Jungle Felucian The Jungle Felucians , more commonly referred to as the Felucians , were an amphibious sentient species native to the planet Felucia . Viewed as strange and unusual by other species , the Felucians possessed two sets of arms — one ending in four webbed digits , and the other in three dexterous fingers — as well as a head consisting of a thick mass of tendrils . Members of the species usually stood 1 . 9 meters tall and weighed ninety kilograms . The Felucians were naturally sensitive to the Force and were in tune with their home planet ' s ever - changing balance of that energy field . The Felucians possessed no advanced technology and lived a somewhat primitive lifestyle . Unlike many other primitive species , the Felucians were not divided into multiple tribes ; rather , they were all members of a single tribe spanning the entirety of Felucia . However , the species did have strict class stratification . Three of their most prominent classes were the warriors , the shamans , and the chieftains . The Felucian warriors were responsible for hunting and protecting their people , using their burgeoning Force powers and their traditional weapon , the Felucian Skullblade . The Felucian shamans were the most exceptional Force - users in the species . They were the mentors , the spiritual guides , and the watchmen for their kin , ensuring that every Felucian who fell to the dark side of the Force was fed to the giant sarlacc creature nested in the Ancient Abyss , a sacred Felucian sacrificial ground . Tall and commanding , the Felucian chieftains were the leaders of their people and wielded ceremonial staffs and shields hardened with the help of the Force . Thanks to their Force - sensitivity , the species was also able to domesticate their homeworld ' s vicious rancor predators , painting them with phosphorescent dyes and using them as war beasts . The Jungle Felucians lived in seclusion from the rest of the galaxy until 27 , 000 BBY , when Gossam colonists settled on Felucia . As eons passed , the Gossam took over most of the planet , driving the Felucians deep into the planet ' s dangerous jungles . During the Clone Wars , Felucia was ravaged by battles between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems that took place there . After the end of the conflict , the Felucians set off to rebuild the planet ' s damaged ecosystem . During the Great Jedi Purge , the Felucians harbored fugitive Togruta Jedi Master Shaak Ti and her Zabrak Padawan Maris Brood . Ti trained the Felucians in the use of the Force , helping them to overcome the temptations of the dark side . In 3 BBY , however , Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader dispatched his apprentice Starkiller to kill Ti . The Felucians fought the apprentice , but he made his way to the Ancient Abyss , where he confronted and killed the Jedi Master . Brood survived the slaughter since she had been ordered by Ti to go into hiding . Stranded on Felucia without a Master to help her contain her anger , Brood fell to the dark side , and her influence corrupted the entire planet and the Felucian species , the members of which mutated into deformed , bloodthirsty monsters . At the same time , the Galactic Empire began a full - scale campaign on the planet to eradicate the Force - sensitive species entirely . In 2 BBY , a strong opposer of the Empire , Senator Bail Organa , arrived on the planet in search of Shaak Ti , but he was captured by Brood , who hoped to use him as a bargaining chip in case the Empire found her . However , Starkiller , on a mission to band together the Empire ' s foes , returned to the world , rescued Organa , and defeated Brood , although he let her live when she promised to abandon the dark side and leave Felucia . Biology and appearance . The Jungle Felucians , or simply the Felucians , were a tall , bipedal , sentient species , who were generally considered strange , mysterious , and unusual to outside observers . As an amphibious species , the Felucians were adapted to living both on land and in water ; they were able to breathe in both environments and to easily traverse the fungi and swamps of their home planet , Felucia . Long , horizontal marks were visible on the species ' torsos . The Felucians ' arms and legs ended in four large , webbed digits , with suction - cup fingertips . Growing from the underside of each arm was a shorter , smaller arm that ended in three large agile fingers . A Felucian ' s head consisted of a thick mass of long , flexible tendrils with illuminated tips . The mouth and eyes , which glowed bright red in some individuals , appeared as black holes within that mass . The Felucians were adapted to survive the harsh environment of Felucia . Their gray skin , with its blue , red , or yellow markings , allowed members of the species to easily blend into their surroundings and to instantly disappear into the jungle in order to evade attack or to surprise prey . The species was extremely resilient and agile , although there were variations between various Felucian castes . For instance , the Felucian chieftains had denser flesh than the rest of their kin . The Felucians moved with great speed and were able to see in low light . The species ' average lifespan was eighty - five years . A Felucian reached adolescence at nine years and was considered adult at twenty , middle aged at fifty , and old at seventy - one . Members of the species stood 1 . 