Ghostling Ghostlings were a species of ethereal humanoids indigenous to the planet Datar . While mostly Human - like in anatomy , Ghostlings had key differences from that species . The Ghostlings ' shiny , tan - colored skin radiated an aura of light . Their lower limbs ended in five - toed feet that gave the species a tip - toe posture . Because they were accustomed to the low gravity of their homeworld , Ghostlings were quickly overexerted on planets with higher gravitational pull . They were easily injured in such conditions , with a mere touch enough to cause a bruise and with even a slight blow potentially proving fatal . They lived in villages made up of nests , which hung from creeper vine s in Datar ' s forests of bayah trees . There the Ghostlings defended themselves from intruders with simple weapons and traps . Nevertheless , they were often troubled by slavers , especially during the latter years of the Galactic Republic . In that time period , Ghostling children were sought after as pets or slaves by individuals who valued the Ghostlings for their extreme beauty and rarity . Indeed , in 32 BBY , Gardulla the Hutt bought a cargo of Ghostling children from the Dug Podracer pilot Sebulba so that she could place them in her personal pleasure garden . The children , among whom was Princess Arawynne , were freed by the Human slave boy Anakin Skywalker and his friends . Ghostlings and Humans found each other mutually fascinating and attractive . However , due to the fragile structure of the Ghostlings , sexual relations between the two species inevitably proved fatal to the Ghostling partner . Biology and appearance . Ghostlings were sentient humanoids who largely resembled Humans but for their faun - like characteristics and otherworldly beauty . Their bodies featured two arms , two legs , and a head . Iridescent , tan - colored skin covered the thin and delicate frame and emitted a soft glow . Their wiry bodies were adapted to the light gravity of their homeworld , Datar . Each limb terminated in five digits ; their fine fingertips were topped by gold - colored fingernails , and their feet were designed such that they always walked digitigrade with a quick and nimble gait . Ghostlings were less surefooted in heavier - gravity environments , which they found cumbersome and tiring . Running was especially difficult and caused a Ghostling to be winded quickly . Ghostling children were especially susceptible to the ill - effects of higher gravity , which made respiration difficult and fatigued them unless they lay prone . The Ghostling head featured a nose , mouth , and two sparkling , wide eyes , which came in shades of blue , violet , green , and black . Their ears lay flat against the skull , narrowing to pointed tips . The species ' hair grew long and fine from the top of the head , curling in some specimens , and surrounding the head like an aura . Ghostlings sported locks of greenish - gold , silver , or black . Their eyesight and hearing were keen , although their intelligence was otherwise not exceptional . The Ghostling species was divided into both male and female sexes , who reproduced by sexual intercourse . Their young were still considered juveniles at eight standard years . Members of the species seemed to radiate a faultless beauty that species as diverse as Bothans , Dugs , and Sakiyans found inspiring . Fear was one of the few things that could mar a Ghostling ' s beauty by flushing the face of color . Humans especially found Ghostlings sexually attractive . However , members of the low - gravity species were extremely fragile . Merely touching a Ghostling could leave a purple bruise , and striking one with a light blow might break a bone . Thus , sexual intercourse with a Human was certain to cause the Ghostling partner ' s death . Members of the species required food and water to live , and lack of nourishment caused the stomach to rumble . Ghostlings were diurnal creatures , sleeping at night . Society and culture . The Ghostlings were native to the planet Datar , where they lived in villages made up of several nests . The nests were immense bowl - shaped structures woven from creeper vine s that hung from the native bayah trees . A mouth on each such dwelling afforded its inhabitants entry and egress . While some Ghostlings placed their nests about two meters from the ground , others chose to nest high in the trees . Ghostlings were expert weavers , able to fashion objects not only from vines but also from reeds . Their arboreal homes made them expert climbers . Ghostling parents inhabited the same nest as their children . The young learned the location of their nest well enough to find it easily even after nightfall . Ghostling mothers sang lullabies to put their children to sleep . While members of the species were not known for their martial prowess , they defended their settlements with simple weapons and traps . For instance , Ghostlings knew how to place trip wires to keep away intruders , and how to lay pit traps lined with pointed sticks . Ghostling warriors fired small bows and arrows , hurled native fauna known as blaze bug s , or fired small stun blaster s at enemies . Blaze bugs were also repurposed as natural light sources . Ghostlings were capable of speaking Basic . They otherwise communicated through gestures and involuntary actions , such as crying when distraught . Ghostling toddlers were prone to suck their fingers . Names found among the species included the female name Arawynne , the male names Borofir , Conno , and Coniel , as well as the name Alamar . Princess was a recognized rank in Ghostling society ; such individuals were considered leaders among their people . Appropriate garb for a Ghostling princess included an elaborate dress , a shawl , and a belt , all embellished with jewels . Despite the two species ' sexual incompatibility , Ghostlings found Humans mesmerizing . Their natural beauty made Ghostlings experts at seduction as well . They knew of the Jedi and respected the members of its Order . History . The Ghostlings evolved on Datar , a low - gravity world in the Inner Rim , where the forests encouraged them to develop into expert climbers with keen eyes and ears , and a tip - toe posture . The planet became part of the known galaxy at some point between 15 , 000 to 8000 BBY . By 1004 BBY , the Ghostling homeworld fell within the confines of the Galactic Republic , and Datar was allied with that government by 32 BBY . The Ghostlings had become highly desired commodities in the galactic slave trade , however , so Ghostling settlements on their homeworld were