Skandit Skandits were a species of small , sentient bipeds with furred bodies , gangly limbs , and squat , compact torsos . Although the black fur around their eyes looked like a mask , the rest of the body was a bluish gray . A large group of Skandits lived in the forests of Endor , where they used slingshots , whips , and batons to ambush unsuspecting caravans of Ewoks and other species . Skandits spoke a noisy , chittering language . In 3 ABY , a group of Skandits ambushed a party of Ewoks from Bright Tree Village , separating them from their wagon of goods , and imprisoning the travelers . That same day , a band of wandering entertainer s known as the Travelling Jindas arrived in the Skandits ' home and arranged to perform for the masked marauders . When the Skandits discovered that a few Jinda s had helped the Ewok prisoners break out , the show came to a close as the Skandits attacked the strangers . Nevertheless , the Jindas and Ewoks were able to escape into the forest . Biology and appearance . The Skandits were a species of sentient , furry bipeds with squat , pudgy bodies and thin , lanky limbs . Their two legs were wide - set , giving them a bowlegged gait . They had three fingers on each hand , but they had no toes . Each Skandit had a long , bushy tail that narrowed to a pointed tip . With the exception of the fur around the eyes , Skandits were covered in blue - gray fur . This was short on most areas of the body , but it grew longer on the cheeks and the top of the head . Skandits stood about 0 . 4 to 0 . 5 meters tall . Each Skandit had two white eyes under an expressive brow . These contrasted the mask - like band of black fur that grew around each eye and across the back of the head . A long , narrow muzzle jutted out below this mask , ending in a dark , round nose . The snout contained a red tongue and a few sharp teeth , some of which poked outside the mouth even when it was closed . Two pointed ears stood at either side of the head ; these sometimes stood erect , although they often flopped over as well . Society and culture . Skandits inhabited the forests of Endor , at least one large band lived in a forest clearing on the moon . They tied brown capes around their necks but otherwise wore no clothing . The species ' weaponry included a type of wooden baton with a single , white , round head tied onto one end ; this was wielded two - handed in the manner of a spear or thrown as a projectile . Skandits also fought with whips and slingshots . Their diet included nuts . Members of the species formed raiding parties to ambush caravans of unwary travelers . The Skandits first got into position by hiding in the treetops of their targets ' projected path . Then , in one of their species ' favorite pursuits , the raiders dropped from their elevated positions with their capes acting as " ad hoc " gliders . The Skandits initially overwhelmed the surprised target with their sheer numbers . Raiders grappled and bit their victims " en masse " , keeping the targets isolated from one another . Once their victims surrendered , the brigands marched them back to the Skandit settlement and interned them in cells dug out of the earth within the root system of trees in the area . These prisons were secured with carved , oval - shaped wooden doors on hinges , which allowed the prisoners to see out through vertical wooden cross bars . Despite their fierce demeanor , Skandits could be frightened ; they tended to freeze up in such conditions . Although they had a propensity to attack non - Skandits , communities of the species did receive certain visitors peaceably . They allowed a troop of itinerant entertainer s called the Travelling Jindas to perform for them in 3 ABY , for example . The Skandits were noisy creatures , and they spoke a fast - paced language of chitters , growls , and screeches in their high - pitched voices . History . Raids and aggression earned the Skandits of Endor a negative reputation among the Ewoks of the Forest Moon . One group of Skandits eventually took up residence in a forest clearing , where they maintained dugout prisons beneath giant trees . In 3 ABY , members of this Skandit band detected a bordok - pulled Ewok cart being driven through the forest . The Skandits took their positions in the trees above the cart ' s path and waited for it to come within striking distance . When it did , they dropped from their perches using their capes to glide onto the cart and its Ewok riders . They overwhelmed their targets and captured them , scaring the Ewoks ' bordok off in the process . The Skandits marched their quarries back to the Skandit ' s hideout in the woods . The captured Ewoks — Latara , Paploo , Teebo , Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka , and the Warrick brothers Weechee , Widdle , and Wicket — were thrown into one of the Skandits ' root - cellar prisons . Soon thereafter , a group of wandering Jinda s arrived . Their leader , Bondo , announced the group as the Travelling Jindas and asked to perform for " the Skanditos " that evening in exchange for food and lodging . The Skandits agreed . During the performance , the assembled Skandits watched transfixed , leaving only a pair of guards to supervise the Ewok prisoners . Little did the forest raiders know that the Jindas had met the young Ewok named Latara before and even considered her a member of their tribe . With the show in progress , a female Jinda dancer and a magic ian named Trebla charmed the guards , causing them to fall asleep . The Jindas then smuggled the Ewoks past the Skandit audience in a long costume designed to be worn by several beings at once . This monstrosity mounted the stage , appearing to the audience as a frightening sight . The Ewok Wicket W . Warrick took pleasure in the fear he could strike in his former captors , but his antics made the costume fall apart and revealed the Ewoks hiding inside it . The Skandits became enraged and pursued the escapees , but the Jindas and Ewoks loaded their things quickly and fled into the forest . Behind the scenes . Writer Bob Carrau created the Skandits for " The Curse of the Jindas , " an episode of the Nelvana " " animated cartoon . Their only appearance , the episode originally aired on October 19 , 1985 . In the cartoon , the high - pitched , chittering voices of the Skandits are vocalized by an uncredited voice artist . Several sources describe the Skandits as " squirrellike . " " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " does not capitalize the species ' name , but this is inconsistent with other sources . Beginning with " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , Second Edition , sources describe the Skandits ' preferred weaponry as whips and slingshots . However , in " The Curse of the Jindas " , no such armaments appear , and the Skandits use only spear - like batons . No source has definitively established a Skandit homeworld , making their ultimate origins unclear . " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " implies that only Ewoks and Yuzzums are native to the Forest Moon . " Castaways of Endor " adds only Duloks to this list and implies that all other sentients on Endor have been introduced from other worlds . According to " Endor and the Moddell Sector , " such introductions were relatively common due to the dual navigational hazards of a massive gravity shadow and a shield of space debris that caused the crash of countless starships on the moon . Still , the notion that the Skandits were one of these " castaway " species — or that they were native to Endor — cannot be definitively supported by available source material .