Revwiens

Revwiens

Species: Revwiens
Home Planet: Revyia

Revwiens
The Revwiens were a sentient, plant-like species. Their bodies were cylindrical and mounted atop several strong, prehensile leaves, which were used both for locomotion and manipulation of objects. A cluster of tiny budstalks connected a round, clear seedcase to the top of the body. Revwiens came in a variety of colors, including blue, green, orange, purple, red, and yellow. Their striated leaves ranged from dark green to purplish-black.

The Revwiens were indigenous to Revyia, a planet on the northern edge of the Outer Rim Territories. Their homeworld was covered in jungle and plains, and the Revwiens came to revere the jungle belt as sacred. They developed a philosophy known as the Tyia, which emphasized spiritual unity between individuals. Adherents of the Tyia developed the ability to manipulate the Force. Revwien society was organized into small autonomous, semi-nomadic groups. Their technological innovation centered around plants, which they used for myriad purposes.

Revyia received only light traffic due to its isolation and attracted little trade. Following the execution of many Jedi by the Galactic Empire during Order 66 at the end of the Clone Wars, many Revwien Tyia left their homeworld to aid any fugitive Jedi they could track down. The Tyia was one of the few Force-sensitive organizations that openly operated during this time, although most Revwiens avoided conflict with the Empire. From then onward, Revwiens made their way to such diverse locations as Fornax Station, Harix, and Tatooine. During the Galactic Civil War, the Revwien Wuwuhuul joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic and participated in a mission to the planet Goratak III.

Biology & Appearance:
The Revwiens were a species of plant-like sentients. The central trunk of a Revwien body was cylindrical, with a slight bulge at the lower end. The stalk was lightly ribbed and separated into five vertical portions; its color was either red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or purple. Stored within the chamber of the central trunk were all the vital organs. Underneath the stalk grew a dense mass of thin, flexible, short appendages.

Arrayed at the base of the trunk were between six and eleven leaves. These strong fronds were adapted for seizing, grasping, and manipulating items. They also had an ambulatory function; normally four or more were in use for movement and other support. These leaves could hoist the central trunk off the ground to a height between one-third to two-thirds of the height of the central stem itself. This resulted in an average height for Revwiens of between one to two meters. The base leaves came in colors that ranged from red and dark green to purplish-black and had striations that ran down their length. The leaves terminated in two strands that gave the appearance of fingers. Some Revwiens also had smaller leaves that sprouted from the top of the central trunk, although these leaves were shorter and remained one strand through to their termination.

An ovoid, clear, seedcase was attached to the top of the trunk by a cluster of tiny budstalks that doubled as visual organs. Further sensory data was obtained through the species' leaves, which sensed fine vibrations and allowed for an analog to hearing. The leaves also provided Revwiens with the senses of touch and smell. The Revwiens gained sustenance from carbon dioxide and soil nutrients—typically dissolved in water—via a chlorophyll analog. The conversion of these materials into usable forms was powered by sunlight.

Society & Culture:
Revwiens were peaceful beings who valued honor. They were often unfalteringly honest, even when faced with situations in which bending the truth would produce tangible benefits. Revwiens tried to negotiate their way out of conflicts and took an extremely long-term view of issues, as reflected in the popular Revwien idiom that "In time, things will work out as intended." Many Revwiens also exhibited fatalistic tendencies, believing that all things happened for a reason. When no alternative to battle could be found, Revwiens fought with honor, refraining from taking unfair advantage of their enemies.

Very little perturbed Revwiens, who showed a remarkable ability to remain calm in stressful situations. However, they did became nervous around overly aggressive or violent individuals, and they found death an unsettling concept. Some Revwiens were also ill at ease in the company of other sentient beings who casually cut down plants for use in construction and for materials.

Only very infrequently did Revwiens wear clothing; however, they did use other accessories for decorative or practical purposes. For instance, some Revwiens wore ribbons and amulets around their central trunk. A number of Revwiens wore amulets that were representative of the Tyia philosophy. These talismans had a triangular centerpiece to which were attached green or opalescent beads, as well as green discs. Those Revwiens who lived offworld for long periods took to wearing belts for the purposes of carrying weapons, credits, and other assorted items.