9 meters tall and weighed ninety kilograms , on average . The entire Felucian species were Force - sensitive and connected to the Living Force of their home planet . The connection was so deep that when a Felucian fell to the dark side of the Force , his entire appearance changed as well . His facial features became elongated and stretched , and his head tendrils dried and were now hanging limply from the skull . Society and culture . A united people . The Felucians spoke a guttural , barking language called Felucianese or Felucian . Common Felucian names included Gokkuul , Kargrek , and Hagark . The Felucians were subject to wild mood swings , reacting in unpredictable ways to different situations . They were generally viewed as primitive and even barbaric by other species . Indeed , the Felucians did not possess advanced technology , wearing simple garments , such as loincloths , made of vegetable material and bone . The clothing was decorated with beads and tassels . Large ceremonial headdresses , worn by some Felucians , obscured their faces from the neck up . The species lived in small bulbous huts hollowed from the boles of giant fungi , with circular doors and windows , and they were proficient with a variety of primitive weapons . The Felucians also learned to extract venoms produced by Felucia ' s plant life and used them to make both poisons and medicine . The species formed a symbiotic relationship with the Yerdua Poison - Spitter , a semi - sentient plant capable of emitting thick venom . The Felucians trained the Yerdua to guard their villages and sacred sites from wild animals , and in exchange they fed the Yerdua meat and removed parasites from the plants ' stalks . One of the species ' most remarkable features was their innate Force - sensitivity and deep connection to the Living Force . Although not as powerful as trained Jedi , the Felucians were able to use the Force to control their environment , and their connection to the Force gave them a somewhat primal attitude . Faced with the ever - shifting balance of the Force on their homeworld , the Felucians struggled to resist the dark side throughout their history . Many individuals , and even entire entire tribal pockets descended into violence and madness . The influence of the dark side also affected them physically , causing their bodies to mutate to reflect their tortured psyches . Outsiders viewed the Felucians as strange and alien beings because they operated on a different social level , much like the Tusken Raiders on the planet Tatooine . Unlike some other primitive species , the Felucians did not split into separate tribes , but were instead all members of a single tribe , which spanned the entire planet and spread across their various villages . The social arrangement helped the species to maintain the same social hierarchy in every village . The Felucians were divided into a caste - based society , with each member fulfilling various roles . However , in the years leading up to the Clone Wars , there were records of multiple Felucian tribes , who were in conflict with each other . The Felucian warrior s and the Felucian scouts formed the core of Felucian society . They were trained to hunt and protect their kin against intruders , using their natural abilities to blend into nearly every environment and crawl nearly every surface to ambush prey . The Felucian warriors had blue markings on their skin and used their Force powers to imbue their crude jawbone weapons , called Felucian Skullblade s , making them both more damaging and resistant to other weapons , including lightsabers . Such strength was possible due to the fact that the crude weapons were made from the bones of native Felucian creatures that contained trace amounts of Force - reactive crystals . The warriors wielded the skullblades with great proficiency and showed no mercy to their enemies . The Felucian skullblades were considered weapons of great honor and importance to the Felucians , and were normally available only on the species ' homeworld , but a few made their way to the black market at a cost of 1 , 500 . Warriors were able to project a small shield of Force energy that protected them against enemy attacks . They also used the Force to generate spheres of compressed air called Force blast s , which they hurled at enemies . The power was second nature to all Felucians . Leaders spiritual and tribal . Those Felucians who demonstrated greater than average skill and interest in the Force were trained in the ways of the Felucian shaman s — whether they actually wanted it or not — because the Felucians could not allow an exceptional Force - user among them to roam