Snivvian

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Snivvian

Basic Information -

Homeworld: Cadomai
Height: 1.5 meters

Movie Information -

A commonly encountered species found in ports across the galaxy, these short humanoids are characterized by broad toothy snouts, sparse hair and coarse skin.

Expanded Universe -

Centuries of hardships have produced a soulful, introspective people in the Snivvians. The stocky bipeds hail from the frigid world of Cadomai, where they keep to their underground homes during the long winter months. Their dense skin acts as an efficient temperature regulator, letting body heat escape in warmer climes and trapping it in during bouts of cold. The Snivvians have developed advanced genetic engineering to combat a bizarre genetic flaw that results in unstable twins. Snivvians typically give birth to single offspring, but on the rare occasions that twins occur, only one of the infants is usually viable. The other is plagued with birth defects, or if not, will succumb to debilitating or potentially dangerous chemical imbalances as they mature. As a result, twins are a terrible omen in Snivvian society. Snivvians have long been subjected to slavery, as Thalassian slavers prey upon the defenseless people. The scourge of slavery, past tyrannical dictators born of genetic imperfections, and the temperature extremes of Cadomai have all served to temper the character of the Snivvians. Many of the galaxy's finest artists, writers and poets are Snivvian, who have transformed their suffering into evocative, emotional and creative works.