History:
The Revwiens evolved on Revyia, a world that was located on the northern fringes of the Outer Rim Territories, and which was considered the halfway point between the Pits of Plooma and the Galactic Rim. The planet had a temperate climate, with an equatorial jungle belt and long, rolling plains. The ancient histories of the Revwiens told of a dominant civilization on the planet, with developed cities and powerful artifacts; however, the authenticity of these legends was disputed by later archaeologists who could not unearth any evidence to support such a situation. As Revwien society developed, it formed very few formal institutions; open air universities were an exception. Rather than researching technology, the Revwiens cultivated botanical solutions to meet their needs; plants were used for lighting, adhesives, weather prediction, and even munitions. The Revwiens eventually became aware of a manifestation of the Force they called the Tyia. Force-sensitive Revwiens spent time in the holy jungle belt to study the Tyia and develop their abilities.

Despite its navigational isolation, Revyia became part of the Veragi sector, and the Revwiens received occasional visits from a handful of independently-owned light freighters. This traffic produced only light commerce, as the Revwiens had little technology to trade; however, Revwien lettuce and coleslaw were available as far away as Coruscant, where they were regular ingredients on the menu of Dexter Jettster's diner.

In 19 BBY, the Tyia masters on Revyia were heavily disturbed by the deaths of so many Jedi Knights during the execution of Order 66 by the Galactic Empire at the end of the Clone Wars, which they could sense through the Force. It prompted them to call a meeting within a temple grown from the largest trees on their world. They then charged their most capable students with seeking out any remaining Jedi and aiding them in whatever way possible. One such Revwien Tyia adept was consulted by a Human Jedi.

Sometime between 14 and 1 BBY, the Revwiens' home star system was the site of an Ithorian Time of Meeting, an event in which Ithorian Herdships from all across the galaxy gathered to undertake herd business and conduct trade. The event attracted smugglers such as Han Solo and Grambo the Worrt. Smugglers also established a base deep in the jungles of Revyia. Their presence attracted the attention of the Empire, which eliminated the smugglers and subsequently established a small, permanent presence on Revyia. The Revwiens cooperated with the new Imperial presence and established Revyia Station just outside the Imperial base. They also purchased several run-down freighters. However, despite these additions, Revyia remained a quiet, undeveloped world.

Revwiens in the Galaxy:
Most Revwiens in the galaxy were curious wanderers, content to work for passage on starships, as they required little to survive. These travelers generally lacked advanced skills, but they were reliable workers in the tasks they were given. Travel offworld opened new vistas of learning for Revwiens, whose curiosity drove them to learn about even the most routine and simple aspects of galactic life. Revwiens enjoyed having friends; anyone who spoke to them soon became a candidate to follow. While their trust made them ripe to be taken advantage of, their lack of possessions prevented the species from suffering major losses in such encounters.

Sometime prior to 22 BBY, a Revwien trader lived in the town of Mos Nytram on Tatooine. The trader auctioned to local resident Owen Lars a Zephyr-G swoop that was later used by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker to track down and slaughter the Tusken Raiders who had captured his mother.

The Revwien Wuwuhuul lived during the Galactic Civil War. As a Thuwisten, Wuwuhuul was competent in several Force powers and wielded a lightsaber. Wuwuhuul traveled with the ex-pirate and Rebel Alliance sympathizer Grindol Maal. When Maal volunteered to lead a group of Rebel operatives in a mission to capture an I2-CG droid that contained vital intelligence that had crashed on Goratak III, Wuwuhuul accompanied the ex-pirate. Together with the Red Smoke, Safari One, and Buzz Boys squads, Wuwuhuul and Maal clashed with Imperial forces under the command of Mandalorian bounty hunter Feskitt Bobb.

Sometime between 2 BBY and 0 BBY, a Revwien was present on Fornax Station and observed the Five Fire Rings of Fornax, a spectacular natural phenomenon. In 0 BBY, a green- and yellow-colored Revwien was outside Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina on Tatooine when the exiled Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi took Luke Skywalker there to search for a pilot to take them offworld. Later, in 1 ABY, a purple Revwien was present at a space-freighter's hangout on the planet Harix. A brawl underway in the hangout was interrupted when local schoolboy Berd Lin burst in and recruited many of the patrons in an effort to rescue his mother from Imperial forces who had arrested her. Another Revwien Tyia once encountered and levitated an Ewok, a species native to the moon of Endor.

Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY 1D/3D
KNOWLEDGE 2D/4D+2
MECHANICAL 1D/3D
PERCEPTION 1D/4D
STRENGTH 1D/3D+2
TECHNICAL 1D/3D+2


Move: 10/12
Size: 1-2 meters tall
Source: Galaxy Guide 12 – Aliens: Enemies and Allies (pages 73-75) & Wookieepedia (For the Revwiens Description)