the planet without obtaining the skills necessary to resist the dark side . The Felucian shamans were distinguished by their red markings and acted as spiritual leaders and mentors in the ways of the Force for their brethren , performing ceremonial rituals with the skullblades . Considered some of the most powerful natural Force - users in the galaxy , the shamans focused on manipulating their natural Force abilities , and , as such , were able to wield Force powers with greater skill than the other castes and to telepathically link with other individuals . They were capable of defending themselves in battle ; using shields that they wore on their hands ; drawing upon the power of Felucia for strength ; and using a much more powerful incarnation of the Force blast called the sickening blast , which could worsen the physical condition of an opponent . However , the shamans preferred to keep themselves out of harm ' s way , instead focusing on healing injured warriors , rallying them into battle by blowing a special horn , and projecting a Force aura that harmed an enemy that approached them . As such , the death of a shaman during a battle could have a negative impact on the performance of the rest of the warriors . Therefore , when pressed into combat , the shamans usually attempted to flee by using a combination of the Force and their natural blending abilities . Most Felucian shamans studied healing arts to treat various infections and maladies common on their homeworld , and they used the Force to protect other Felucians from dangers native to the planet . The Felucian shamans were in tune with the flow of the Force on Felucia — which could be easily influenced by a presence of a powerful Force - user , light or dark — and served as watchmen for the entire species , constantly keeping an eye out for the Felucians who approached the dark side and training other shamans to stay away from it . Fearful that the presence of a strong dark side user would corrupt the entire planet and the Felucians themselves , the shamans ensured that any darksider s were executed by being fed to a giant sarlacc creature that lived in the Ancient Abyss , an ancient sacrificial ground for the Felucians . However , even the shamans themselves were not safe from the grasp of the dark side , and certain individuals succumbed to it , also becoming victims of the sarlacc . The Felucians worshiped the sarlacc and even built a village in the Ancient Abyss , erecting their homes to accommodate the creature ' s giant teeth that protruded from the ground and covered hundreds of kilometers of the planet ' s landscape . The teeth acted as fences defining garden s or lanes . The Felucian shamans were careful about who they shared their secrets with , and only a handful of non - Felucian Force - users were ever trained by the shamans . The highest - ranking members of the species were the Felucian chieftains . Taller and more massive and commanding than the other Felucians , the chieftains displayed yellow markings on their skin . They were much hardier than the warriors and had a denser flesh that protected them from attacks but were slower than the Felucian warriors . The chieftains were the leaders of the Felucian species and inspired awe and fear in their followers . Trained from an early age to wield a ceremonial staff in battle , they were able to channel the Force through it and launch a powerful blast of energy . In addition to the ceremonial staff , the chieftains also made use of sturdy shields that had been fashioned with the help of the Force to increase their effectiveness . The title of the Felucian chieftain was not restricted only to members of the species . On some occasions , a non - Felucian could become a chieftain , as was the case with the Togruta Jedi Master Shaak Ti . Additionally , the Felucian society had a class of mushroom farmers . The species ' Force - sensitivity allowed them to have some success in domesticating the vicious rancors , carnivorous creatures that inhabited the planet ' s jungles . The Felucians used the rancors as mounts and war beasts , painting them with phosphorescent dyes in order to confuse and frighten prey . The rancor riders were predominantly of the chieftain caste . However , they were wary of the much larger bull rancor subspecies that acted as guardians of the legendary Rancor Graveyard and emerged from the deepest jungles only once every few years . The Felucians believed that the much more aggressive bull rancor could not be tamed or captured , although at least one chieftain rode one of the creatures . The species also domesticated a number of other beasts , including a hat - backed species , which they used to travel on water surfaces . Despite the species ' social achievements , the Galactic Empire considered the Felucians disorganized and weak . That perception changed when Shaak Ti arrived on the planet in the midst of the Great Jedi Purge and began training the Felucians in the ways of the Force , helping them to stay clear of the dark side . After Ti ' s death , the dark side influence of her fallen Padawan , Maris Brood , affected the Felucian species and their culture . Their features twisted , the Felucians became aggressive barbarians who yearned for killing and attacked anything in sight . History . Early history and the Clone Wars . The Jungle Felucians were native to the fungus planet of Felucia , a world they shared with another indigenous sentient species , the diminutive Felucians . The Jungle Felucians lived in seclusion on their home planet until 27 , 000 BBY , when Gossam Courivers , a group of explorers from the Gossam species , arrived on Felucia using an experimental tumble hyperdrive . Full - scale colonization soon followed , although the Felucians tried to resist it by besieging Gossam settlements . However , as more and more colonists arrived , the Felucians were forced to retreat deep into the jungle . There , they maintained their seclusion , since the colonists were wary to venture into such dangerous wilderness . Throughout their history , Felucians were often regarded by most other sentient species to be primitive and savage . They long flourished in the wild jungles of their home planet without the development of any advanced technology , which was in part due to their natural affinity to the Force . Conflicts between the Felucians and the colonists only arose when the latter tried to isolate Felucian settlements from one another in complete disregard of the Felucians ' unified nature . Around 32 BBY , a conflict arose between the multiple tribes of Felucians , causing the Jedi High Council to dispatch Jedi Master Sifo - Dyas to mediate the dispute . The Felucians would later claim , however , that not one , but two Jedi arrived on the planet , and that after the peace talks had failed , Sifo - Dyas was killed when his shuttle crashed on the surface of the planet . The Felucians extracted the Jedi ' s body and cremated it according to Jedi customs . In reality , Sifo - Dyas had never reached Felucia in the first place , as he had been previously dispatched by Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum on a secret mission to negotiate with the criminal organization called the Pyke Syndicate on the planet Oba Diah . When Sifo - Dyas was recalled to Felucia by the Council , the Pykes shot down his shuttle over the Oba Diah moon , killing him . As the mission to Oba - Diah was of a delicate matter , Valorum classified all files pertaining to it , including most of Sifo - Dyas ' s personal dossier , causing the official records to state that Sifo - Dyas had perished on Felucia , in accordance with the Felucians ' version of events . During the Clone Wars that lasted from 22 BBY to 19 BBY , Felucia was converted into a major stronghold for the Commerce Guild , a Gossam - ruled organization that was allied with the Confederacy of Independent Systems , the enemy of the Galactic Republic . As such , Felucia became a major target for the Republic , and , along with Mygeeto and Saleucami , a part of what Supreme Chancellor Palpatine called the Triad of Evil . During the conflict , Sifo - Dyas ' s shuttle was found on Oba Diah ' s moon , which conflicted with his officially listed place of death on Felucia . Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker were dispatched to Felucia to find out more about the late Jedi Master , but the Felucians only repeated the information contained in the official records . The Felucian species was endangered during the war , as large - scale battles left vast portions of the land barren and uninhabitable . The Felucians organized resistance cells throughout the planet , aided by members of other species , such as the Human Mak Pra , who found shelter in a Felucian village and learned to speak their language . Early in the war , the Commerce Guild planned a daring attack on Coruscant , the capital planet of the Republic , planning to use the deadly trihexalon chemical during the operation . In preparation for that move , the Commerce Guild allied itself with the Trandoshan slavers , who spent six months experimenting on Felucian farmers and members of resistance cells using trihexalon , or " dragon ' s breath . " One of the resistance ' s informants in the Commerce Guild found out about the organization ' s plans of an attack , although not the specific target . Upon receiving this information , Mak Pra contacted other resistance cells , planning to attack Commerce Guild President e Shu Mai ' s headquarters on Felucia and learn more about her plans . However , several days before the scheduled attack , Jedi Master Mavra Zane and a pair of her Padawans , along with the Wookiee Chewbacca , arrived on Felucia after escaping captivity from the Trandoshan " Providence " - class carrier / destroyer " Nihilist " in orbit , destroying the ship in the process . Pra and a group of Felucians arrived at the landing site of Zane ' s ship , the " Star Runner " , helping her and the Padawans fend off a Trandoshan attack . They then escorted the Jedi to their camp , where Pra explained the situation