Aing-Tii

Species: Aing-Tii
Home Planet: Kathol Outback
"The Aing-Tii have an understanding of the Force; but it's a different understanding from that of the Jedi. Or perhaps it's merely a different aspect of the Force they relate to. I'm not really sure which." ―Jorj Car'das Aing-Tii
The Aing-Tii were a secretive species of alien monks who hailed from a world within the Kathol Rift and resided near that area of space. Many members of the species were Force-sensitive; these were the only Aing-Tii who ever left their planet, traveling about the Rift in large, organic starships and using advanced weaponry to destroy those who opposed them. The Aing-Tii were very reclusive; they often used violence to dissuade outsiders from probing too far into their business, although a report based on a crashed Aing-Tii ship provided the galaxy with some details on their culture. Their belief system held that all events were not necessarily predetermined, but rather "guided." Unlike the Jedi or Sith, the Aing-Tii held that the Force had neither a light nor a dark side, but was full of many colors, like a rainbow.

The Aing-Tii monks only ever left their territories to attack slavers; they believed slavery to be a great evil and were relentless in their persecution of those who thrived from it. The Jedi Order learned of the Aing-Tii at some point, and several years before the Battle of Yavin, the Jedi Master Yoda sent a smuggler named Jorj Car'das to visit the monks so that he could be healed. Car'das spent many years with the Aing-Tii, and his reports on them eventually found their way into the archives of the New Jedi Order. Jacen Solo spent several years learning from the Aing-Tii after the Yuuzhan Vong War; his and Car'das's reports were compiled by Tionne Solusar and printed sometime after 130 ABY, though Solo kept much of what he had learned about the monks a secret. However, when Jedi Luke Skywalker and his son Ben visited the Aing-Tii in 43 ABY, they discovered many details about what Solo had learned and how it had caused his fall to the dark side.

Biology & Appearance:
The Aing-Tii were a species of sentient, toothless mammals who stood about two meters tall on average. They stood erect on two clawed feet, and they had two spindly arms, each with three large digits. Their bodies were covered entirely in jointed protective coverings of white, bony plates, which extended up past their necks and onto their heads, where they acted and appeared like a protective helmet. The Aing-Tii head was small and jutted out perpendicularly from their chest. The head featured two large eyes and a series of long, thin tongues that extended around half a meter from their mouths. Each Aing-Tii had a long, prehensile tail that could be used in self-defense. The Aing-Tii each had a set of painted motifs covering their entire bodies, though the patterns were unique to each Aing-Tii. The species did not communicate through speech, as they were incapable of producing sound. Instead, they conveyed information via tasting, smelling and touching each other with their six long, thin green tongues.

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Aing-Tii in the Galaxy:

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

Special Abilities:

Armor: The thick plates of armor afford an Aing-Tee +2 against physical attacks.
Tail Slap: The mighty tail of a Aing-Tii can deliver a powerful blow (STR+2D), though they may only use this attack every other turn.
Hyperspacial Perception: Aing-Tii have special talents which allow them to navigate a ship. They receive an additional +1D to any astrogation rolls in the Marcol Void and Kathol Outback, and an additional +2D to astrogation rolls in the Kathol Rift.
Mute: Aing-Tii do not speak, but communicate by ﬂickering, touching, and tasting one another with long, thin tongues.

Story Factors:

Secretive Monks: Aing-Tii are extremely secretive, and the only example of the species that is remotely known to the outside galaxy are the wandering Force-sensitive Aing-Tii Monks.

Move: 8/10
Size: 2 meters tall on average
Source: Wookieepedia (For the Aing-Tii Description) & See Aing-Ti Monks for more information