susceptible to raids by outsiders . In 32 BBY , for example , the Sakiyan bounty hunter Djas Puhr and his Abyssin partner , Gondry , on orders from their employer , the Dug Podracer Sebulba , invaded a Ghostling village , evaded the inhabitants ' attempts to fight them off , and kidnapped a group of Ghostling children . Among those they abducted was the seven - year - old Princess Arawynne . When the Clone Wars broke out in 22 BBY , the Ghostlings sided with the Republic . After the rise of the Galactic Empire and the eruption of the Galactic Civil War , Datar hosted a Rebel Alliance base . In 0 BBY , however , Imperial forces conquered the installation in a Pyrrhic victory . The species found themselves in Imperial Space in 8 ABY , and their homeworld formed part of the Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn ' s core territories during his campaign against the New Republic in 9 ABY . Circa 25 ABY , the Ghostling home system had a population of one to ten million . By 137 ABY , their planet was within the bounds of Darth Krayt ' s Sith Empire . Ghostlings in the galaxy . By the latter years of the Galactic Republic , Ghostlings were highly valuable as slaves and pets due to their exotic looks and rarity . However , they were hard for slavers to come by , which made them expensive when they came to market . For instance , a typical Ghostling sold for 30 , 000 wupiupi at the time — still less than rarer species , such as Columi , but three times the going rate for a Bothan . After kidnapping the Ghostling Princess Arawynne and other Ghostling children , Djas Puhr and Gondry brought their captives to the planet Tatooine , where their boss , Sebulba , was preparing for the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY . The crate holding the Ghostlings came to the attention of the enslaved Human children Anakin Skywalker , Kitster Banai , and Amee , as well as their Rodian companion W . Wald and Twi ' lek friend Pala Kwi ' teksa . Skywalker vowed to free the children before Sebulba could implant slave transmitters within the Ghostlings , devices that exploded should a slave run away . Meanwhile , Arawynne , eldest of the group of captured Ghostlings at seven years of age , assumed a leadership position and consoled her younger companions , who included Alamar , three - year - old Borofir , five - year - old Conno , and three - year - old Coniel . Sebulba sold the Ghostlings to Gardulla the Hutt , who wanted them to act as living lawn ornaments — and prey for roving carnivores — in the underground pleasure garden of her palace on the outskirts of Mos Espa . Skywalker and his companions , now joined by the Bothan Dorn , infiltrated the compound and freed the captives , using the unimplanted slave trackers as bombs to blast their way out of the palace on Arawynne ' s suggestion . Tatooine ' s standard gravity impeded their escape , however , so Banai led them into the pleasure garden to hide until he and his friends could bring help . Arawynne hid the children in the garden ' s forests , which were similar to those of Datar . There she befriended the Ho ' Din gardeners and the Wistie s Gardulla had imprisoned there . The Ghostlings learned how to avoid the dangers of the pleasure garden as well as how to turn the hostile terrain to their advantage . They wove themselves a hideaway from reeds and set up simple traps to ward off intruders . When Skywalker and his accomplices returned to mount a rescue , the smaller Ghostling children sneaked into the fan control room and turned off the exhaust ports to allow the group to escape through the pleasure garden ' s ventilation system . With Wisties acting as lookouts , Arawynne confronted Djas Puhr in a forested area , leading him into a pit trap with the scouting help of a Wistie companion . Nevertheless , at the last moment , Sebulba appeared in the desert outside the group ' s intended exit vent and forced the Ghostlings to retreat into Djas ' s clutches . An enraged Gardulla scheduled the group for execution in the Mos Espa Grand Arena . However , Skywalker escaped , sneaked into the arena ' s holding cells , freed the children , and led them outside . Using a stolen landspeeder , Skywalker flew the freed Ghostlings to a formation called Bantha Rock , and , with money he and his friends had collected , he paid the Human smuggler Rakir Banai to transport the Ghostlings away from Tatooine . In 14 ABY , a female Ghostling gave up a life of seducing Humans to become a devotee of the extra - dimensional being Waru . She confronted the Corellian smuggler Han Solo at Crseih Station to preach about her faith , although Solo dismissed her with the assumption that she was soliciting him for sex — which he knew would kill her . The Ghostling admitted his assumption would have been correct in the past , but that Waru had shown her a new way of life . Behind the scenes . Author Vonda N . McIntyre introduced the Ghostling species in her 1994 novel , " The Crystal Star " , which established the species ' basic physical appearance , extreme beauty , and sexual attraction to Humans . Both Stephen J . Sansweet ' s " Star Wars Encyclopedia " and Bill Slavicsek ' s " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , Third Edition , published in 1998 and 2000 , respectively , include entries for the species that draws from McIntyre ' s novel . Author Dave Wolverton largely ignored the seductive aspects of the species and instead emphasized the Ghostlings ' ethereal beauty in his young adult novels and game books published in 2000 as part of the " Episode I Adventures " series . " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , published in 2008 , incorporates material from both McIntyre ' s and Wolverton ' s works . In one entry , that for the Ghostling Borofir , the book claims that Gardulla the Hutt intended to sell her Ghostling captives on the Mos Espa slave market . As this differs significantly from the plot of the young adult novels , the encyclopedia seems to be in error . The for " " allows readers to take on the role of several different characters , including the Ghostling Princess Arawynne , as that character crawls through the sand tunnels under the Mos Espa Grand Arena to free the Ghostling children before they are executed . However , the novel version of the story attributes this deed to Anakin Skywalker , as does " The Official Star Wars Fact File " 12 , thus indicating that only the selection of Skywalker is canon ical . " Trouble on Tatooine " also includes a card that features an illustration of Arawynne , the first graphical depiction of the species .