Dathomirian / Legends Dathomirians , or Dathomiri , were a sentient near - Human species native to the Outer Rim world of Dathomir . The creation of the Dathomirian species was the result of hybridization between Human females and male Zabrak . They constituted a small percentage of the Nightsister society — a sect of witches using dark magicks — but rose to preeminence under the leadership of Clan Mother Talzin , a Dathomirian herself . At some point during the Clone Wars , the Kaleesh General Grievous , leader of the Separatist Droid Army , attacked the Dathomirians , who took refuge in the Nightsister fortress . Grievous wiped out every Dathomirian of the clan , except for Asajj Ventress and Mother Talzin . Biology and appearance . Dathomirian females tended to have pale gray or white skin and usually blue or silver y eyes , and tall and thin bodies . Their male counterparts more closely resembled Zabrak , muscular and powerfully - built who sported skin patterns similar to Sith tattoos and vestigial cranial horns . Females tended to exhibit a certain athleticism , while males usually possessed powerful strength . All Dathomirian specimens were Force - sensitive , though this was due to the genetic Forceful component of the female Human Nightsisters that helped breed the subspecies . Some females among the Witches of Dathomir were Dathomiri Zabraks with the vestigial horns and characteristics of the Zabrak species . History . Origins . Although the term " Dathomirian " was originally used in reference to the culture of Witches of Dathomir descended from the Human Jedi Allya , it eventually evolved to describe the hybrid near - Human species born from mating between Dathomir ' s Human female Nightsisters and a group of Zabraks from Rattatak who had arrived on Dathomir during pirate raids . Typical of Dathomiri culture , these Zabraks " maleling s " were enslaved by the Nightsisters for breeding , slave labor and other purposes , and became known as the Nightbrothers . While male Dathomirians resulting from interbreeding would retain a majority of the traits of their Zabrak ancestors , most female Dathomirians would exhibit pale skin and no vestigial horns . Not all Dathomirians were Nightsisters . Examples included Magash Drashi , a Dathomiri Zabrak of the Singing Mountain Clan , and Kaminne Sihn , the Dathomiri leader of the Raining Leaves Clan . The Clone Wars . On the whole , Dathomirians only represented a tiny percentage of the population of Dathomir — the planet hosted about 5 , 200 inhabitants , 97 % of which were Humans . Most of the female Dathomirians were killed when General Grievous attacked Talzin ' s coven during the Clone Wars ; Ventress and Mother Talzin were the only survivors . With the species ' near - extinction , Dathomir ' s full - blooded Human Nightsisters returned to their former prominence with Baritha and Gethzerion reorganizing and reassuming control of the sect . Despite the nomenclature being specifically assigned to the Human - Zabrak hybrid species that evolved on Dathomir , the terms " Dathomirian " and " Dathomiri " were also often used to describe the pure - blooded Humans who were Witches of Dathomir . Notable Dathomirians . At least one female Dathomirian , Asajj Ventress , was commonly referred to as Rattataki — a near - human species that resembled the Dathomirians to some extent . Although Ventress was not genetically a Rattataki , she had spent a considerable part of her life on the planet , eventually coming to rule a large portion of it ( it should be noted that the forebears of the Nightbrothers " did " arrive on Dathomir from Rattatak ) . The famous Sith Lord Darth Maul was believed to be a full - blooded Zabrak , though he was in fact a Dathomirian with a full - blooded Human mother . Society and culture . The Dathomirians who were Nightsisters were a gynarchal society and a tribal people who practiced dark side magic and black voodoo . The people also worshiped the Fanged God and the Winged Goddess as their main deities . They enslaved many immigrated Zabrak from Iridonia and Rattatak , usually males , to do their bidding . Many of these species traveled by piloting a Nightsister speeder . Almost all known Dathomirians were known to use the power of the dark side of the Force , as all known members were Force - sensitive . Dathomirians who were Dathomiri Witches wore facial tattoos that declared their adulthood .