#sluissi

Help me pick an alien to draw!

Upchuck as Hutt (eats a lot)

Ditto as Jawa (Jawa's are always in groups. Might as well be clones)

Eye Guy as Vuvrian (eyes)

Toepick as Tusken Raiders (always covered face)

Snakepit (mentioned only) as Sluissi

Sluissi make excellent engineers because their heat-sensing allows them better understanding of machines and they are able to correct overheating before it’s too late.

Sluissi eat once every 80 days and sleep for 3 days afterwards. Sluissi starship crews stagger their mealtimes so most of them are conscious and not in a food coma at any given time.

The Sluissi are the indigenous sentient species of the planet Sluis Van, located in the Outer Rim Territories. Sluis Van was discovered by Human and Duros explorers, during the Subterra Period.

The Sluissi were long supporters of the Galactic Republic, with Sluis Van being home to a vital network of Republic shipyards that were destroyed by the Sith during the Great Galactic War. Millennia later, during the final years of the Republic, they became disgusted with the Galactic Senate whom they blamed as being massively corrupt and causing galaxy-wide injustice.

During the Clone Wars, Sluis Van was located in Separatist space and the Sluis Van shipyards produced starships for the Confederate forces. However, in 20 BBY, the system was blockaded by a massive Separatist fleet to block any Republic reinforcements in the area, particularly during the Battle of Praesitlyn. At the end of the Clone Wars, the Sluis Van system had become a Separatist stronghold. As well as many other Confederate worlds, it was besieged by Republic forces during the Outer Rim Sieges. Sluis Van held off the Republic. However, the civilians didn't fare well, as mass-starvation broke out on the planet as a result of the Outer Rim Sieges.

During the Imperial Period, Sluis Van was a major Imperial shipyard and was heavily guarded. By 4 ABY, the planet had become an Imperial fortress world under control of Superior General Sander Delvardus. Sluis Van was liberated by the New Republic in 5 ABY. Despite the Sluis Van Congregate not wanting to cut all connections to the Empire, being as it was one of their largest shipyard clients, the planet joined the New Republic several months after the death of Emperor Palpatine. During the Thrawn campaign, the Sluis Van Shipyards were one of the main shipyards of the New Republic. The planet was the site of a battle with Grand Admiral Thrawn during his campaign against the New Republic. He attacked 112 stripped-down warships docked over the planet, attempting to capture some of them. Although he failed, Thrawn's forces managed to leave over 40 of the vessels with inoperable control systems.

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the world and its shipyards were crucial to keeping the New Republic supplied with new warships. Following the loss of Fondor, additional units of the New Republic Navy, including several carriers, were deployed to the region for added protection, when Sluis Van took over Fondor's operations. Sluis Van went on to be a key world in the Galactic Alliance. During the Second Galactic Civil War, it was feared that its shipyards would be a target for the forces of the newly formed Confederation. By 137 ABY, the New Galactic Empire under the control of the One Sith had seized control of Sluis Van. Despite this, the Galactic Alliance Remnant stayed influent on the planet and in the region.

Sluissi, patient, sociable, relaxed, and easy-going beings,famous for remaining calm under pressure. Their patient, calm nature—combined with their seeming inability to become genuinely upset or angry—often baffled, and sometimes even infuriated other species. Extremely industrious, Sluissi love to tinker with technology and mechanical objects, and Sluissi technicians were able to improve the engine efficiency, power output and system response in even archaic, worn out ships.

The Sluissi were extremely methodical, and worked extremely slowly. To them, starship construction was an art form. Although jobs done by Sluissi always took longer than expected, most clients were willing to be patient, because Sluissi technicians could make improvements upon or salvage vessels when no other mechanics could. Even the Empire realized that rushing a Sluissi operation was a bad idea.

Sluissi's upper torsos were similar to a human's, with two arms, each with four-fingered hands. Their fourth finger was an opposable digit. Their arms had almost winglike extensions of skin, which aided their movement while they were flat on the ground. he bottom half of their body was similar to a snake's, with a long, heavily muscled, singular tail. Their bodies were covered in fine scales which ranged in color from light brown to dark green. Other colored scales on Sluissi were not unheard of, however they were quite rare. Sluissi had round black eyes and a swooping, hoodlike fold of tough skin at the back of their heads. They had forked tongues that aided their sense of smell.

A typical Sluissi stands at 1.7 meters or 5.6 feet tall and weighs 60 kilograms or 132 pounds.

Sluissi age at the following stages:

1 - 8 Child

9 - 14 Young Adult

15 - 39 Adult

40 - 59 Middle Age

60 - 75 Old

Examples of Names: Hass Sonax, Mektiss Risohr, Secles Uslopos, Sekae N'sehnor, Sirlahn Alsek, Ten Dorne, Usahn L'sehl, Vsil Ejahsa.