to Zane . Realizing that they would have to strike now , Pra and Zane agreed to move their plan of attack . The next morning , Pra , the Jedi , and the Felucians charged toward the Commerce Guild ' s headquarters using speeder bikes . While Pra and the Jungle Felucians fought the enemy forces , the Jedi infiltrated the facility , learning that Shu Mai ' s target was Coruscant itself . However , the Jedi were then captured and escorted toward a sarlacc pit , where they were to be executed . During that time , Republic reinforcements arrived on Felucia , led by Jedi Master Yoda . Landing on the planet , Yoda rendezvoused with Pra and Chewbacca and used the " Star Runner " to reach the sarlacc pit and free Zane and the Padawans . After a brief fight , Shu Mai escaped from the planet to the orbiting Commerce Guild fleet , with Zane in hot pursuit . A battle broke out betweem the Republic ' s and the Commerce Guild ' s fleets , but the latter soon proceeded to Coruscant to execute Mai ' s plan . Zane managed to foil the Presidente ' s plans , although Shu Mai herself evaded captivity and eventually found her way back on Felucia . When Shu Mai was finally chased by the Republic forces from Felucia in the closing stages of the war , she activated a fail - safe mechanism that poisoned the planet ' s water supply . At the Clone Wars ' end , the Felucians set about to rebuild their ecosystem and encourage the regeneration of Felucia ' s forests . With the Confederacy defeated , the Felucians were joined by some of the surviving Separatist soldiers , such as the former Human Confederate commander Vazus Mandrake . An elderly shaman , who acted as the leader of a Felucian village populated by more than a dozen Felucian families , granted shelter for Mandrake , who had become an expert in the Felucian language . Mandrake also brought with him a number of kybuck mounts that he had imported to the planet while his unit had been stationed there . Life under the Empire . With the Confederacy defeated , the newly established Galactic Empire mostly retreated from the planet . A small Imperial presence was maintained in order to protect a secret Imperial prison facility called the Vanishing Place located deep within the planet ' s jungles . Several months after the end of the Clone Wars , however , scouts from Felucian villages started disappearing . Those Felucians were being captured by Imperial agents and experimented on by Captain Vischera , an Imperial scientist who sought to create a new breed of mutant Felucians , similar to what the Techno Union had done to the Nelvaanian species on the planet Nelvaan during the war . A number of his failed experiments produced mutated Felucians with weapons built into their arms and chitinous scales taken from rancors grafted into their skin . The experiments made the Felucians stronger and more aggressive and completely loyal to the Empire . Those Felucians were kept isolated in the Vanishing Place ' s medical research bay . Two of Vischera ' s most successful experiments were the mutated Felucians Hagark and Kargrek , who were mutated even more than the Felucians in the medical bay . They were much larger and stronger than their brethren , and they received combat training from Vischera himself , to whom they were loyal . Moreover , several Felucian children from the village that harbored Mandrake fell ill , their skin fading to sickly gray and their muscle mass thinning to the point that they could not support their weight . Unbeknownst to the Felucians , the children had contracted a deadly virus developed by Vischera inside the prison facility . At the time , a Felucian scouting party from the secret village encountered a group of individuals in the jungle . Having become wary of outsiders because of the recent kidnappings , the young and impulsive Felucian scouts believed the newcomers to be Imperials coming to steal more of their kin and attacked them . In the midst of the battle , however , Mandrake intervened , assuring both sides that the incident was just a misunderstanding . The outsiders were then escorted to the Felucian village and introduced to its chief , with Mandrake acting as the translator . The group revealed that they were agents dispatched by Senator Bail Organa , a notable enemy of the Empire and the leader of Alderaanian Resistance . They had arrived on Felucia via the starship " Banshee " under the command of Captain Sirona Okeefe . The agents had been sent by Organa to infiltrate the prison and liberate Imperial Admiral Gilder Varth , who was seemingly planning to defect from the Empire . After surviving a harsh landing that rendered the " Banshee " inoperative , Okeefe had remained to repair the ship , while Organa ' s men wandered through Felucian jungles in search of the prison until they encountered the Felucian scouts . Assuring the Felucians that they were not Imperials , the agents gained the chief ' s trust by sharing their supplies , advanced weapons , and medicine with the villagers . Medics among the group healed the sick Felucian