Species

The feline Cathar take their name from their ancestral planet. Its devastation during the Mandalorian Wars scattered survivors into Republic territory, where their population recovered. Family memory, inherited customs, and life in established offworld communities offer different starting points for a Cathar background.

Recognizable by blue skin and red eyes, the Chiss originate from Csilla and the wider civilization of the Ascendancy. Its history of cooperation with the Sith Empire provides political context. House connections, citizenship, employment, and personal loyalties each require their own place in a character’s history.

Human communities span Republic, Imperial, and independent space. No single homeland, profession, or cultural tradition explains that diversity. A particular neighborhood, household, education, or working life gives a Human character a more useful foundation than broad assumptions about the species.

Miraluka have no eyes and navigate through natural perception of the Force. They commonly cover their vestigial eye sockets with veils or other coverings. This ability is part of their ordinary experience; affiliation with a Force order and proficiency in its disciplines depend on individual history.

Originating on Mirial, Mirialans have spiritual traditions that connect personal conduct with their people’s collective fate. Geometric tattoos record achievements, and formal training has an important cultural role. A character’s upbringing determines which teachings they encountered and how they understand or practice them.

Nautolans are an amphibious people native to Glee Anselm, with distinctive head-tresses. They can live comfortably on land as well as underwater. An aquatic hometown, a mixed-species port, or generations of offworld family life can give that shared biology very different everyday contexts.

Rattataki are pale-skinned inhabitants of a people shaped by Rattatak’s harsh environment and long history of conflict. Tribal warfare and gladiatorial arenas contribute to their martial reputation. That history provides context without determining an individual’s skills, temperament, or relationship with their ancestral world.

Sith Pureblood ancestry joins the ancient inhabitants of Korriban with the Dark Jedi who subjugated them. Visible Sith heritage carries particular significance in Imperial society. The name identifies descent rather than unmixed ancestry, and it does not confer a position in the Sith Order.

Togruta originate on Shili and are distinguished by patterned coloration, head-tails, and sensory horns known as montrals. Survival on their ancestral world encouraged cooperation and close community ties. Those traditions can inform a character’s responsibilities and relationships without prescribing how they respond to either.

Twi’leks trace their origins to Ryloth and are recognizable by their lekku, or paired head-tails. Their dispersed communities include many ways of life. Exploitation and enslavement are significant parts of their history, alongside free settlement, ordinary livelihoods, and efforts to preserve or recover family connections.

Zabrak have cranial horns and an ancestral connection to Iridonia. Early space travel established communities beyond their home system, allowing distinct traditions to develop. Facial tattoos can commemorate rites of passage and personal experiences; their significance belongs to the individual and the community involved.

Cybernetic replacements and implants can restore bodily functions, sustain life, or provide specialized capabilities. An augmented person still has a biological species and a background beyond their technology. Although SWTOR places Cyborg among its character-creation choices, it is not a distinct species.