Carosite The Carosites were a mammalian , sentient species who hailed from the planet Carosi IV in the Outer Rim Territories . However , when the star Carosi began to rapidly expand , they were forced to evacuate their entire population to the outer planet Carosi XII and rebuild their civilization . Carosites were renowned throughout the galaxy for their medical skills . Their medical academies attracted some of the galaxy ' s greatest doctors to study and teach , drawn by their significant advancements in the treatment of mental illnesses and in medical droid technology . Carosites were generally pacifists , although on occasion they flew into berserker rages to protect their patients . Their reverence for life and medical acumen culminated in their famous hospital ship , the " Sudden Restoration " . Throughout the Galactic Civil War , it provided free health care to all , without regard to political affiliation . Biology and appearance . Carosites were a species of sentient , humanoid mammals , standing between 1 . 3 and 1 . 7 meters tall . Their heads , on unusually long necks , sported long snouts and small beady eyes . Carosites were slim in build and had extremely nimble hands due to the peculiar arrangement of their digits ; two opposable thumbs flanked three central fingers . Their bodies were covered in short , fine fur that kept them warm , and they often grew long goatees on their chins . Carosites had particularly acute senses . Carosites could only reproduce twice in their lifetimes , on each occasion producing a litter of up to six young . Families were the only social unit in their communities , and often included older relatives unable to live independently . The Carosite lifespan was 120 standard years . Society and culture . Healing and medicine . Due to their infrequent reproduction , the Carosites developed a great reverence for life ; each being ' s life was regarded as sacred . The attitude influenced their society in numerous ways , most particularly in their strong medical tradition . They made advances in the recognition and treatment of mental illnesses , with their sanitariums known for their emphasis on healing the individual rather than confinement . They also made innovations in the field of medical droid programming . As such , upgrading medical droids on the planet Carosi XII cost only a fraction of what it did elsewhere . To maintain their medical facilities , the Carosites traded heavily with the Ebranite s for lu - ramin , an oil vital for several of their medicines . Carosites charged for their healing services commensurate to the patients ' ability to pay . One distinctive feature of their care was their refusal to install cybernetic enhancements , but they were willing to install prosthetics which did not enhance patients ' abilities . Carosites enjoyed passing on their medical heritage , so medical academies were established on their planet , such as the Carosi XII Academy of Medicine . These institutions attracted famous doctors , scientists , and surgeons to study or teach . The Carosite language was influenced by such heritage , with medical metaphors commonly used to describe business deals , galactic politics , and other non - medical areas of life . Their reverence for life produced a strongly pacifist culture , although an exception was made for the protection of the feeble , the helpless , and their patients . Under such circumstances , Carosites were known to fly into a berserker state , sometimes called a " life - saving fanaticism . " Furthermore , the Carosites abhorred any form of interrogation or brainwashing , regarding private thoughts as inviolate . However , a vocal minority argued for more aggressive action against oppressors such as the Galactic Empire . This group called themselves " The Preventers , " and argued that assertive action would save lives in the long run . The Carosites were aware of the Force , and desired to learn more about it . However , no Carosite was ever trained as a Jedi , as their curiosity revolved around using it to promote healing and recovery , rather than for other purposes . Their attitude toward the Force was typical of the innovative species , some of whom even tried to find ways to harness blaster technology to promote healing . Government . The Carosites developed a form of democracy whereby every ten years they elected a leader who held absolute authority . This leader relied on eleven counselors for advice , selected from the species ' eleven major families . Carosite society valued truth , and so considered verbal and written agreements completely binding . As a manifestation of their eternal optimism , they extended this expectation to offworlders , who frequently abused such trust and failed to uphold their bargains . Carosites disliked alcohol due to its harmful effects on sentients , both in the short and the long term . The disdain led their government to tax liquor sales heavily and minimize the number of liquor outlets on their planet . Their paternalistic attitude led Carosites to frequently offer unsolicited dietary advice . Visitors often regarded such doting as worse than that typical of protocol droids . The sole city on Carosi XII was Newlife Point , which was home to most of the two million Carosites living on the planet . The city was established on the shores of the Avuae Sea , where the original refugee ships had landed . The sea was rich in marine life , which provided a good source of protein , and the Carosites were fond of swimming in the icy waters . Just south of this city were a number of hot pools , heated by underground volcanic activity . The hot springs were known to aid in the healing process and so the Carosites linked it to Newlife Point with an underground transrail system . History . The Carosite species evolved on the planet Carosi IV in the Carosus system , part of the Nembus sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Their homeworld was located near the Hydian Way , a vital hyperlane through that part of the galaxy , and in an area of space that was explored