Guudrian Guudrians were a species of sentient beings from the Guudria system . Each Guudrian was distinguished by a warty , wrinkled face , a short snout , and a wild mane of hair . Their eyes sported a pattern of black checks . Although their teeth were blunt , Guudrians had clawed fingers . Members of the species emigrated into the greater galaxy by 4 ABY , when a Guudrian known as Boom joined the crew of the New Republic corvette " FarStar " . Although they were relatively unknown away from their home in Wild Space , Guudrians could nevertheless utilize technology on par with that of the rest of the galaxy . Biology and appearance . Guudrians were a sentient species much smaller than Duros and Humans , moving about in a stooped posture . At least one member of the species ] had pale , yellow skin and fiery red hair that formed a mane around the head and continued down the jowls . Each Guudrian had a flattened tube with twin openings lying atop the skull and running back into the hair , giving the impression of a receding hairline . The Guudrian countenance was marked by two large eyes that were covered in patterns of black checks . Clusters of wart - like bumps and patterns of wrinkles roiled the high forehead , the thick brow , and the knob - like snout . That blunt muzzle extended for a short distance from the rest of the visage , terminating in a single depression at its center . Below that lay a wide mouth full of blunt , white teeth , lilac gums , and a glaucous tongue . Clawlike nails tipped the fingers . Society and culture . The Guudrians spoke their own language — which at least Duros could learn to understand — and they were capable of mastering at least some words of Basic . They could learn to operate galactic - standard technology ; for example , a Guudrian known by the nickname Boom was skilled in using explosives for demolition purposes . History . The Guudrians hailed from the Guudria system , a star system in Wild Space that was known to at least some members of the greater galaxy by the founding of the New Republic in 4 ABY . The species was scarcely known in the galaxy at large , where few sentients recognized them by either appearance or name . At least one Guudrian , nicknamed Boom , had left the system by 4 ABY . He teamed up with a Duros gunner named Krudar to travel the galaxy as freelance starship gunners and members of a pirate crew before Krudar talked them both onto the crew of a New Republic CR90 corvette known as the " FarStar " . Boom was infatuated with fire and explosions to the point of mania . Others found his demeanor odd , as he perpetually muttered to himself and occasionally exclaimed , " Boom ! " His fetish for flames extended to burning other people ' s property as well . By the time the " FarStar " reached the Kathol Rift , the Guudrian ' s antics had worn on the nerves of both Krudar and the rest of the crew ; nevertheless , he proved his worth by serving as part of a team that placed charges on asteroids in the Kathol system to create an artificial meteor shower on the planet Kathol and thus masked the " FarStar " descent to the world ' s surface . Behind the scenes . The Guudrian species was created by Peter M . Schweighofer as part of the backstory for the character Boom , introduced as a playable character in " The DarkStryder Campaign " boxed set published by West End Games in 1995 for its " " . Artist Mike Vilardi illustrated Boom for the character cards included in the set . Boom ' s statistics indicate that Guudrians receive no significant bonuses or penalties compared to other species in the game except for a slight reduction in running speed . In 2009 , authors Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry included the Guudria system in " The Essential Atlas " , published by Del Rey .