Quarren / Legends The Quarren or Qarren , were one of several aquatic sentient species from the planet Dac , called by off - worlders Mon Calamari . The Quarren shared their homeworld with the Mon Calamari , another sentient species hailing from Dac . The Quarren had many conflicts and a tense relationship with the Mon Calamari . However , in order to make their planet prosperous , they were forced to provide resources from the ocean depths so that the Mon Calamari could build star ships for off - worlders . Biology and appearance . Quarren were aquatic humanoids with squid - like heads , at least four tentacles on their faces , and leathery skin . Quarren tentacles were prehensile , and they were able to manipulate food with them . Quarren had small mouths , with two fang - like teeth jutting from their faces on either side , and a long , thin tongue sticking out in between . Quarren had two long protrusions that extended from either side of their faces . In these protrusions were several gill - like structures that were actually aural structures , used for hearing instead of ears . Quarren also had holes on either sides of their neck that were most likely used for breathing . Quarren had two sac - like organs that hung from the back of their heads as well . The species was also able to change the color of their skin during mating rituals . Most Quarren had orange skin , although some Quarren had gray - green skin ; this trait , however , was extremely rare . Pink or purple - skinned Quarren existed , though presumably in small numbers . All Quarren also had two shimmering blue eyes . Being aquatic in nature , Quarren had to keep their skin moist in order to stay alive , although clawed Quarren seemed to need less moisture than other Quarren . The average Quarren lifespan was 79 standard years . There were three different types of Quarren , although the only difference lay in their hands . Some Quarren had suction - tipped fingers , either with three or five fingers . Other Quarren had thick fingers that lacked suction cups on the tips of their fingers , yet had sharp claws instead . Whether these three groups were actually distinct subspecies is unknown . Having evolved in the depths of Mon Calamari , Quarren could descend to depths of 300 meters without any breathing or pressure apparatus . However , upon ascending from depths of 50 meters or below , a time , equal to the amount that they had spent below 50 meters , would have to be spared , so to as allow their bodies to decompress and thus adjust to the lower surface / water pressure . Society and culture . Quarren were a very self - centered and proud species , almost to the point of being xenophobic , which would coincide with their isolationist behavior . Quarren found Humans to be very crude beings and thought their language ( Galactic Basic ) to be very cumbersome , and unsuitable for speech . The Quarren instead spoke their native language more frequently , in contrast to the Mon Calamari who spoke Basic far more often , in order to deal with off - worlders , which the Quarren seldom did . In sharp contrast to the Mon Calamari , the Quarren were far more conservative and practical in their thinking . While the Mon Calamari looked towards the future , the Quarren remembered yesterdays . Also , while the Mon Calamari often traveled throughout the galaxy , the Quarren were far more isolationist , staying , for the most part , in the depths of the oceans of their homeworld . However , some Quarren followed suit after the Mon Calamari , and made their living in the galaxy as business managers and accountants . While the Mon Calamari manufactured starships in orbital shipyards , the Quarren diligently mined metal ore for their brethren from the deepest parts of the ocean . The Quarren also helped build massive floating cities for the Mon Calamari . While most Mon Calamari lived on the few scattered islands on Dac , or on the upper levels of their floating cities , the Quarren lived in their own cities , deep beneath the waves , or in the lower levels of the cities , for the cities stretched far below the surface , and the Quarren loved the dark far more than did the Mon Calamari . History . Early History . The Quarren species evolved in the high pressure depths of Dac ' s oceans . Here , they mined the mineral - rich sea floor . They shared the depths of the planet ' s ocean with the Whaladon s , the Moappa , and the Knowledge Bank . In ancient times , the Kokad was a warrior caste encharged with the protection of fellow Quarren from threatening sea creatures . Meeting the Mon Calamari . Circa 4500 BBY , the Quarren met the Mon Calamari , who lived in the shallow parts of the ocean , for the first time . Rather than meeting in friendship , the Quarren were suspicious of the Mon Calamari and attacked them . This instigated a long war between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari . The Mon Calamari , though less aggressive by nature , had a superior level of technology , and won the war . The Mon Calamari however did not wish to risk further wars , which they thought would only lead to the extinction of the Quarren . While the Quarren recovered from the previous war , the Mon Calamari prepared for a daring cultural experiment . In order to prevent future wars , the Mon Calamari took hundreds of young Quarren captive , and taught them the ways of Mon Calamari civilization , teaching them the arts , sciences , and ethics . Once they had fully educated the Quarren , the Mon Calamari released them back to their homes . The elder generations of the Quarren distrusted the younger Quarren , and viewed them as brain - washed usurpers . The Quarren youth , on the other hand , viewed their elders as uneducated barbarians . However , the youth eventually grew up and assumed control of Quarren society , and peace between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari continued for centuries ( though it was sometimes a tense relationship as followup generations of Quarren slowly began to sink back into their traditional values ) . Integration into the Old Republic . Soon , many Quarren headed off - planet and became business managers and accountants . During these years , Quarren went as far as Taris , Telos IV , and Nar Shaddaa . Several Quarren joined the Exchange , managing the criminal syndicate with efficiency . During the New Sith Wars , Quarren fought in both the Army of Light and the Brotherhood of Darkness . C . 