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Sakiyan

Homeworld	Sakiya
Language	Sakiyan language^[1]
Height of average adult	1.6—2.1 meters
Hair color	None
Distinctions	Bald, pointed ears
Famous members	Tarnese Bleyd Finn Glocken Djas Puhr Tuden Sal Naxy Screeger Tayand Thorp Vadoo

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The Sakiyans were a humanoid sentient species indigenous to the planet Sakiya in Hutt Space. They evolved from predatory mammals and still found thrill and glory in "the hunt". They were often employed as assassins and bounty hunters.

1 Biology and appearance
2 Society and culture
3 History
4 Sakiyans in the galaxy
5 Appearances
6 Sources
7 Notes and references
- 7.1 In other languages

Biology and appearanceEdit

Their hairless skin came in a variety of shades, from pale to jet-black, purple, and crimson (although members of the pale-skinned subspecies are normally treated as outcasts in Sakiyan society). Their brains were nearly twice the size of a Human brain and the parts of the Sakiyan brain devoted to sensory input and processing were superior even to those of the Bith.

They had incredible vision that extended well into the infrared, as well as highly acute and motion sensitive peripherals. In addition, Sakiyan's had excellent aural and olfactory senses, considered nearly supernatural by other species, allowing them to track and detect days old odors and near inaudible noises. They were known to have 150% the strength and dexterity of humans, with their pupils contracted into slits while their ears ended in sharp points - giving them a sinister appearance. Sakiyan Force-users were rare, though not unheard of.

Society and cultureEdit

Honor was extremely important to Sakiyans, and they disliked being proven wrong. Honor was divided into distinct concepts such as Monthrael (personal honor) and Yithrael (pride honor).^[2] If a Sakiyan dishonored him or herself, his or her family and descendants would be dishonored as well. However, a descendant could lift the dishonor from the family name through "glory-bringing" acts.

They tended to place the interests of themselves and their communities above others, and were cautious in their dealings with other species, no doubt in part due to their planetary history of alien invasions. Sakiyans had a poor sense of humor.

Sakiyans believed that a demon named Samvil ruled the underworld (or "The Realm Beyond," as the Sakiyans called it). The traditional, sacred burial plots of Sakiyan clans were called "bonepits," and seeing a flensor (an avian scavenger) fly over one's bonepit was considered an ill-omen.^[3]

HistoryEdit

The Sakiyans originated on the planet Sakiya within the environs of Hutt Space. Along with the Riileb, the Sakiyans were one of the few species to resist Hutt conquest and invasion during the Pre-Republic Era. They later established colonies on other worlds including Sakidopa, Sakiduba and Sakifwanna.^[4]

In the days of the Galactic Republic, xenobiologists had differing opinions as to whether Sakiyans should be classified as Near-Human. Under the Galactic Empire, Imperial scientists concluded that they were a distinctly alien albeit humanoid species on the basis of their unusual brain structure.