Nartian The Nartians were a sentient species of short , four - armed beings . Native to the planet Nars in the Senex sector , they were frequently employed as household servants for the nobles of the region , sometimes serving the same noble family for generations . The Nartian Nackhar worked in Chalmun ' s Spaceport Cantina on Tatooine and was present when Luke Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi visited the cantina seeking passage off the planet . Biology and appearance . The Nartians were a sentient species , whose members had four arms each . They were slightly smaller than Humans in stature and scurried when they walked . Society and culture . The Nartians had a number of celebrations and rites of ancient origins , which were celebrated during Nars Week . These were of such significance that many nobles of the Senex - Juvex sector region who had Nartian servants gave them permission to partake in the ceremonies . All Nartians were expected to make a pilgrimage to their ancestral homeworld Nars at least once in their lifetime . Elderly Nartians frequently spent significant portions of their savings for that purpose . History . The Nartians evolved on the planet Nars , a pale , chilly world located in the Senex sector of the Mid Rim . For millennia , they served as household servants for the nobles of the region , becoming ubiquitous across both the Senex and Juvex sectors . Often Nartian families served the same noble family for generations . Some Nartians also made it into the wider galaxy , beyond the borders of the Senex - Juvex sectors , finding work independent of the noble families of their region . Nartians in the galaxy . During the Galactic Civil War , the Nartian Nackhar lived on the planet Tatooine , located in the Arkanis sector . In 0 BBY , he worked two jobs : as a fast - food vendor in the Mos Eisley marketplace and as an assistant bartender to Wuher in Chalmun ' s Spaceport Cantina . He was present on the day when local residents Luke Skywalker and Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi entered the cantina and met the smuggler Han Solo , setting in motion a chain of events that would lead to Skywalker destroying the Death Star . On that day , Skywalker and Kenobi were accompanied by two droids , who were forbidden to enter the cantina . Noticing the droid detector going off as the droids entered , Nackhar alerted Wuher to their presence and the bartender then ordered them to leave . Shortly after that , another patron , Ponda Baba , drew his blaster to attack Skywalker after little provocation . Before he could complete his assault , Kenobi ignited his lightsaber and severed Baba ' s blaster arm . Following the altercation , Nackhar was assigned to clean up the blood and severed limb . That was not the only bloodshed that day : Solo also killed the Rodian bounty hunter Greedo . At Wuher ' s behest , the Nartian claimed the corpse for Chalmun ' s Cantina , fighting off scavenging Jawas who also desired the body . Wuher later used the corpse as an ingredient in liqueur for Jabba the Hutt . Behind the scenes . The Nartians were created by David Bischoff with the character Nackhar in the short story " , " published in the " Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina " anthology in 1995 . Nackhar also appears in " " by Barbara Hambly , published in the same anthology , although his species is not named . The Nartian species and Nackhar ' s role were summarized in a number of reference books before " The Essential Atlas " added fresh material on the species .