INFO: For most of their history, they lived a peaceful and isolated lifestyle on their homeworld, Dressel, until the Galactic Civil War forced them into closer contact with the rest of the galaxy as supporters of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, number of smugglers and secretive diplomatic envoys snuck Dresselian freedom-fighters off the planet to advise the Rebel Alliance High Command regarding the Dresselian situation. Several Dresselian ground units have been trained so that they may return to Dressel and help their people continue the fight against the Empire. And later, they supported the New Republic.
RACE: Dresselian
HEIGHT: 1.7 to 1.9 Meters Tall
SKIN: Brown
DISTINCTION: Wrinkled skin, elongated skulls, teal-colored blood
LANGUAGE: Dressellian
HOMEWORLD:Dressel was the homeworld of the Dressellians and primary world of the Dressel system. By Human standards, it was a pleasant world with a mixture of climates, including plains, hills, and forests. The Dressellians first evolved on the sub-equatorial grasslands of the main continent, Breehara.
Discovered by Bothan scouts of the Clan Askar around 200 BBY, it was largely left alone by the Galactic Republic, although visited by Jedi scouts. The Askars recognized the Dressellians and left them alone, settling in the Dressellian Asteroid Belt instead. The Galactic Empire occupied the planet around 10 BBY. The occupation was fiercely resisted by the Dressellians, who joined the Rebel Alliance and were early members of the New Republic.
The planet had senatorial representation in both the New Republic and the Galactic Alliance. However, its representatives seldom attended congressional sessions unless encouraged to do so by their Bothan peers. However, following the Yuuzhan Vong War, as Dressellian society continued to advance, many sociologists predicted the planet become an increasingly valuable and important member of the Alliance.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:Dressellians were a tall, thin, humanoid species with elongated, hairless skulls, wrinkled skin, and teal-colored blood who valued freedom above anything else.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:Dressellians evolved in the sub-equatorial grasslands of Dressel's main continent, Breehara. Two centuries before the Galactic Civil War, the Dressel system was discovered by Bothan scouts. At the time, the Bothan Clan Askar decided to leave the low-tech natives of the planet Dressel alone, restricting their activities to mining the Dressellian asteroid belt. The Dressellians did have limited contact with the Galactic Republic, however. One such Dressellian was Jedi Knight Reeft, who served the Republic in its waning years.
This changed when the Galactic Empire took control of the system around 10 BBY. The Empire moved to set up bases on Dressel and exploit its natural resources. The Dressellians, despite having only loose political organization and barely industrial-level technology, began a resistance movement. At first, their resistance groups had limited effect on the Imperials. As time wore on, however, the Dressellians became masters of guerilla warfare, making the continued occupation of Dressel very costly for the Empire. Dressellian guerillas armed themselves with a mixture of their own equipment and captured Imperial weapons and repulsorlift vehicles. Once the Bothans began to throw their support behind the Rebellion, they began to smuggle equipment, weapons, and mercenaries to train the Dressellians.
The most prominent Dressellian during the Galactic Civil War was the Rebel commando Orrimaarko, nicknamed "Prune Face." Orrimaarko was present in the briefing room aboard the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser Home One before the Battle of Endor, and later participated in the battle as part of General Han Solo's strike team.
After their homeworld was liberated, Dressellian society returned to its former state, with the former underground leaders becoming the leaders of Dressel's array of loosely organized participatory democracies. Once free, the Dressellians preferred to keep to themselves. They became members of the New Republic, but their Senatorial delegation frequently skipped votes unless coaxed into participating by their old Bothan allies. This changed during the Yuuzhan Vong War, when many Dresselians once again took up arms to defend their homeworld and the rest of the galaxy.
APPEARANCES:Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force
Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple
Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: Deceptions
Three-Way Hunt Ends with Two Dead—HoloNet News Vol. 531 53
MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only)
Star Wars Dark Times: Blue Harvest, Part 1
Star Wars: Rebellion (video game) (as "Dresselian")
Star Wars Adventures Volume 2: Princess Leia and the Royal Ransom
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
Specter of the Past
Vector Prime
Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
Star Wars Legacy 36: Renegade
SOURCES:Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toy line
Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies (First identified as Dressellian)
Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Dresselian Commando)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Orrimaarko)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Major Panno)
Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
The Essential Guide to Alien Species
Ultimate Alien Anthology
Star Wars: Chronicles
The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy
Star Wars Kids 13
"Toy Wars" - Star Wars Insider 107
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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