S ' kytri The S ' kytri ( meaning the Windborn in their language ) were a sentient species of winged Near - Human s indigenous to the planet of Skye , also known to the Galactic Empire as Marat V . They were normally tall , muscular and thin , which is why they were regarded as one of the most beautiful species in the galaxy . Throughout history , the S ' kytri had built up a reputation of noble warrior bards . Biology . The S ' kytri from Skye were a species of tall , sentient mammals . In many respects , they looked similar to Humans , the most common species in the galaxy : they had humanoid bodies with two arms ending with five - fingered hands , two legs with five - toed feet , and a face that featured a mouth , a nose and two forward - facing eyes . The rest of their features , however , set them clearly apart from their distant Human cousins . The most striking differences were their large , apparently membranous wings , their decidedly non - Human skintones and their towering height . While the average Human only grew to 1 . 70 meters , many S ' kytri surpassed two meters , and those under 1 . 80 meters were considered short . As they were a flying species , the S ' kytri regarded excessive body weight as both impractical and dangerous , which is why they were all thin and brawny . Additionally , their skeletons were hollow , much like a bird ' s , which allowed them easier flight . Because of that and despite their exotic features , they were deemed beautiful by many other species in the galaxy . While most mammals gave birth to live young , the S ' kytri hatched from eggs . Female S ' kytri were born with green skin while males were born with blue . Any egg that was perceived to have a female with blue skin or a male with green was perceived as an abomination , and was thus immediately killed . Their hair color ranged from moonlight blond to jet black , and their eyes from dark blue to light silver and every other color in between . They started adolescence at twelve years of age and were considered biologically mature at seventeen . Beginning at around forty years , a S ' kytri entered middle age , with seniority being reached at sixty - five . A S ' kytri ' s life expectancy was about seventy - five standard years , while those above that age were held to be venerable . Society and culture . The S ' kytri were grouped into clans , which were themselves divided in two groups , the Lowland and the Highland Clans . The members of each group bore distinctive markings . Those clans dwelled in cities built in the mountains and were governed by a Supreme Council . The position of Patriarch , leader of all the S ' kytri , was awarded alternately to the leader of either Councils . Once given the position , a clan ' s leader would hold it for a 22 - year - long term , after which they were required to hand the title to the other clan . In the normal course of events , the Windborn disapproved of violence , but they proved to be able and courageous warriors when necessary . A strong tendency to be arrogant was present in their mentality . Because of the many possibilities their wings offered , the S ' kytri regarded species that were incapable of natural flight as inferior . That cultural trait was strongly marked in the behavior of the young adults , who also tended to be disobedient and bold . History . The S ' kytri evolved on Skye , a planet of the Varada sector , in the Outer Rim region of the galaxy . Their first contact with the wider galactic community dated back to as early as the Hundred - Year Darkness , a conflict that lasted from 7003 to approximately 6900 BBY . By that time , some S ' kytri had become Dark Jedi under the command of Remulus Dreypa , a Jedi Admiral who had fallen to the dark side and had been exiled by his order . At the time of the Clone Wars , a pan - galactic conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Skye was put under threat by a genetic terrorist , Zeta Magnus , who attempted to devastate the planet . The Jedi decided to intervene . Three Jedi warriors , Halagad Ventor , General Obi - Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker , rescued the planet from impending doom . Following those events , the S ' kytri were unswervingly loyal to the Jedi . At the conclusion of the war in 19 BBY , the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic Palpatine revealed his true colors , turning the democratic government into an autocratic Galactic Empire and ordering the extermination of all Jedi . Because of the newly - formed Empire ' s nominal speciesism and because of the strong relationship they had maintained with the Jedi , the S ' kytri were condemned to servitude . The female named Kharys , who had witnessed the Jedi intervention at the age of thirteen , allied herself with the Empire and placed in charge of her people by Darth Vader , the armored right - hand man of the Galactic Emperor Palpatine . Vader was none other than Anakin Skywalker , who had turned to the forces of evil , and he trained Kharys in the ways of the Force , including lightsaber combat . Under the rule of that new Majestrix Kharys , who inforced the Imperial doctrine , the Windborn endured long years of slavery . S ' kytri in the galaxy . Following the end of the Hundred - Year Darkness , a contingent of Jedi Knights that included several S ' kytri crashed on the world of Kesh . Around 2974 BBY , the all - Forceful descendants of the marooned Jedi — collectively known as the Doomed — were led by Kaliska , the last known remaining member of the S ' kytri species within their community . Behind the scenes . Though continuity specifies that only blue or green - skinned S ' kytri are ever born , the " Ultimate Alien Anthology " features an image of a red - skinned female . In issues # 3 , # 4 and # 5 of " " , S ' kytri is misspelled as Sky ' tri .