Narquois The Narquois were a short - sized species that hailed from the planet of Narq . Their skin , their eye s , and the filaments that grew from their heads were all blue , as a means of camouflage in the fungus forest s of their homeworld . One notable Narquois was Pru Sweevant , a bandit who attacked vulnerable convoys thanks to his contacts within the Mining Guild . Biology and appearance . The Narquois were sentient humanoid s that had evolved from tree - dwelling animals . The blue coloration of their skin as well as the hair - like filaments that grew from their heads served as camouflage in the fungus forest s of their homeworld . Their hands featured five digits , including an opposable thumb , each sporting a hard nail . Members of the species were diminutive , as exemplified by the pirate Pru Sweevant . Society and culture . The Narquois were capable thinkers and skilled technician s . Some of them were confirmed to know Galactic Basic . History . The Narquois were the sentient descendants of an arboreal , non - sentient species . They evolved on Narq , a wet and gloomy planet situated in the Colonies region of the galaxy . Hundreds of years before the Cold war , they found themselves at the mercy of the Neimoidian s , a greedy civilization from neighboring Neimoidia who were building up an empire of wealthy " purse - world s " for themselves . The Neimoidians occupied Narq and started treating its natives as virtual serfs . Although the Narquois were actually quite clever , their new masters denied their intelligence , forcing them to work only as miners , engine room crewers , and farm laborers . The servitude of the Narquois only ended several centuries later , when the authoritarian Galactic Empire was defeated in the Galactic Civil War and was replaced by a much more democratic and egalitarian New Republic . Taking advantage of the regime change , the people of Narq sued the Neimoidians in the New Republic courts , seeking unprecedented levels of compensation for how their species had been treated in the past . Narquois in the galaxy . Narquois could be found outside of their home planet , pursuing many professions throughout the galaxy . Some time after the Battle of Endor , two Narquois worked for Surat Nuat , a Sullustan crime lord who operated on Akiva . They and four other members of Surat ' s gang were involved in the capture of the New Republic agent Jas Emari . About three decades later , a Narquois worked as a miner at a refinery complex on the asteroid Pressy ' s Tumble . Due to the harsh living and working conditions on the mining colony , he and his colleagues went on a strike . However , the colony was owned by the First Order , a military and political organization inspired by the principle of the defunct Galactic Empire . The Narquois miner and three other strikers were executed by the stormtroopers of Captain Phasma for insubordination . Around the same time , another offworld Narquois was seen attending the cantina of the 1550 - LEX yacht " Serendipity " on the day that Han Solo engaged a trio of bounty hunter s — Hove , Rigger , and Strater — sent to capture him . Also during the First Order – Resistance conflict , a male Narquois named Pru Sweevant worked as a pirate , using his contacts within the Mining Guild to learn about routes taken by valuable convoys he could raid . In keeping with this species ' resentment , Sweevant took particular delight in capturing Neimoidian - owned starships . He was present in the castle of Maz Kanata on Takodana shortly before the First Order attacked the premises . Behind the scenes . Narquois were created for ( December 18 , 2015 ) , where they appeared briefly in the person of Pru Sweevant , an alien designed by senior sculptor Ivan Manzella and played by the actor Kiran Shah . However , the Narquois first appeared in Chuck Wendig ' s novel " Aftermath " ( September 4 , 2015 ) , and were first depicted in one of Phil Noto ' s illustrations for Greg Rucka ' s novel " " ( also September 4 , 2015 ) .