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Dathomirian

Homeworld	Dathomir
Language	Galactic Basic Standard
Skin color	Pale-White (Female), Red/Orange/Yellow (Male)
Hair color	Silver to black
Eye color	Varies
Distinctions	Females: Pale skin and hair (usually) No cranial horns Males: Zabrak-like cranial horns Skin patterns
Famous members	Talzin Asajj Ventress Baritha Karis Naa'leth Saato Luce Old Daka Talia Darth Maul Savage Opress Feral Viscus

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Dathomirians, or Dathomiri, were a sentient hybrid near-Human species between Humans and Zabraks, native to the Outer Rim world of Dathomir.

1 Description
2 History
3 Society and Culture
4 Appearances
- 4.1 Non-canon appearances
5 Notes and References
6 Sources
- 6.1 In other languages

DescriptionEdit

Dathomirian females tended to have pale gray or white skin and usually blue eyes, as well as sporting tall and thin bodies. Their male counterpart more closely resembled Zabraks, muscular and powerfully-built who sported skin patterns (similar to Sith tattoos) and had larger and sharper horns. Females tended to exhibit a certain athleticism, while males usually possessed powerful strength. All specimens on Dathomir were Force-sensitive, though this was due to the genetic Force-sensitive component of the female Human Nightsisters that helped breed the sub-species.

HistoryEdit

Although the term "Dathomirian" was originally used in reference to the culture of Force-sensitive Witches of Dathomir descended from the Human Jedi Allya, it eventually evolved to describe the hybrid near-Human species born from mating between Dathomir's Human female Nightsisters and a group of Zabraks from Rattatak who had arrived on Dathomir during pirate raids. The Zabraks were enslaved by the Nightsisters for breeding, slave labor and other purposes, and became known as the Nightbrothers. While male Dathomirians resulting from interbreeding would retain a majority of the traits of their Zabrak ancestors, female Dathomirians would exhibit pale skin and no vestigial horns.^[1] At least one female Dathomirian, Asajj Ventress, was commonly referred to as Rattataki—a near-human species that resembled the Dathomirians to some extent. Although Ventress was not genetically a Rattataki, she had spent a considerable part of her life on the planet, eventually coming to rule a large portion of it.^[2] (It should be noted that the forebears of the Nightbrothers did arrive on Dathomir from Rattatak.)^[1] The famous Sith Lord Darth Maul was believed to be a full-blooded Zabrak, though he was in fact a Dathomirian^[3] Zabrak with a full-blooded Human mother.^[4]

Despite the nomenclature being specifically assigned to the Human-Zabrak hybrid species that evolved on Dathomir, the terms "Dathomirian" and "Dathomiri" were also often used to describe the pure-blooded Humans who were Witches of Dathomir.

Society and CultureEdit

The Dathomirians were a tribal people, and tended to use dark side magic. The people also worshipped the Fanged God and the Winged Goddess, as well as enslaving many immigrated Zabrak species to do their biddings. Many of these species traveled by usually piloting a Nightsister speeder, which came in handy. Almost all known Dathomirians were known to use the power of the Dark side of the force, as all known members were Force-sensitive.