529 BBY , a number of needy Mon Calamari and Quarren locals were approached by recruiters sent by Hugo Bartyn . Bartyn wanted amphibian fishermen to settle a new city in Lamaredd and tempted these poverty - stricken individuals with promises of untouched seas in a new frontier . Once they arrived , however , they became slave laborers . Besides , all the aliens were forced to live in crowded conditions and , as Mon Calamari and Quarrens could never stand each other , this eventually caused inter - species violence – and the eventual creation of a Quarren colony , The Shoals , and at least one Quarren swoop gang . Later , Mon Calamari joined the Galactic Republic and eventually gained representation in the Senate . During at least the last decades of the Old Republic , the government of Mon Calamari , and its representation in the Galactic Senate , was shared between the Mon Calamari and the Quarren . During the Clone Wars . Just before the Clone Wars , the corrupt Quarren Senator Tikkes allowed Thalassian slavers to operate in Calamari sector . Eventually this decision was uncovered , and Tikkes was put under house - arrest . Under immense pressure , Tikkes took the easy road out , and defected to the Confederacy of Independent Systems , taking his sector with him . Many citizens on Dac , however , opposed this decision , and moved against Tikkes and his allies . Tikkes formed the Quarren Isolation League and using reinforcements from the CIS , Tikkes moved against the Mon Calamari Council , the ruling legislative body of Dac . The Republic , however , supported the Mon Calamari , and the few loyal Quarren . A civil war on Mon Calamari ensued , with the Republic loyalist Mon Calamari Knights joining Republic forces against the Quarren Isolation League and Separatist Mon Calamari ( led by Merai ) . After a long series of skirmishes , the Republic defeated the Quarren Isolation League during the Battle of Mon Calamari . New accords between the Quarren and Mon Calamari were signed , with pro - Republic Senators Tundra Dowmeia ( a Quarren ) and Meena Tills ( a Mon Cal ) jointly representing Dac in the Senate . Meanwhile , remnants of the Quarren Isolation League formed the Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps , an organization of predominantly Quarren exiles on Separatist worlds ( primarily Minntooine and Pammant ) , who continued to support the Confederacy of Independent Systems by manufacturing the majority of its warships . As a result of this , Quarren were among the species deported from Coruscant by Tannon Praji , under pressure from the Human - supremacist Commission for the Protection of the Republic . A second battle for control of the planet Mon Calamari occurred around 21 BBY when the Quarren , backed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems , attempted to seize the Calamari system from the Mon Calamari people and the Galactic Republic . The Jedi Order intervened in the conflict , bringing reinforcements from the Grand Army of the Republic and the Gungan Grand Army . However , Separatist commander Riff Tamson , a Karkarodon , proved to be a more formidable opponent than imagined and his tactics resulted in the capture of all Republic forces except Ahsoka Tano and Prince Lee - Char , heir to the Mon Calamari throne . Quarren leader , Nossor Ri , realized that Tamson and Count Dooku were plotting to take Dac for themselves , and not the Quarren people , so they re - allied with the Republic and routed the Separatists . Under the Empire . With the dawn of the Galactic Empire , Imperial forces invaded Mon Calamari . This was fueled by the Humanocentric Imperials seeing the people of Dac — the Mon Calamari in particular — as slaves whose industries and resources could be used to power the Imperial war machine . Also , prior to the formation of the Empire , both of Dac ' s senators signed the Petition of 2000 , an anti - Palpatine document ( Chancellor Palpatine was now Emperor of the Empire ) . Some sources indicated that Quarren agents , motivated by their hatred and long - standing prejudice towards the Mon Calamari , sabotaged the planetary shields shortly before the Imperial attack , facilitating a swift Imperial victory . Seggor Tels , a Quarren leader , later admitted to being one of these saboteurs . Despite the compliance of some with the Empire , both the Quarren " and " the Mon Calamari were enslaved by the Empire . The Quarren may have been enslaved due to their involvement with the Confederacy . The Mon Calamari , however , tried to lead a passive resistance movement , but they were unsuccessful . Emperor Palpatine ordered three Mon Cal cities to be destroyed in reprisal . Eventually , however , many Quarren joined the Mon Calamari in driving the Imperials off Dac . Seggor Tels , ironically , was one of the Quarren leaders responsible for rallying the