Gados The Gados were a species of sentient humanoids with slender , fur - covered bodies . They had elongated necks and lanky limbs , and their heads featured only two large eyes and a pair of protruding incisors . Gados internal organs ran like ribbons throughout their bodies . This arrangement meant that any injury a Gados sustained was potentially critical , with the loss of an appendage almost certainly fatal . The species was incredibly nimble ; they were known throughout the galaxy for their gymnastic skills , an ability made famous by the Leaping Tee group of acrobat s who toured with the Alsakan Circo - Menagerie . The Gados were indigenous to the planet Abregado - rae in the Abregado system of the Core Worlds . They developed a simple society independent of their homeworld ' s other native sentients , the Moocher s , and the galactic community largely left them to their own devices for millennia . However , their world ' s relative obscurity and its location at the head of the Rimma Trade Route made it an ideal staging area for pirates , smugglers , and other scoundrel s . Gados were known as highly amenable , overlooking major eccentricities and breaches of protocol , tolerance that encouraged immigrants from the galactic fringe to come to Abregado - rae , and the ever - amiable Gados welcomed them and learned the secrets of galactic technology . Over time , the Gados abandoned most aspects of their native culture , including the Gados language . As their culture became congruent with the galactic standard , they assimilated into the amalgamated culture of the alien inhabitants of Abregado - rae . After the rise of the New Republic , a multi - species oligarchy known as the Tundei regime took control of Abregado - rae ' s government and instigated strict new laws that challenged the longstanding frontier nature of the world . Although the Tundei tried to shift the planet ' s economy from criminal endeavors to manufacturing , conditions on the world worsened , and the Gados suffered . Especially heinous were new punishments for crimes , such as amputations and executions — which , to the Gados , were essentially the same thing . Nevertheless , some Gados supported the Tundei , working as spies . Biology and appearance . Gados were tall , slender sentients whose thin frames were covered in shaggy fur . Despite their generally humanoid anatomy , a Gados ' s arms stretched to a greater length than his or her legs . Even longer was the attenuated neck , which stood the typical Gados head and shoulders over an average - sized Human . Upon this perched a small , round head that curved forward . The Gados face was simple , featuring only two bulbous eyes — which could be black or red in color — and a pair of white buck teeth extending from behind a cleft lip . A Gados ' s skin turned yellow with age , but this was hidden under a coat of white or light brown fur . Although Gados were not particularly strong or tough , they were incredibly nimble and lithesome . The Gados skeleton contained only small pieces of bone , which were held together by muscle and ligaments . The arrangement permitted their muscles to expend great bursts of energy , which allowed them to leap about acrobatically and to great heights . Such gymnastics did not easily tire the Gados ; the same individual could leap and jump , flip , and tumble for long stretches , looking to others almost like dancers . Even elderly Gados enjoyed this ability to bounce and somersault with ease . Like the Gados body , the species ' vital organs were thin and elongated . Rather than being concentrated in a particular area , each organ ran like a ribbon from the Gados ' s head to his or her feet . This arrangement left Gados vulnerable to injury , as every portion of the body housed some sensitive tissue . Accordingly , amputations and severed limbs were essentially critical blows in most cases . Society and culture . Gados were amiable , tolerant beings with the ability to ignore habits , quirks , and character faults that other beings might find annoying or offensive . They were friendly to a fault , greeting strangers openly and warmly . This combination of welcoming nature and tolerant attitude led them to turn a blind eye to criminal activity . Despite their friendliness , their ability to bounce and leap allowed a threatened Gados to roll about quickly and confuse an attacker . Gados were also known for their high level of cultural adaptability . Although a distinct Gados society existed on their homeworld at one point , with its own art , cuisine , and technology , millennia of contact with other species erased most traces of it . For example , the Gados once spoke their own language , also known as Gados , but over thousands of years , most Gados turned to Basic as their primary tongue . Over time , Gados began to dress like other species , use galactic - standard technology , and adopt affectations such as the smoking of hookah pipes like other species . After this embrace of galactic culture took root , many Gados became aware of the loss of their indigenous way of life and were saddened by it . Like all citizens of Abregado - rae , Gados were divided into clans . They lived in cities of canals , serviced by watercraft known as Gados Floatboat s . In these environments , Gados cohabited with cosmopolitan populations of many different species and , beginning after the fall of the Galactic Empire , were ruled by a multi - species group known as the Tundei . Despite the diversity of the city , Gados were charged with maintaining the planet ' s lone spaceport . History . The Gados evolved on Abregado - rae , a world of rolling hills and little biodiversity that also served as home to the Moocher species . Beings