children . The chief then agreed to provide the outsiders with a Felucian guide who would lead them to the Vanishing Place . Additionally , when they mentioned their intention to raid the prison , Mandrake confessed to them that he had been meaning to destroy it and asked the operatives to complete his plan . When they agreed , Mandrake handed them an explosive device , which , when detonated inside the prison ' s communications center , would destroy the entire facility and overload Imperial communications systems on the planet . At that moment , Organa ' s men spotted an Imperial scout trooper on a speeder bike , who had seen the Felucian village . The scout trooper was unable to report its location via comlink , since the mushrooms located in the area had chemicals in their stalks that blocked long - range communications . Therefore , the scout trooper sped toward the Vanishing Place . Realizing that the Imperials would invade the village if alerted , Mandrake begged the newcomers to chase the scout on the kybucks . The agents chased the Imperial to a secret outpost , killed everyone there — preventing the Imperials at the prison from learning the Felucians ' location — and returned to the village . Once the preparations were complete , the Felucian guide led the outsiders to the prison facility , showing them a secret unguarded entrance . However , the guide was then killed by Imperial forces , who took the entrance under guard . Inside the Vanishing Place ' s medical research bay , the infiltrators fought their way through a number of mutant Felucians . After defeating them and planting Mandrake ' s explosives in the communications center , the adventurers freed Varth . Inside the communications center , they also learned that Imperial Inquisitor Valin Draco was due to arrive soon to pick Varth up for processing . Unable to escape from the prison the same way they had come in , the operatives decided to make their way to the prison roof , where Okeefe — who had repaired the " Banshee " — could pick them up . Before reaching the roof , however , the agents arrived at the building ' s command center , where they encountered Vischera , backed by Kargrek and Hagark . After defeating the mutants and Vischera , the agents and Varth reached the roof and escaped on the " Banshee " , taking advantage of the distraction provided by explosions in the communications center . Unbeknownst to Organa ' s men , Admiral Varth only pretended to be a defector , and was in fact in league with Draco , his goal being the infiltration of the Alderaanian Resistance . A conflicted civilization . Not long thereafter , the Felucians , who now comprised seventy - five percent of Felucia ' s total population , were contacted by Jedi Master Shaak Ti , one of the last surviving members of the Jedi High Council , who had fled the horrors of the Great Jedi Purge and sought refuge on Felucia , along with a young Zabrak Padawan , Maris Brood . Brood ' s Master had disappeared while trying to discover what had happened to the Jedi , his last message to Brood being that the Jedi Order had been all but exterminated by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader . Ti and Brood had struggled to survive in Felucia ' s wilderness before making contact with the Felucians and establishing rapport with them . Ti eventually became a respected Felucian Chieftain , learning to control the rancors and understand the Felucian language , securing the Felucians ' loyalty to the point that the Felucian warriors appeared on her first summon . In turn , Ti helped the species to stay clear of the dark side and guided them to learn control of their innate abilities . She hoped that the Felucians would protect Brood against Darth Vader and would one day aid a reborn Jedi Order . Ti especially focused on teaching the Felucian shamans specific powers so that they could fight Imperial troops and agents sent by Vader . Meanwhile , Brood , harboring deep hatred for Vader , began exploring the Force on her own , slowly slipping close to the dark side . The Felucian shamans trained Brood in some non - Jedi Force techniques , teaching her to control various creatures , including rancors . In 3 BBY , Vader finally discovered Ti ' s whereabouts and sent his secret apprentice , Starkiller , to assassinate her . Noticing Starkiller ' s ship , the " Rogue Shadow " , approaching Felucia , Ti told Brood to hide in the Rancor Graveyard , as they had trained . Brood wanted to fight , but she grudgingly obeyed her Master . The Felucians were ordered by Ti to attack the assassin , while she went and waited at the Ancient Abyss . The Felucians obeyed her every command , fighting bravely and fiercely , although it did not stop the Jedi hunter . Starkiller made his way through the Felucian village located inside the lair of the sarlacc and confronted the Jedi Master . After a lightsaber duel , Ti , having received mortal injuries , flung herself into the maw of the great sarlacc to her death . A group of about fifty Felucians surrounded Starkiller , but