Charon Charon were a sentient species with both humanoid and arachnoid features . They had four arms , two of which were extremely powerful , and four legs , which made them very stable on their feet . Originally from a realm known as realspace , the Charon moved to a cold , bleak planet located in " otherspace , " a pocket dimension made up of black holes beyond the known confines of the galaxy . Charon were known for their violent , emotionless nature . Prior to the rise of the New Jedi Order , Charon were confined to otherspace , where most Charon followed a death cult which held the existence of all life , even their own species , to be an abomination . Their contact with the civilizations of the galaxy was limited , but it was enough to make them objects of horror . Shortly after the destruction of the second Death Star in 4 ABY , a splinter group of Charon devoted to maintaining peace and setting up new communities successfully constructed the species ’ first hyperdrive and departed otherspace , with many Charon taking up positions as bioscientists , developing bio - organic technology similar to that of the Yuuzhan Vong . Biology and appearance . Averaging between two to two and a quarter meters tall , Charon resembled a biological cross between humanoids and arachnids . They had thin bodies , encased by a thick mottled carapace , with distinctly arachnoid features , such as spinnerets in the abdomen , as well as multiple limbs . They had four thin arms with triple - clawed hands , and four hairy , insectoid legs , with large clawed feet . Their uppermost pair of arms was slightly larger than the other pair , and was used for holding weapons , and although Charon could hold objects in any of their four clawed hands , they only had one pair of primary hands . Their multiple limbs had several advantages ; Charon were exceptional climbers , were extremely stable on their feet , and the claws on both their hands and feet made deadly weapons capable of damaging almost any material . An extremely powerful species , they were also able to lift objects which were far too heavy for most other species . Charon had mandibular chelicerae at the sides of their small mouths and bulging , slit - pupil eyes . They often wore clothing from the waist up , though not always . Because of their large size , Charon found it difficult to hide , although they could move slightly faster than most other species . Charon had a large trailing abdomen , capable of spinning strands of sticky webbing , which could be organized into latticework structures that allowed Charon to climb from place to place . They could shoot webs several times a day ; the stronger the individual Charon the more times it could spin . They were able to attack an enemy over ten meters away with a strand of webbing , entangling them , or spin a web about two meters around them in all directions . Although it could be broken by blunt objects , blasters and lightsabers were the most effective weapons against a Charon ’ s webbing . Charon had shorter lifespans than most sentient species in the known galaxy , growing rapidly in the first half dozen standard years of their lives . Considered younglings until they were four standard years old , Charon became adults at six standard years . When they reached thirty four years , they were regarded as middle - aged , while those between fifty six and sixty four were thought to be old . A Charon who lived for more than sixty five years old was considered venerable . History . Though most commonly associated with otherspace , the Charon actually originated in realspace . Their precursors were the Charr Ontee of Kathol , sentient arachnoids genetically engineered by the Precursors of Kathol as agricultural workers . After the Rift Disaster , many Charr Ontee ships were " flipped " into otherspace . The Charr Ontee stranded in otherspace found a new home , and eventually gave rise to the Charon . Their new home system was close to a black hole , which threatened to drag their homeworld into its gravitational clutches . Due to its proximity to a black hole , the new planet of the Charon was cold , dark and barely habitable , for the gravity of black holes was so great that it could even suck light into it . Only the Charon knew the exact location of their world , and no - one ever learned its name . In the face of imminent destruction , a death - worshiping religion arose . The Charon Death Cult , or Cult of Death , held that as all life must eventually return to the Void of Death , it was the holy duty of the Charon to speed all life towards this end . All life , including the Charon themselves , was viewed as blasphemy . They were led by the Prophet of the Void . Shortly before the death cult became influential on their home planet , a stardrive was developed by the Charon . Instead of utilizing it to escape their doomed world , the Charon death worshipers annihilated their home planet and all non - believers , and used the stardrive to disperse throughout Otherspace , exterminating any lifeform they came across . As they spread through their galaxy , the Charon massacred and eradicated all life they came into contact with . However , the Charon never discovered the secret of hyperspace travel , and could never leave otherspace . Imperial sentientologists later stated that if the Charon death worshipers had discovered hyperspace , the consequences on the Empire ’ s galaxy would be severe , and that a war far more devastating than the Galactic Civil War may have broken out . Charon technology was based on specially grown organisms rather than machines or computers . The Charon differed from the Yuuzhan Vong in that they had no objection to using mechanical or electronic devices when available . Standard Charon technology did not include hyperdrives , however , thus confining the species for the most part to Otherspace . Examples of this unique biotechnology were stored in Emperor Palpatine ' s secret Mount Tantiss facility on the planet Wayland . Just prior to the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , a Charon splinter group calling themselves the Cult of Light secretly constructed the Charon ’ s first ever hyperdrive . Many Charon , disillusioned with the savage ways of the Cult of the Void , left the Charon Galaxy to find a new life . Each new hyperdrive produced gave hope to hundreds of Charon eager to escape otherspace , and the Cult of Light , which sought to mingle with other species and maintain peace , began to search for uninhabited worlds to colonize and transport Charon to . The Cult of Light , led by a Charon dubbed the Illuminated One , managed to remain secret from the Cult of the Void until the destruction of Coruscant by the Yuuzhan Vong in 27 ABY . The Prophet of the Void then began to hunt down suspected members of the other faction ; however , the Cult of Light were able to keep the secret of hyperspace out of the death worshipers clutches , thus saving the galaxy from another costly invasion . Society and culture . After the Cult of the Void gained complete power over the Charon people , their leader , the Prophet of the Void , became the supreme dictator of all of otherspace , and his orders were followed without question . Charon who served the Prophet of the Void believed in entropy , and strove to destroy all life without mercy . During the reign of the Cult , Charon were thought to be emotionless beings with a lust for death , and they believed the free will exhibited by other species was blasphemy . Those Charon who defected to the Cult of Light followed the Illuminated One devotedly , and sought to leave their galaxy and create a new , thriving colony of Charon on a more hospitable planet . All Charon , regardless of affiliation and allegiance , were ruthless and extremely determined , pursuing their desires with single - minded determination . Those who had encountered the Charon simply thought they were intelligent killing machines . Considered evil by the few spacers in the Outer Rim with any knowledge of them , Charon terrified all sentients they came into contact with , and were extremely powerful and aggressive . All Charon technology was based on biological constructs , and although they did not shun or despise mechanical technology , they preferred bio - organics . The process by which these bio - organic materials were created was unknown , however one theory put forward by Imperial sentientologists was that Charon bioscientists surgically modified living beings to create an organic machine that fitted their wants and needs . An alternative theory was that their constructs were genetically engineered , or else a combination of the two possible methods . Although the constructs were essentially living beings , they were said to have no personality or free will . The amount of bio - organics produced by the Charon dropped significantly when the Charon began to slaughter the other beings of their galaxy . Charon spoke a bizarre language of the same name , made up of clicks , squeals and various scratching sounds made by rubbing their mandibles together . The language could only be copied by other insectoid species . Written Charon was basically a series of intricate web patterns indistinguishable from decorative shapes . Although at least one prophet took a name , Charon serving the Prophet of the Void were never given personal names . Charon belonging to the Cult of Light often took on names while exploring the Galaxy ; the names they took were usually influenced by the other species which they had met on their travels . Common Charon names included Fa ’ chak , H ’ zish , Ry ’ shyrr , Sya ’ kalla and Tin ’ soth . In addition to two castes , Charon produced biotechnological constructs which incorporated Charon and alien biological components . They may also have had additional , rarer castes . Warriors . This caste looked like eight legged spiders with dark exo - skeletons , allowing them stealthy movement in dark locations . It was this caste that served the cause of the Charon by killing millions in their native dimension . Warriors usually stood upright , and were typically males . Bioscientists . This caste was smaller than their counterparts with brightly colored cilia on their forelegs , this caste was slower but far more agile than the warriors . This caste was populated by scientists who had mastered the creation of biological constructs which lacked the free will and vitality of other lifeforms . Bioscientists were typically females , and unlike warriors , they wore uniforms . Bioscientists were bred to think in longer term goals than their warrior counterparts , and carried medprobes , diagnostic scanners , plasma scalpels and neuro - replacement chips . Charon in the galaxy . Though the lack of hyperdrive technology restricted them for the most part to Otherspace , Charon were not unknown in realspace . Incidents of contact were rare enough that as late as the Galactic Civil War , Charon were considered little more than legends . Most of the information on them was gathered from spacer ' s tales and rumors in cantinas by Imperial sentientologist Obo Rin on behalf of Darth Vader . However , a group of Rebel operatives , as well as a group of Imperial prisoners of war led by Grand Moff Ravik , encountered the Charon and their Prophet , Ber ' asco . This encounter eventually led to the Battle of Stronghold . Another small colony of Charon , consisting of less than three dozen warriors and bioscientists stranded in the galaxy after an unexplained accident was found on Kayri III around the same time . This colony had a Force - dampening sacred artifact called the Void Stone . Famous Charon really only existed in the Cult of Light , though a few Charon made allies with other species , mainly acting as bioscientists and warriors . Charon bioscientists constructed weapons , ships , and various other devices from living matter similarly to the Yuuzhan Vong , although no in depth study on their methods ever took place . No Force - using Charon were ever known to exist . Charon members of the Cult of the Light sought to discover and build colonies on uninhabited worlds . Ber ' asco was a Charon Prophet of the Void , and the commander of the Charon ship " Desolate " . A mature Charon , he stood over almost meter taller than the average Charon . He wore a natural body armor constructed for him by his bioscientists , and he led the campaign to eradicate the last remaining life in otherspace , dubbing himself the Final Prophet . After extinguishing the last few lives of otherspace , Ber ' asco and his Charon warriors captured a stranded rebel ship and learned of another dimension , teeming with life ; he made it his goal to annihilate all life there too . With the help of Imperial Grand Moff Ravik , Ber ' asco entered realspace , despite the efforts of the Rebel Alliance . When Ber ' asco linked with the ship ' s computer , Ravik ' s mind entered the Charon ' s body . In order to survive , Ber ' asco took the body of a young Human male named Bane Nothos , and helped the Alliance fight off Ravik and the Charon warriors . Ber ' asco , using Nothos ' s body , later fought with Ravik , and was killed , although he managed to deal a fatal blow to the Moff inhabiting his body .