from another planet first visited the world between 15 , 000 and 10 , 000 BBY , but the species was left alone for thousands of years , during which they developed a distinct culture , society , and technology . By 3000 BBY , Abregado - rae had become the most Coreward stop on the Rimma Trade Route , but the planet and its inhabitants were largely ignored by the galactic community . Smugglers , pirates , and other scoundrel s , on the other hand , took advantage of the Gados ' tolerant natures and began using the planet as an alternate starting point for runs along the Rimma , thus avoiding the stricter law enforcement of the Tapani sector . With the long - term presence of offworlders on Abregado - rae , the Gados adopted galactic - standard technology and built a spaceport . Over time , the Gados abandoned most aspects of their indigenous culture , and a tentative multi - species government was established on the world . Even their spaceport lost its native name , coming to be known as simply " Abregado - rae spaceport . " Abregado - rae became known galaxy - wide as a shadowport , particularly known as a conduit for spice smuggling . Meanwhile , Gados colonists founded settlements on other planets in the star system . In 22 BBY , the species ' home system was the site of a battle during the Clone Wars . After the collapse of the Galactic Empire in 4 ABY , the Gados homeworld was claimed as part of Zero Command under the rule of Admiral Blitzer Harrsk . However , by 6 ABY , the world was free of Harrsk , and had joined the New Republic by 7 ABY . The world at this time had some forty million inhabitants , sixty percent of whom were Gados . Abregado - rae had by this point come under the rule of the Tundei , a group that overthrew the previous , mostly hands - off government in a coup . The Tundei outlawed piracy and smuggling and hired police to patrol the streets and arrest lawbreakers . The new rulers tried to replace the criminal activities that had once sustained the economy with industry and manufacturing . They also ordered the spaceport refurbished as a gesture to the commerce they hoped to generate . Despite these changes , the Tundei limited the freedom enjoyed by the Gados in years prior . Crime was prosecuted by the Tundei Tribunal , headed by a Herglic named Shelov , with punishments consisting of torture , amputation , or execution , all of which amounted to the same thing to Gados due to their unique vital organs . Some Gados actively opposed the Tundei ; a group of Gados colonists from other planets in the system offered a bounty on the head of Shelov , for instance . Still , some Gados supported the Tundei ; an older Gados named Trarr , for example , manufactured transparisteel but secretly spied for the government . In 9 ABY , when a group of spacers agreed to send a shipment of surplus war rations to a group of peaceful dissidents in the hills outside the city , Trarr reported them to the authorities . Ultimately , the Tundei regime failed to attract the new investment they sought . Nevertheless , the world remained important to the New Republic for its manufacturing . The New Republic liaisons Han Solo and Lando Calrissian visited the world in 9 ABY under the cover story that they were investigating this manufacturing , although their true mission was to make contact with Fynn Torve , a representative of the smuggler Talon Karrde . The pair found Torve in a casino , playing sabacc at a table with a Gados and other beings . Solo joined the game , but his stalling irritated the Gados gambler . Following the Thrawn campaign of 9 ABY , the New Republic pressured the Tundei to change their laws , but the regime refused . Years later , the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy flooded Abregado - rae with refugees . The Tundei saw their grip on the world slipping , and the planet seemed on the brink of another government overthrow . The Yuuzhan Vong eventually captured the world . By 137 ABY , Abregado - rae fell within territory claimed by the Sith Lord Darth Krayt as part of his Galactic Empire . Gados in the galaxy . Although Gados were spread between the various habitable planets of the Abregado system , few members of the species traveled to other parts of the galaxy . One major exception was the Leaping Tee family , a group of itinerate Gados performers who traveled the galaxy putting on acrobat ics and tumbling shows as part of the Alsakan Circo - Menagerie . At their height , the Leaping Tee family was extremely popular , and for many citizens of the galactic community , they were the face of the Gados species . Behind the scenes . The Gados are mentioned in Timothy Zahn ' s novel " Heir to the Empire " ( 1991 ) , but the book provides no description of their appearance or culture . The novel uses both the terms " Gado " and " Gados , " leaving it unclear what the singular form of the species ' name truly is . In the comic book adaptation of a scene from " Heir to the Empire " ( 1996 ) where Han Solo plays sabacc with a group of gamblers on Abregado - rae , a furred alien is depicted as one of the players , as drawn by Olivier Vatine and Fred Blanchard . The species ' description in the book " The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons " ( 1998 ) , by author Daniel Wallace , is based on Vatine and Blanchard ' s alien . The book " Coruscant and the Core Worlds " ( 2003 ) for Wizards of the Coast ' s " " expands on the species ' history and biology . It also provides statistics for Gados characters . The game represents the species as highly agile , yet not very tough or perceptive . Average members of the species know some sort of profession , have the ability to leap long distances , and are able to tumble like a gymnast .