INFO: The Kashoonara were a primitive sentient species of humanoids.
RACE: Kashoonara
HEIGHT: 1.7 Meters Tall
SKIN: Gray
DISTINCTION: Humanoid
LANGUAGE: Kashoon
HOMEWORLD:Kashoon was a planet that was conquered by the Galactic Empire, and later freed with the help of the Rebel Alliance. The Kashoonara were left to their own devices afterwards.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:The Kashoonara were a primitive sentient species native to Kashoon. The savage humanoids were conquered by the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War; however, with support from the Alliance to Restore the Republic, they were able to drive the Empire from their homeworld after a number of successful guerrilla assaults. Based on their ancient folklore, the Kashoonara considered the humbaba species to be sacred and defended the creatures against any offworlder depredation.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:The Kashoonara were organized into tribes, and were savage by nature. Preserved in ancient Kashoonara folklore was the story of Hurrungat, the bringer of twilight. He was believed to emerge from the underworld to bind together the day and the night to form dusk and morning. In The Twilight Chant, the Kashoonara implored Hurrungat to lead them into darkness. Hurrungat was believed to ride upon a giant humbaba known as Aarwynn. Standing six Kashoonara tall at its shoulder, Aarwynn was considered the first of the humbabas. Because of Aarwynn's central role in their mythology, the Kashoonara considered all humbabas to be sacred. Consequently, in recorded history of the Kashoonara, no humbabas were ever hunted for food, and the Kashoonara would even defend them from offworlders. Other figures in Kashoonara folklore included the Tree-Queen and the Tyrant.
The Kashoonara evolved on the planet Kashoon, located within the Colundra sector of the Outer Rim Territories. Kashoon had varied terrain, from icy poles, thick forests, to soggy swamplands. The massive humbabas migrated across the planet, coming to occupy an important role in Kashoonara legend.
Kashoon was conquered by the Galactic Empire during the early period of the regime's reign. The Kashoonara rebelled against this invasion, but were initially brutally oppressed by the Empire. Under the Imperial occupation, the Kashoonara did what they could to protect the humbabas from stormtrooper attacks, but despite their best efforts, a great many of the creatures were killed. The Kashoonara later received aid from the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Utilizing guerrilla warfare tactics and making use of the humbabas, the Alliance drove the Empire off Kashoon, freeing the natives from Imperial domination.
Following this victory, the Kashoonara were largely left alone by the Alliance, although occasional offworlders visited the planet. They were advised by the Kashoonara to avoid their sacred humbabas, which had become more aggressive since the Empire's invasion.
APPEARANCES:None
SOURCES:Creatures of the Galaxy (First mentioned)
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Under Kashoon)
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