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Shyrack
Designation	Non-sentient
Homeworld	Korriban
Races	Shyrack Forager Shyrack Screecher Shyrack Maulers Shyrack Shriekers Shyrack Feeders

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Shyracks were large, bat-like avian creatures with razor like teeth native to the caves of Korriban.

Biology and appearanceEdit

These winged monstrosities were eyeless beasts that hunted in swarms. Shyracks were cave-dwelling terrors that were fiercely territorial and attacked any intruder with aggression as well as frenzy. Whilst typically cave bound, every sixty-three years, the shyracks of Korriban spilled from their cave habitants every day for the entire summer. These periods saw them fill the sky where they blotted out the sun and moon where they rained their bluish droppings onto everything below. Prior to the return of the Sith Empire, biologists from across the galaxy arrived on the planet in order to witness every sixty-third summer where they observed the purpling of the red Korriban terrain.^[1]

While ungainly and slow-moving with no eyes, shyracks were potentially dangerous pests, especially when they converged as a flock on an intruder. They were native to the Shyrack cave of Korriban and were natural rivals to the feared Tuk'ata.

SubspeciesEdit

During the Cold War, the shyrack, now overcrowding Korriban's tombs together with the K'lor'slugs, had developed into many subspecies:

• Shyrack screechers and Shyrack foragers were the weakest shyracks and more commonly seen inside the tombs, most notably Marka Ragnos's tomb.
• Shyrack maulers and Shyrack shriekers were stronger variants habiting the ritual chambers of the Sith Academy and the Tomb of Tulak Hord, respectively.
• Shyrack feeders were the strongest of the Shyracks on Korriban.

HistoryEdit

Revan encountered numerous shyracks while exploring the tombs in the Valley of the Dark Lords, where he helped rescue rebellious Sith students who fled the academy into the caves after refusing to kill Dreshdae civilians.

Meetra Surik discovered the tomb of Ludo Kressh within the very same cave, albeit deeper and farther into the mountain than Revan ventured.

By the time of the Cold War, they were still a dominant species inside the tombs now developed into various types.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Star Wars: The Old Republic 9: The Lost Suns, Part 3
• Ascension (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

•  Korriban Creatures on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
• Jedi Academy Training Manual

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Shyrack on Star Wars: The Old Republic Wiki