deeply affected by Shaak Ti ' s death , they did not attack , and Starkiller walked away . Descent into darkness . With Shaak Ti gone , Brood took control of the native Felucians . Enraged and grief - stricken over her Master ' s death , and faced with loneliness on dangerous Felucia , she fell to the dark side . She continued to train the Felucian shamans in the Jedi ways , but her rage corrupted them into turning to the dark side as well . Brood also trained many rancors to do her bidding , including a bull rancor . Soon enough , the entire Felucian species embraced the dark side , becoming hideous monsters with twisted features , and the Felucian culture degenerated into a barbaric society driven to the brink of madness by Brood ' s uncontrolled powers . The entire planet deformed into a humid landscape , reflecting Brood ' s corruption . The Felucian warriors became more vicious , aggressive , strong , and resilient , and they attacked anything they viewed as a threat . The Felucian shamans ' strong connection to the Force allowed them to retain much of their intelligence , but they lost all sense of goodness and compassion , and were driven only by an intense bloodlust , sending more and more of the warriors into battle to certain deaths . Of all the Felucians , however , the chieftains devolved the most dramatically . Instead of leading and protecting their people as they had been trained , they now only cared about killing and roamed the planet unchecked , attacking anything in sight . Moreover , the Empire arrived on Felucia in full force with the intent of purging the world of the Force - sensitive species . Imperial stormtroopers scoured the planet , driving the corrupted Felucians into hiding . The Felucians attempted to take shelter inside the maw of the sarlacc in the Ancient Abyss , but Imperial engineers constructed a giant device called the sarlacc stabilizer that was meant to restrain the sarlacc ' s tentacles and allow passage into the monster ' s maw via a turbolift . When the stormtroopers began the war with the Felucians , Brood was certain that she would be exposed , so she kept in hiding and spied on the Imperials from afar , watching for any sign of Vader or his assassins . In 2 BBY , her Felucian scouts spotted an Imperial transport landing on the planet . Aboard that transport was Senator Organa , who had come to Felucia in search of Shaak Ti — unaware that she had died — in order to recruit her for a rescue mission on the planet Kashyyyk , where his daughter , Princess Leia Organa was kept prisoner by Imperial Captain Ozzik Sturn . Brood captured the Senator and kept him in the Rancor Graveyard under the guard of her bull rancor , hoping to use him as leverage should Darth Vader find her . Soon thereafter , however , Starkiller , who was on a mission to recruit those who opposed the Empire , arrived on Felucia to rescue Organa . Starkiller was now working with Jedi Master Rahm Kota , and he had recently rescued the Princess on Kashyyyk . The maddened Felucians attacked him , but he fought his way through both them and the stormtroopers . When he reached the Ancient Abyss and sensed the sarlacc ' s suffering , he released the chains holding the creature ' s tentacles before descending into the maw . After he emerged from the belly of the beast , Starkiller found the Rancor Graveyard , where he defeated Brood in a lightsaber duel . As Starkiller prepared to deliver a final blow , Brood begged him to spare her , promising that she would leave Felucia and abandon the dark side . Starkiller spared her and left Felucia with Senator Organa . After the Empire ' s defeat at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY and subsequent fragmentation of its territories , the Felucians ' homeworld fell within the boundaries of Warlord Zsinj ' s pocket empire . It remained under Zsinj ' s control until the Warlord ' s death in 8 ABY . After the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn , Felucia became a part of the Borderland Territories contested between him and the nascent New Republic , but in 9 ABY Thrawn met his end as well . When the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy , Felucia fell under their control by 27 ABY . After the defeat of the Yuuzhan Vong , the Felucians ' home planet became a refuge for some members of the Ithorian species , whose own homeworld of Ithor had been devastated during the war . Decades later , in 137 ABY , Felucia was under the control of Darth Krayt ' s Sith Empire . Jungle Felucians in the galaxy . Few Jungle Felucians ever left their homeworld . Those who did found themselves in professions where they could practice their Force - sensitivity , although no Felucian was known to have joined the Jedi Order . Other Felucians became soldiers or scouts . Behind the scenes . The Jungle Felucian species , originally known simply as the Felucians , were developed for the 2008 " " multimedia project , whose main focus was the . When the planet Felucia was chosen as a setting for " The Force Unleashed " game , the