Noehon The Noehons were sentient arboreal insectoids indigenous to Noe ' ha ' on . Noehons were well - known throughout the galaxy as a species of slaves and slave - traders . Their culture was often considered brutal and violent , though Noehons raised away from Noe ' ha ' on ' s rigid , hierarchical society showed a talent for organization which served them well in technical and bureaucratic fields . Biology and appearance . Noehons had large red compound eyes , with each facet responsible for a different aspect of vision ; such as motion or the fine details of nearby objects . They had large mandibles , and a soft , bristly carapace , which was mottled green in color . They walked on two legs , and had four arms with which they could use tools or brachiate through the jungles of their homeworld . Since they were used to hanging upside - down in trees , they were resistant to the disorientation and motion sickness , which afflicted some species in zero - gravity conditions . Every Noehon had a pair of scent glands , one of each side of their mouth , which produced a strong , musky scent . Each individual Noehon had a unique scent , which they used to mark possessions , territory , and their subordinates . The scent was difficult to remove , even with repeated washing . Noehons were typically possessive , frequently marking items in their possession and rarely discarding items which they thought might be useful later . They also tended to organize their possessions fastidiously , ensuring everything was in its proper place . Society . Noehon society was based on tightly - knit communities called " welds " , containing anywhere from a few hundred to ten thousand members . Each weld was ruled by a single dominant " alpha " male . The alpha male ' s " harem " of females were treated as commodities , with excess adolescent females traded to other welds for technology and other valuables . Some welds would steal females from smaller , poorly defended welds . Noehon females also organized themselves hierarchically , with the oldest females dominating the youngest or most recently captured females . Adolescent males in the weld were driven off by the dominant male as soon as they came of age . Elderly male leaders would usually be killed by a younger male , who then took control of the weld . Despite the rigidity of gender roles within the weld , Noehons did not treat female and male offworlders differently . Even among offworlders , however , they understood society in a hierarchical way : bullying subordinates while fearing and trying to appease superiors . Noehons had a natural talent for managing others through intimidation . Noehon males who had never established or taken control of a weld were often less domineering , and lived a solitary existence on Noe ' ha ' on . Others went offworld to establish their dominance over slaves of other species . Females such as Tir ' uh , one of the leaders of the Mytaranor Slaving Council , also went offworld to take up the slave trade . Female Noehon slavers were sometimes crueler masters than males , even though they usually began their own lives as chattel . History . The Noehons never developed spaceflight or galactic - level technology on their own , though they did develop their own crude industrial technology powered by wood and fossil fuels . Visiting spacers traded advanced technology to the welds , including blasters and vibroweapon s , in exchange for Noehon slaves , medicinal products , and natural resources . With a glut of advanced weapons replacing Noehon slugthrowers , tribal rivalries turned into violent conflicts which only ended when one weld was utterly destroyed . Though the vast majority of Noehons remained on their homeworld , slaves and descendants of slaves were found throughout the galaxy . Noehons were able to adapt to life on many worlds , as well as zero - gravity conditions . Noehon raised outside a weld were calmer than their counterparts from their homeworld , and could integrate more successfully with the galactic community . During the Galactic Civil War , the brutality of Noehon culture fit in well with the needs of the Galactic Empire ' s war machine . Other Noehons , especially those raised outside of welds , used their fastidious organizational talents to help the Alliance to Restore the Republic . One such Noehon was Captain Hark ' r , supply master of the Alliance to Restore the Republic ' s " Home " base .