Essastii

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Essastii

Species: Essastii
Home Planet: Megligobah

Essastii
Essastii are a reclusive and enigmatic people from the little-known Outer Rim world of Megligobah. Essastii have an exceptionally acute sense of smell, so acute in fact, that when offworld and among other races they must wear protective masks with which they can filter out overpowering odours most other races take in their stride. Combined with their sharp powers of observation this makes Essastii natural trackers, and some of the most famous Essastii have been freelance trackers or bounty hunters.

A secretive race, the Essastii rarely leave their homeworld, notable exceptions being those trackers sought after enough to be tempted away by the promise of riches and renown offworld. They protect their customs and way of life with great fervour, and are suspicious of aliens, especially during the reign of the Empire.

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Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY 3D+1/5D+1
KNOWLEDGE 1D+1/3D
MECHANICAL 2D+1/4D+1
PERCEPTION 1D/2D+1
STRENGTH 2D/4D
TECHNICAL 2D/4D

Special Abilities:
Keen Smell: Essastii have a keen sense of smell that grants them a +2D to any Search check when trying to locate/track a subject within 2 kilometers.

Delicate Nose: Since Essastii have such finely tuned olfactory senses they are more easily overcome by strong scents and gases. Essastii suffer a -2D penalty to Stamina checks made to resist the effects of inhaled gases, toxins or smoke. If not wearing an Essastii Scent-Filter Mask this penalty increases to -4D. In addition, if not wearing a mask while away from Megligobah’s smell-dampening atmosphere, an Essastii must make Stamina check every hour (DR 10) or be permanently fatigued until either masked or back on Megliogobah.

Enigmatic: Essastii are very difficult to read. They receive a +1D species bonus on Con checks made against non Essastii.

Darkvision: Essastii can see in the dark up to 20 meters. Darkvision is black and white only but otherwise functions as normal sight.

Low-light Vision: Essastii can see twice as far as normal in dim light. They retain the ability to see colors under these conditions.

Keen Eyesight: Essastii have keen eyesight. They gain a +2D species bonus on Search checks when searching visually for something.

Lightning Reflexes: Essastii have finely tuned reactions that grant them a +1D bonus to all Dodge checks.

Special Language Rule: Due to sophistication of the language, and its inclusion of subtle gesticulations and body language, to become fluent in Essissiq requires a non-Essaastii is required to have 7D in the language instead of the normal 5D.

Extra Notes:
Bounty hunter Sardu Sallowe appeared in the Star Wars comic book series “Star Wars Underworld- The Yavin Vassilika”. The enigmatic character spoke in a strange way and exhibited even stranger behaviour and, though a memorable addition to the Star Wars EU cast of characters, his background was never explained. In Star Wars Gamer VI, Sardu was given stats with the assumption that he was presumably Human. But what if he was in fact some other hitherto unknown alien species? The following write-up for the Essastii provides conjectural stats and lore for Sardu Sallowe’s unnamed species…

Move: 10/12
Size: 1.7 - 2 meters tall
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Personality: A cautious and mistrustful race, Essastii are protective of their ways and often seem duplicitous and unreadable to others not familiar with their manner. This is a result of the innate secrecy with which Essastii carry out all facets of their lives. They are difficult to read, wearing poker faces behind their filter masks and exhibiting what most other races take to be vague body language. Though they do mix with offworlders, most Essastii take a long time to trust them, and almost always tend to prefer solitude or the company of other Essastii to crowds.

Physical Description: Lithe humanoids, Essastii are difficult to make out behind their masks, which they wear most of the time when away from Megligobah. They have dark skin, ranging from deep grey to jet black and piercing, highly reflective yellow eyes not unlike those of Jawas. They have exceptional smell, acute vision and quick reflexes. Essastii are comparable in height to Humans, averaging about 1.7 to 2 meters, though they tend to be of lighter build.

Homeworld: Megligobah is a dry Outer Rim world with light air currents and few flowering plants. Unique properties in the atmosphere have a dampening effect on smell, which has in turn lead the Essastii to evolve this sense to an acute level in order to overcome them. Megilgobah is technologically advanced, but has little contact with the rest of the galaxy and only a handful of spaceports. This is due in part to its isolated location on the distant edge of the Outer Rim. Aliens on Megligobah are never completely comfortable do to the oppressive atmosphere and the inhospitable nature of the locals, and few stay long without good reason.

Language: The Essastii have a complex tongue known as Essissiq that involves subtle postural movements and hand signals to convey tense and plurality. The literal form is equally obscure, with bizarre pictograms and symbols around the text. Few non-Essastii have mastered it. Conversely, most Essastii have a problem comprehending the manner in which tense and plurality are conveyed in other languages. When conversing in alien tongues, they often speak with distinct accents and incorrect syntax.

Example Names: Sallae Sasaa, Sardu Sallowe, Savu Siegosse, Silhas Sigooe, Solooke Sassatt, Suratte & Sissiid.

Age in Years: Child 1-11; young adult 12-18; adult 19-49; middle age 50-64; old 65-79; venerable 80+Adventurers: Most Essastii are Fringers or Scouts. A few choose lives that favour Scoundrels of Soldiers, and there have even been a small number of Force adept Essastii, adopting the Force in their own enigmatic and unpredictable ways. No Jedi Essastii are known to have ever existed.