#klatooinian

Klatooine was the arid homeworld of the Klatooinian species. It was located within the Si'Klaata Cluster, under Hutt control. It was covered with deserts and, to a lesser extent, savannas.

During the Galactic War, a Hutt plantation planned on stealing the annual paddy frog harvest to sell them discreetly at a markup as delicacy without enraging the fellow Hutts.

Most buildings were built over wells to prevent shortage of water on the planet.

When the Hutts were waging a war against Xim the Despot circa 25,100 BBY, they looked for help on some of the planets in the Si'Klaata Cluster. Hutt envoys asked Klatooinians to become part of their army. Klatooinians thought of it as a sacred war, and Barada M'Beg signed a treaty promising that Klatooinians would be slaves of the Hutts forever.

After the defeat of Xim at the Third Battle of Vontor, Klatooinians continued to serve the Hutts under the terms of the Treaty of Vontor. Many of their children were named Barada or M'Beg to honor Barada M'Beg.

The Klatooinians revered the Hutts, whose natural lifespan spanned several centuries, as near-gods—possibly even the Ancients of Klatooinian myth. In fact, the Fountain of Ancients was renamed the Fountain of Hutt Ancients. Under Hutt rule, the Klatooinian elders were allowed to rule Klatooine, but all off-world concerns, such as the infamous Klatooinian Trade Guild, were wholly under Hutt control. In 44 ABY, damage to the Fountain of Ancients by Sith operatives served as a pretense for the Klatoonians to declare the Treaty of Vontor breached by the Hutt, thus voiding their enslavement. Widespread slave revolts marked the Klatoonian uprising, which was part of a larger anti-slavery movement in the Galaxy at the time. Leia Organa Solo helped the rebels organize themselves and gain Klatooine admission into the Alliance.

Klatooinian civilization was notable for its strong belief in tradition and the wisdom of elders. The center of their culture was the Fountain of Ancients, a slowly evolving natural glass sculpture on Klatooine's Derelkoos Desert. Long before the formation of the Galactic Republic, primitive Klatooinians discovered the Fountain, and revered it as a symbol of patience, tenacity, and the idea of strength coming from age.

Their society was ruled by a Council of Elders, who granted young Klatooinians few rights. Klatooinians were taught the myths and traditions of their people from a young age, in a process which tended to suppress individuality. At the age of ten, they would be sold into servitude, with the most rebellious youths sent into the harshest conditions.

Klatooinians possess course skin that varies in hue from brown to green. Their faces are characterized by a flat muzzle with pronounced jowls, and deepset eyes beneath a heavy brow.

A typical Klatooinian male stands at 1.8 meters or 5.9 feet tall and weighs 80 kilograms or 176 pounds, while a typical Klatooinian female stands at 1.8 meters or 5.9 feet tall and weighs 75 kilograms or 165 pounds.

Klatoonians age at the following stages:

1 - 9 Child

10 - 14 Young Adult

15 - 49 Adult

50 - 69 Middle Age

70 - 89 Old

Examples of Names: Barada, Bekure, Chokk, Drekk, Jarakar, Kuuvat, Massa, Rokar, Sovara.

Tarados Gon (Star Wars) commission by phil-cho on DeviantArt

"Tarados Gon" from Star Wars commissioned by rynorc Character belongs to Disney. Art by Phil Cho.“