Omwati

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Although the Omwati were not a branch of Humanity, the external differences were extremely small. Omwati skin was a bluish color, and their eyes were generally blue or black. The size of an adult Omwati bordered that of a Human, although their morphology was typically slightly frailer, especially among female Omwati. There were very few Omwati with a stout physiology. Their most striking characteristic was their "hair", which appeared to be made of small, diaphanous feathers of an iridescent color. Omwati did not have any other hair.

Contents 1 History 2 Common Omwati names 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references

[edit] History

The Omwati rarely left their homeworld until Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin discovered their potential use as scientists for the Empire. He found that if young Omwati were forced to endure the right amount of pressure at the right times, their minds could become incredibly malleable and brilliant. This discovery led to the creation of the Death Star and later the Sun Crusher.

After Grand Moff Tarkin's devastating visit to Omwat, searching for scientists, the Omwati species was near extinction. However, one village of the Omwati escaped destruction by hiding underground from the Galactic Empire. The Omwati came out of hiding after the rise of the New Republic, and began to live in peace and prosperity.

Qwi Xux was perhaps the best known Omwati in the New Republic. She was a researcher at the Imperial Maw Installation and a principal designer of the Death Star. Another Omwati was the Jedi Tannis.

[edit] Common Omwati names

• Girral
• Helix Lur
• Orthan
• Xel Tanni
• Zallir

[edit] Behind the scenes

Kevin J. Anderson's original visual model for the appearance of the Omwati scientist Qwi Xux was Mermeia in The Star Wars Holiday Special.^[1]

[edit] Appearances

• "Coruscani Dawn"
• Evasive Action: Prey
• Death Star (Mentioned only)
• "The Most Dangerous Foe" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (Appears in flashback(s))
• Star Wars Galaxies (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Rebellion (Mentioned only)
• Jedi Search (First appearance)
• I, Jedi
• Dark Apprentice
• Champions of the Force
• Children of the Jedi
• Darksaber
• X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar
• Dark Tide II: Ruin
• Betrayal
• Fury

[edit] Sources

• The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
• Alien Anthology
• "I Have a Bad Feeling About This!" - Star Wars Insider 106

[edit] Notes and references