Topic: The Eklaad

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INFO: The Eklaad were quadrupedal vegetarian sapients indigenous to Sirpar. They were peaceful and primitive, not having advanced technology.


RACE: Eklaad
HEIGHT: 1 to 1.5 Meters Tall
SKIN (CARAPACE): Olive Green with Tattoos
DISTINCTION: Natural body armor
LANGUAGE: Eklaadian

HOMEWORLD:
Sirpar, a large planet with little natural resources, was an Imperial high-gravity training center and the Eklaad homeworld. It was near Tatooine. It was the primary Imperial training facility in its sector. Stories about Sirpar—usually not good ones—were known throughout the Empire, even by soldiers that were trained elsewhere.

The Empire had built several training facilities all over the planet. There were eight basic training camps on the planet, four advanced training centers, and several special environmental training camps, including the Arctic Environments Combat Range near the planet's north pole and the Deep Ocean Operations Camp in the tropical seas. In addition there were five surplus equipment depositories of which one was the Nonessential Equipment Storage and Disposal Facility 456, an ordnance proving ground and a planetary bombardment target range.

The planet was scarcely defended, given that the only things on the surface were the primitive native Eklaad and hordes of Imperial trainees. The Empire built a starport, Jacelle on an island on the equator of the planet. Jacelle was a pleasant place, but Imperial recruits would only spend about half an hour there, before being transported off to their respective training camps.

Inhabitants
The native Eklaad were a primitive and peaceful sentient species, who had been on the brink of extinction ever since the arrival of the Empire. Most of them lived as either scavengers or nomads.

BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:
They were peaceful and primitive, not having advanced technology. They walk on four hooves, and have elongated, prehensile snouts ending in three digits. Their skin is covered in a thick armored hide, which individuals decorate with paint and inlaid trinkets., which would often be decorated with trinkets and paintings.

Eklaad are strong from living in a high-gravity environment, but they lack agility and their naturally timid and non-aggressive. When confronted with danger, their first response is to curl up into an armored ball and wait for the peril to go away. Their second response is to flee. Only if backed into a corner with no other choice will and Eklaad fight, but in such cases they will fight bravely and ferociously.

CULTURE AND HISTORY:
The Eklaad speak in hoots and piping sounds; but have learned Basic by hanging around the Imperial training camps present on Sirpar. Since almost all of their experience with offworlders has come from the Empire's soldiers, the Eklaad are very suspicious and wary.

The scattered tribes of Eklaad are ruled by hereditary chieftains. At one time there was a planetary Council of Chieftains to resolve differences between tribes and plan joint activities, but the Council has not met since the Imperials arrived. The Eklaad have nothing more advanced than bows and spears.

APPEARANCES:
None

SOURCES:
"You're in the Army Now!" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
Star Wars Encyclopedia
Alien Encounters

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