Quarren to resist the Empire . After the liberation of Mon Calamari , many Quarren wanted nothing to do with the Rebel Alliance , or later , its successor government the New Republic . As a result , many Quarren left Mon Calamari for other worlds , in order to avoid the Imperial reprisal that was to come . Emperor reborn . After the reborn Palpatine ' s assault on Mon Calamari in 10 ABY , the Quarren threatened to leave in a mass exodus , though it is unknown how many actually did . Eventually , many Quarren could be found scattered among the many worlds of the galaxy . The Quarren population that continued to thrive on Mon Calamari were still loyal to their people , but personal and cultural relationships began to blossom between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari . The most famous such relationship was the romantic relationship between the male Quarren Nrin Vakil and the Mon Calamari female Ibtisam , both of whom were members of the elite Rogue Squadron . Yuuzhan Vong invasion . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , a Quarren , Pwoe , represented Mon Calamari alongside the Mon Calamari Gron Marrab . After the loss of Coruscant to the Yuuzhan Vong , Pwoe tried , and failed , to usurp the New Republic Presidency and eventually joined the Ylesian Republic on Ylesia . His Mon Cal counterpart , however , remained loyal and represented his homeworld in the Senate of the Galactic Alliance . The New Sith Empire . By 130 ABY , following the end of the Sith – Imperial War and the rise of Darth Krayt as Galactic Emperor , Quarren gained a position of power as they were placed in the government of Dac , possibly because the new Sith Order held several Quarren amongst its members . Two of these Sith Lords were Darth Maleval and Darth Azard . Following the Battle of Mon Calamari , the Quarren were spared from Emperor Krayt ' s edict ordering the execution of ten percent of Mon Calamari , starting with the members of the Mon Calamari Council including Quarren . However , the Quarren who voiced their opposition to the orders were executed as well . When the genocide reached a stonewall with the destruction of Vul Isen ' s Sea Leviathan , Krayt ' s successor Darth Wyyrlok ordered Isen and Darth Azard to execute the Final Protocol , which would poison the oceans of Dac and render the planet uninhabitable in seven days . When Azard asked about the wellbeing of the Quarren , who had collaborated with the Sith Empire , Wyyrlok merely told him that the Quarren would be allowed to leave the planet , but without any kind of Imperial aid . After the Final Protocol became known to the galaxy , Regent Morlish Veed was confronted by a number of Quarren ministers . As the public face of the Imperial throne , Veed had to answer for the actions of the Sith , just as Lord Wyyrlok had intended . During the evacuation of the planet organized by Admiral Gar Stazi of the Galactic Alliance Remnant , a Quarren delegation demanded that their species receive greater priority than the Whaladon s and Moappa in the evacuation efforts . While non - bipedals , the Whaladons and Moappa were another sapient species native to Dac . Since the Quarren had been collaborators with the Empire , Admiral Stazi ordered that they would only be given every tenth ship in the evacuation fleet and that those who tried to board other ships would be shot . Galactic Triumvirate . Following the defeat of the One Sith , the Sith were driven underground again and a Galactic Federation Triumvirate , consisting of the Fel Empire , the Jedi Order , and the Galactic Alliance , assumed power in Coruscant . In 138 ABY , a large number of Quarren and Mon Calamari were lured back to Dac under the pretext that the planet was being " renewed " . Instead , these unfortunate Quarren and Mon Calamari were enslaved by a pirate syndicate led by the rogue Sith Darth Luft , who forced them to build a fleet of ships . Darth Luft and his pirates also kept their children and elderly relatives hostage . The Quarren and Mon Calamari ship builders were also beaten and mistreated by their pirate captors . One Quarren named Tikin befriend a Mon Calamari environmental engineer named Luen . These two encountered the Imperial Knight Jao Assam and the junk dealer Ania Solo , who learnt about their predicament and quickly transmitted word of the pirates and their slaving operation to the Triumvirate authorities in Coruscant . Later , Tikin was murdered by Darth Luft and his death triggered a slave uprising by the Quarren and Mon Calamari , who joined forces to rebel against the pirates . This uprising coincided with an attack by the Galactic Triumvirate led by Admiral Stazi and the Imperial Knight Yalta Val , who liberated the slaves and apprehended the pirates . Darth Luft himself was killed during a duel by Jao Assam . The Quarren and Mon Calamari then settled in the space station , which had been flooded with water by Admiral Stazi , to provide a comfortable atmosphere for the former slaves . As a gesture of reconciliation between the Quarren and Mon Calamari , Tikin ' s son Tilin was raised by Aunt Luen . Quarren in the galaxy . Quarren in Lamaredd achieved certain renown as the co - engineers , along with the Gungan , of the popular gondola skimmersub . Other Quarrens who succeeded in that planet were shipping manager Kurline , maximum responsible of the Sailor ' s Union Landing Union chapter in Little Mon Cal ; Trusty Trikker , former outlaw turned weapon dealer in Bartyn ' s Landing ; and The Red Quarren , a pirate . Some Quarren became Jedi ; both Qid Proko and Sarn Vals became Jedi Knights and managed to escape the destruction of the Order .