations on Lorrd.
Three hundred years after the start of the Disorders, the Argazdans ordered the construction of mysterious cone-shaped depressions known as the Slave Pits of Lorrd which were built at the cost of the lives of many thousands of Lorrdians. These pits were used to hide bio-engieered monsters created by a female Yuuzhan Vong shaper working for the last Argazdan Regent Torphceris. Following the end of the Disorders, Jedi Master Mari-Elan Nora ordered them filled, aware of the unknown evils they concealed.
During the Kanz Disorders, Lorrd was conquered by the Argazdan Myrialites from neighboring Argazda. The Lorrdians were enslaved under the orders of Myrial for supporting the Amaltannan resistance. The Myriates seized control of the rest of the Kanz Sector and established the independent Argazdan Redoubt which lasted 300 years (3,970 BBY–3,670 BBY).
Any attempt made by the Galactic Republic and the Jedi to end the disorders was cut short by the Mandalorian Wars followed by the more devastating Jedi and Sith Civil Wars. The Republic was further preoccupied by a G0-T0 droid revolt in the Gordian Reach in 3,946 BBY.
Under Argazdan rule, they were forbidden by their masters from speaking with each other and were forced to develop a system of subtle gestures, facial expressions, and body postures to talk to each other known as kinetic communication. This secret language was used to coodinate guerilla activities.
Towards the end of the Kanz Disorders, the last ruling Argazdan Regent Torphceris constructed the legendary Slave Pits of Lorrd near Qatamer at the cost of the lives of thousands of Lorrdian slaves. After three centuries and the loss of over 500 million Lorrdian lives, the Kanz Disorders finally ended when the Republic and Jedi finally intervened. A Republic and Jedi task force under the Lorrdian Jedi Master Mari-Elan Nora defeated the Myrialites and recaptured Lorrd after dogged fighting.
Even long after the Jedi freed Lorrd, the Lorrdians remained staunch opponents of slavery, and were more fluent in non-verbal communication than most Humans were in verbal communication. During the Clone Wars, Lorrd and the Kanz Sector were represented by Nee Alavar in the Galactic Senate prior to her arrest and imprisonment. By the time of the Imperial era, most Argazdans regarded their ancestors' treatment of the Lorrdians as shameful. Most Lorrdians and Argazdans in the sector got on well despite the repercussions of the conflict.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:The Lorrdians, a Human culture from the planet Lorrd in the Kanz sector, were genetically identical to all other baseline Humans. However, because their unique culture and history set them apart from other Humans, they were sometimes classed as Near-Humans.
During the Clone Wars, a Lorrdian senator Nee Alavar represented the Kanz sector during the final days of the Galactic Republic. She wore heavy cloaks in order to keep others from gleaning any information from her body language. Another famous Lorrdian during the Imperial era was Fiolla of Lorrd, an associate of Han Solo and executive with the Corporate Sector Authority.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:During the Kanz Disorders, the Lorrdians were enslaved by the Argazdan Myrialites who forbade them from speaking on pain of death. As a consequence, the Lorrdians were forced to develop a system of subtle gestures, facial expressions, and body postures to talk to each other. Beginning as a simple battle tongue used to co-ordinate guerrilla groups, this eventually became a sophisticated language known as "kinetic communication." This nonverbal form of communication would still be in use millennia later, during the Galactic Civil War.
They also learned how to interpret the body language of others to determine their emotional state and intentions with uncanny accuracy. By the Imperial era, Lorrdians also became among the galaxy's best mimics, able to imitate a wide variety of mannerisms and voices (even those of many non-Humans). Due to their experience as slaves under the Argazdan Redoubt, many were outspoken anti-slavery critics and activists who tried to ensure that the galaxy's populace did not forget the lessons of the Kanz Disorders.
During the Kanz Disorders (3,970–3,670 BBY), the Lorrdians supported the Amaltannan resistance against Governor Myrial's Myrialites who had broken away from the Galactic Republic and established the independent Argazdan Redoubt. Under Argazdan rule, they were forbidden by their masters from speaking with each other and were forced to develop a system of subtle gestures, facial expressions, and body postures to talk to each other.
The totalitarian Argazdan Redoubt would last for three hundred years. Any attempt made by the Galactic Republic and the Jedi to end the disorders was cut short by the Mandalorian Wars followed by the more devastating Jedi and Sith Civil Wars. The Republic was further preoccupied by a G0-T0 droid revolt in the Gordian Reach in 3,946 BBY.
After three centuries and the loss of over 500 million Lorrdian lives, the Kanz Disorders finally ended when the Republic and Jedi finally intervened. A Republic and Jedi task force under the Lorrdian Jedi Master Mari-Elan Nora defeated the Myrialites and recaptured Lorrd after dogged fighting. The descendant of Lorrdians freed by the Jedi from a lunar slave colony, Nora joined the Jedi Order and had vowed to bring justice to her people.
Towards the end of the Kanz Disorders, the last ruling Argazdan Regent Torphceris constructed the legendary Slave Pits of Lorrd at the cost of the lives of thousands of Lorrdian slaves. In an attempt to counteract the Republic, he made a pact with a demonic "alien" "artisan-shaper" to create a bio-engineered monster. The alien had come to the known galaxy from the Intergalactic Void and displayed much expertise in bioengineering.
The newly liberated Lorrdians continued to pass their knowledge of kinetic communication down to each generation and they became famous offworld for these special abilities. By the time of the Imperial era, most Argazdans regarded their ancestors' treatment of the Lorrdians as shameful. Most Lorrdians and Argazdans in the sector got on well despite the repercussions of the conflict.
APPEARANCES:Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
"MedStar: Intermezzo" - Star Wars Insider 83
MedStar II: Jedi Healer
Labyrinth of Evil
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only)
Han Solo's Revenge (First appearance)
Priority: X
X-wing: Iron Fist
Betrayal
Outcast
SOURCES:Cracken's Rebel Operatives
Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
Star Wars Encyclopedia
The Essential Guide to Alien Species
Alien Encounters
The New Essential Chronology
Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous
Welcome to the Jungle
"Who's Who in the Delegation of 2000" - Star Wars Insider 85
Nee Alavar in the Databank
Fiolla in the Databank
Seib Nod in the Databank
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