Kilmaulsi The Kilmaulsi were sentient avians indigenous to the planet Kilmaulsias . While they possessed no wings , they had colorful ruffs of feathers under their jaws and along their arms . Members of the species were curious but devout by nature , leading their tribal society to become strongly religious . Originally a warlike species , they ended numerous intertribal conflicts when the Vorzydiak species made space travel available to them . Once introduced into the wider galaxy , the Kilmaulsi became common as guards and soldiers , particularly throughout the Vorzyd Cluster , where their homeworld was located . The former Jedi Dass Jennir encountered a Kilmaulsi on the planet Cato Neimoidia in 19 BBY , and Rebel agents Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker ran into a Kilmaulsi working as a guard on the world Vorzyd V during the Galactic Civil War . Biology and appearance . The Kilmaulsi were a sentient species of digitigrade humanoids descended from avians . While the species had lost their ancestors ' wings and ability to fly , they retained tufts of feathers beneath the jaw and on the elbows . Such plumage was purple in at least some members of the species , and black in others . The species ' skin , meanwhile , was green , with areas of orange around the eyes and the lower jaw . Standing at 1 . 7 meters tall on average , Kilmaulsi were burly and muscular compared to other humanoids , but they shared common humanoid traits , such as a bipedal body structure with two legs and two arms , as well as a torso and a head . The face consisted of two relatively large eyes , a beak - like mouth with a tongue inside , and two nostrils above the mouth . The eyes included nictitating membranes and could be blue or red in color . Each arm ended in a hand with four digits , each tipped with a talon , while the legs ended in a long three - digit foot . Kilmaulsi were considered children until the age of eleven , at which point they were considered young adults until the age of seventeen . Kilmaulsi were at their peak as adults between the ages of eighteen and fifty - five , hitting middle age at fifty - six and being considered old at seventy - five . The species ' life expectancy was ninety years total . Society and culture . With a culture forged through war , Kilmaulsi society was split into multiple tribes , each with its own devout religious views . Such differences led to conflict between the tribes , and for much of their history , the Kilmaulsi subgroups were at war . However , the battles were eventually ended by alien contact and the introduction of space travel . Indeed , the Kilmaulsi became so smitten with traveling the stars that they abandoned their age - old rivalries to focus on such voyages . Once the Kilmaulsi were introduced to the rest of the galaxy , their society became more focused on technological advancement , as religion took a back seat as a cultural priority . Despite that change , the Kilmaulsi remained skilled warriors , valued as soldiers by the other sentient species who inhabited the Vorzyd Cluster : the Hrakian s , Paigun s , Selonian s , and Vorzydiak s . While in combat , Kilmausi warriors typically wore ornate green armor that was similar in all technical respects to battle armor , though at least one individual sported a purple version . While fighting , they could enter a battle frenzy that made them appear as colorful blurs due to their speed and prowess . While in frenzy , however , Kilmaulsi could not focus on precise tasks . Individual Kilmaulsi were devout , curious , and resolute , traits that gave rise to the strongly religious period in their history and the obsession with exploration that followed it . Members of the species relished contact with other more peaceful species , although non - Kilmaulsi often found that the avians lacked a sense of humor . Kilmaulsi were capable of speaking Galactic Basic Standard and so could converse with other species , but amongst themselves , they spoke their own language , which was also named Kilmaulsi . The language had a writing system as well and could be learned by non - Kilmaulsi such as Sanglui , a Squalris Rebel leader ; and Hathox Greb , a Hrakian pro - Imperial civil captain . At least one Kilmaulsi also produced squawking noises whilst fighting . Examples of Kilmalusi names were Aryllan , Dawre , Eshalak , Lykern , Kir , Prakk , Thilvera , and Zarlia . History . The Kilmaulsi evolved on the forest planet of Kilmaulsias in the Kilmauls system of the Vorzyd Cluster . Their early history on their homeworld consisted of numerous conflicts between rival tribes based on religious differences . These wars abruptly ended upon the arrival of explorers from the Vorzydiak species , who had recently acquired hyperdrive technology themselves after explorers from the Galactic Republic discovered them . Indeed , the area around the Vorzyd Cluster was widely explored between 5000 and 3996 BBY . The Vorzydiaks , like the Kilmaulsi , originated from within the Vorzyd Cluster , and they peacefully established contact with each of the warring Kilmaulsi tribes and introduced them to the concept of space travel . Alien contact had a profound effect on the Kilmaulsi , prompting them to end their bitter rivalries and leading many to migrate off - world to seek their fortunes among the stars . Within a century of the area ' s discovery , the species of the Vorzyd Cluster — including the Kilmaulsi , Paiguns , Hrakians , Vorzydiaks , and a lost colony of Selonians — formed a loose confederacy from their individual holdings , a government known as the Commonality . Hundreds of Kilmaulsi were hired to work as guards at the newly built Casino Royale , a gambling establishment on the world of Vorzyd V . The guards wore armor on their thoraxes and were always extraordinarily polite to guests , but kept undesirables out of the casino including droids , with their intimidating appearances normally enough to scare the unwanted arrivals away . During this time , a Kilmaulsi embassy was also constructed in Efavan , the capital city of Vorzyd V where the Casino was located . After the fall of the Empire as a galactic power , many Kilmaulsi on Vorzyd V became disillusioned and were hired by Quaffug the Hutt , a criminal intent on forcing the Casino Royale to cut him a share of their profits . Concerned with conflict on Vorzyd V affecting tourism , the governors of the Casino Royale hired a number of spacers to persuade or force Quaffug into leaving using non - violent methods . Kilmaulsi in the galaxy . After their introduction to space travel , the Kilmaulsi species took to the practice quickly , and many left their homeworld to explore the galaxy and seek their fortune off - world . A large number of Kilmaulsi booked passage on container ships from the nearby world of Hraki and found employment as laborers and soldiers elsewhere . After migration began , Kilmaulsi became a common sight throughout the cluster , usually serving in military roles or as manual labor . Kilmailsi could be found traveling away from their homeworld as early as 19 BBY when , four months after Order 66 had taken place , a Kilmaulsi was present on the Neimoidian purse world of Cato Neimoidia . The Kilmaulsi was affiliated with a member of the reptilian Chistori species , a cohort for whom the avian agreed to help fight off rivals seeking the same employment . Ember Chankeli , a Human woman from the planet Telerath , was offering the job , which required those hired to remove a gang of slavers from her hometown . When the Chistori and the Kilmaulsi — along with several Neimoidian associates — arrived to accept the job , however , a pair of other candidates was already there , one of whom was the Human former Jedi Dass Jennir , with whom the Chistori had previously fought for the job . The Chistori and his friends attacked Jennir , only to be defeated quickly in combat by Jennir ' s subtle use of the Force . During the Galactic Civil War , when the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan — both Human agents of the Alliance to Restore the Republic — visited Vorzyd V to disrupt the Galactic Empire ' s gambling operations there , they encountered a Kilmaulsi guard at the Casino Royale . The guard informed them that their droids , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , would be unable to enter with them because mechanical assistance was not allowed . Behind the scenes . A Kilmaulsi first appeared in the comic strip " Gambler ' s World " , written and illustrated by Russ Manning . The strip was distributed between March 12 and September 8 , 1979 , by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate in American and Canadian newspapers . However , the strip gave no name or background information for the species . The story was colorized and reprinted in 1994 by Dark Horse Comics as part of the comic book " . " The colors , by Ray Murtaugh , revealed the skin of the Kilmaulsi to be green . The species did not appear again until 2004 , when they were named and detailed as a species in the Wizards of the Coast " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " sourcebook " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " , written by several authors . The publication also included an image of a Kilmaulsi by Mark Tedin . The book included roleplaying stats for a Kilmaulsi commoner , giving them average scores for each of the different attributes . " Gamblers World " was then republished , in color again , as webstrips on , a premium section of the StarWars . com website . In 2009 , another Kilmaulsi appeared , this time in " " , the second of two mini - issues of Dark Horse Comics ' " " comic book series , which was designed as an introduction to the " " story arc . The issue was written by Randy Stradley , under the name " Mike Harrison , " and was illustrated by Douglas Wheatley .