development team decided to create an entirely new alien species to populate it and serve as enemies to the protagonist , Starkiller . The creation of the Felucians was one of the most challenging tasks for the team design - wise . Inspired by the Expanded Universe ' s Witches of Dathomir , initial Felucian concepts represented an all - female – like army wielding weapons resembling lightsabers and riding huge mounts . Believing that using such a concept would be too derivative , the game ' s art director Matt Omernick instead came up with an idea for a Tusken Raider – like society : fearsome warriors adapted to surviving their native environment . After experimenting with various looks for the species , the developers settled on the final amphibious design . Many Felucian classes were designed , such as Felucian assassins , brutes , hunters , spies , etc . However , only three made it into the game : the warriors , the shamans , and the chieftains . Substantial work was put into making the Felucians look different in the light and the shadows . The sounds that the Felucians made in the game became the favorite of the game ' s sound designer David W . Collins , who found them " creepy . " Before appearing in the video game , the species were first mentioned in October of 2007 in an article that was part of a series titled " The Force Unleashed Preview " , published by Wizards of the Coast on their website to promote the upcoming " The Force Unleashed " - themed " Star Wars Miniatures " line . The same month , the Felucians made their first in - universe appearance in " The Traitor ' s Gambit " , the first adventure in the " Dawn of Defiance " campaign for the " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " . The main wave of " The Force Unleashed " merchandise was released in August and September of 2008 , including a novel by Sean Williams , a by W . Haden Blackman , and the main installment of the entire multimedia project , " The Force Unleashed " video game published by LucasArts . The Felucians made appearances in all three media adaptations and were mentioned in other supplementary material , such as " " and " " . " The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide " , a supplement for the " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " , released during the same period and written by Sterling Hershey , Peter M . Schweighofer , Owen K . C . Stephens , and Rodney Thompson , fleshed out the Felucian species ' culture and history . I Inconsistencies and gameplay alternatives . In April of 2010 , the episode " Bounty Hunters " introduced a diminutive farmer species called the Felucians , creating a situation where two species shared the same name . That was rectified with the publication of " " , which identified the Force - sensitive Felucians as " Jungle Felucians " and clarified the farmer species ' name as simply " Felucian . " In April of 2012 , the Jungle Felucians made their second video game appearance in the Xbox 360 - exclusive title " Kinect Star Wars " . In 2014 , the Felucians were mentioned in another episode of " The Clone Wars " series , titled " The Lost One , " as part of the narrative describing Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s search for the clues to the mysterious death of Jedi Master Sifo - Dyas . Originally , the episode was even set to feature the species on screen , showing their savage tribal disputes , but the scenes set on Felucia were dropped during the rewrite process . The episode also introduced a conflict with the earlier description of the Felucian society in " The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide " . The reference book described the Felucians as members of a single tribe , spanning the entire planet . However , the episode mentioned multiple Felucian tribes existing among the species . There are several optional gameplay elements available in " The Traitor ' s Gambit " adventure , such as providing the Felucians with supplies and helping the sick children . However , doing so increases the agents ' reputation with the Felucian chief , who provides them with a guide only if he trusts them . Planting Mandrake ' s explosives inside the communications center is not required to complete the adventure , but the distraction created by the explosion helps the adventurers in their escape . In " The Force Unleashed " video game , releasing the sarlacc from the chains is an optional bonus objective and is not required to complete the game . In the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Wii , and Nintendo DS versions of " The Force Unleashed " , the chieftain class is not featured . Instead , the Felucian shamans sport the yellow skin markings , which distinguish the chieftains in the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , and PC versions . In the iPhone / / and mobile phone versions of the game , the Jungle Felucian species are not featured at all . In those versions , Starkiller fights only Imperial stormtroopers and Felucia ' s vegetation on both of his visits to the planet .