Amani / Legends The Amanin ( singular , Amani ) , sometimes called Amanaman , were a primitive race from the planet Maridun . Amanin stood two to three meters tall , and had bright yellow and green skin , arms long enough to reach the ground , and very short legs . They were found in the galaxy at large as mercenaries , heavy laborers and wilderness scouts . Biology and appearance . Amanin were a sentient species . They were tall with wrinkled deep yellow skin at the front and a dark green rear hood that ran from the neck to their feet and tail . Their skin coloration helped them blend in with their forest and grassland environment as well as being a signal of the skin ' s poisonous nature . It secreted a poisonous slime that served to keep the skin moist as well as serving to deter predators on their homeworld . The only creature from Maridun that was not discouraged by the slime was the Charnoq , which was consequently the only predator that the Amanin feared . Due to the susceptibility of their skin to drying , the Amanin preferred to build their shelters in humid environments such as rain forests . They had small red eyes that were adapted to see well in Maridun ' s dim light and a small mouth that widened to engulf raw game and contained numerous sharp teeth and a long tongue . Like other worm species , Amanin expelled their biological wastes through their mouth ( although when off world they tended to do this in private after they learned how it disturbed other species ) . Amanin also had a small nose that provided them with a keen sense of smell , such that they were said to be able to detect strangers from ten kilometers away . Their arms and fingers were long and thin , while their legs were comparatively short and thick with large feet . Males and females were virtually indistinguishable by other species . Although they appeared ungainly when walking , their large hands and feet were ideally suited for an arboreal lifestyle on their homeworld where they made their homes in the high treetops . While their walking speed was painfully slow , the Amanin ' s flexible body allowed them to curl themselves into a ball and roll at speeds of up to 50 kilometers per hour across flat terrain . In this form they could not perceive the world around them but were able to use the technique to hurtle past a target and uncoil to deliver an effective attack . Amanin had small vital organs spread throughout their body and employed a redundant organ systems that included multiple versions of major organs such as the heart , liver , and lungs . Their brain consisted of multiple nerve clusters spread throughout their body . These characteristics meant that an Amani could withstand devastating injuries and still survive — and , in theory , if one member was bisected , two identical Amanin would reform . Society and culture . On Maridun , Amanin lived in tribal groups led by lorekeeper s . Their natural habitat was jungles and forests , where they lived primarily by hunting ; these small forest were separated by open savanna land the Amanin called " gruntak " . When a forest was too crowded , Amanin would roll out onto the plains for another stand of trees , battling any other Amanin tribes who may already have been living there in a ritualistic battle called a " takital " . History . Contact with Maridun by the Galactic Republic was made long before the rise of the Galactic Empire ; though it was under the Empire that colonies were first officially established on the world . Before that however , in 22 BBY , a colony of Lurmen attempted to establish themselves on Maridun . They were met with hostility from the Amanin , who attacked their ship and ruined its engines . The Amanin seemed to both hate and venerate the vessel , and the Lurmen leader , Tee Watt Kaa , decided to give it to them , by ejecting an escape pod containing all his people . Around 10 BBY , the Galactic Empire began mining operations on Maridun . The Imperials , corporate slave traders , and criminal interests began taking Amanin slaves offworld . During the Galactic Civil War , Maridun was occupied by Galactic Empire forces . When Imperial forces commanded by General Ziering unwittingly crossed a border to sacred Amani battlegrounds , the local Amani tribe declared them to be participants in a Takital , a conflict that is known as the Battle of Maridun . A young officer called Lieutenant Janek Sunber distinguished himself during the conflict and eventually brokered an accord with the tribal lorekeeper . In the deal , all captives taken from other tribes during Takitals would be given to the Empire as slaves and in return , Imperial forces would keep off the tribal lands . Similar agreements were subsequently struck with other tribal leaders and as a result many Amani slaves were forced to work in the mines on Maridun or scattered throughout the galaxy as laborers for the Imperial machine . Amanin in the galaxy . While not a spacefaring race , the Amanin were able to gain passage offworld during the Galactic Civil War as the Galactic Empire began a slaving agreement with Amanin leaders . Soon , Amanin were spread throughout the galaxy as slave laborers , mercenaries , or wilderness scouts . One such Amani , known only as " Amanaman , " was part of Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s court . There was also an Amani among Kavil ' s Corsairs . As each new generation became more integrated in galactic society , they left some of their base tribal ways behind and came to find acceptance in the galaxy . While Force - sensitive Amanin were recorded as becoming Force Adept s , no records indicate their presence in either the Jedi Order or the Sith .