between 5 , 000 to 3000 BBY . Carosites traveled offworld as early as 3639 BBY , a period that included the Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the resurgent Sith Empire . In 200 BBY , the sun in the Carosites ' homesystem began an unusually rapid expansion that threatened their homeworld . The situation led to a major upheaval in Carosite society , and over the course of twenty years , they evacuated their entire civilization to Carosi XII , an ice planet further out in the system . The expanding sun consumed the first five planets of the system and soon increased the temperature of Carosi XII to merely " cool , " rendering the world more hospitable . The Carosites slowly terraformed Carosi XII over the next two centuries , making use of scientists and other specialists to rebuild their world . The Carosites were deeply affected by their turbulent dislocation and struggled to find their bearing in the galaxy for many generations . It caused many to value old traditions and rituals , producing a veneration of the past . However , a small fragment of their society pushed for the forging of new traditions to meet their new circumstances . This caused heated debate among the population . During the Galactic Civil War , the Carosites were loyal to the Rebel Alliance , but their respect for life led them to be undiscerning in whom they treated , prompting Carosite physicians to provide medical care for Imperial survivors as much as Rebels . The Carosites had little military strength and maintained only a small navy and merchant fleet . In 0 ABY , the Alliance made a significant strike against the Empire in the Carosus system . After the Rebel Alliance transitioned into the New Republic , the Carosite relationship with that government was further strengthened by Omo Taj , the Carosite leader at the time . He authorized the construction of a secret base on Carosi XII , and he subsequently maintained good relations with the base commander , Balderik Rajana . However , the base did draw Imperial attention to Carosi XII . On one such occasion , an agent trained rinacat s , native predators , to hunt the base operatives . Later during the New Republic era , the Carosites established pleasure dome s on Carosi XII , some making use of expensive synthdroid s , which increased travel to the planet such that the starport was in constant use . The Loronar Corporation established a synthdroid factory on the moon of Carosi XII , which was visited by Chief of State Leia Organa Solo . Carosites in the galaxy . Carosites were most frequently encountered in the galaxy as physicians and doctors , such as the pair that worked as medics at the Galactic Outdoor Survival School . A notable Carosite physician was Tamo Lan . Trained in medicine on Carosi XII , Lan joined the Rebel Alliance after killing a Twi ' lek who threatened one of his patients . He served the Alliance on Baes Logia and the Massassi Temple on Yavin 4 before joining Shroud Team as a medic . When his best friend , the Aqualish Karlon , was killed on Bresnia , he took in Karlon ' s sister , Gondara . Another esteemed Carosite doctor went on a mission during the Galactic War , and disappeared . He resurfaced more than five years later , around 3639 BBY , without any memory of where he had been , and was thought to have been kidnapped . Not all Carosites were so selfless ; the cyberneticist Dr . Parnath was a notorious exception . Exiled from Carosi for his unethical practices and relentless pursuit of credits , he moved to the Vergesso Asteroids where he performed any cybernetic enhancements requested of him , provided the payment was good . Even more prominent than these individuals were the Carosite physicians aboard the hospital ship the " Sudden Restoration " . A modified Kuat Drive Yards HS - 1 hospital ship , it traveled the galaxy providing free medical care to all , and acquired a legendary patient recovery rate . It was given its name because it often visited the sites of recent battles , appearing out of nowhere to care for the wounded and civilian populations . The ship ' s reputation was tarnished somewhat when one of its physicians was blackmailed by the Empire into serving as their agent . He was putting Republic officers into comatose states and then jettisoning their " dead " bodies into space , where the Imperials later picked them up for interrogation . The " Sudden Restoration " offered medical care to the sick and wounded , regardless of their political affiliations . Because of this liberal approach , it was largely free from attack , with pirates known to hunt down any who dared menace the ship . However , on one occasion the ship was attacked by a bounty hunter . He had been hired by a crime lord to assassinate an Imperial officer who was receiving treatment on the ship . Afterward , the New Republic insisted on stationing X - wings aboard to provide small fighter cover to the ship . The ship was so successful that the Carosites considered producing more like it . Many of its patients were later transferred to Carosi Alpha Hospital on Carosi XII itself . The " Sudden Restoration " was open to different methods of healing , and for a time the Ewok shaman Keoulkeech served aboard it . A Carosite transport on its way to Yir Tangee had encountered the Ewok while on a stopover at Salfur ' s Trading Post on Endor . Recognizing his ability , they had transferred him to the " Sudden Restoration " . During the Galactic Civil War , the Empire captured a Carosite smuggler . Darth Vader then used the dark side of the Force to burn his mind , transforming him into a feral beast , driven by fear , and used him as a fanatical guard . In 12 ABY , New Republic agents Han Solo and Chewbacca encountered him on Belsavis in the underground catacombs . Carosite beakers were also used by the genetic terrorist Zeta Magnus during his occupation of the planet Skye during the Clone Wars . Behind the scenes . The Carosites first appeared in " Planets of the Galaxy , Volume Two " , produced by West End Games in 1992 . The species then received mentions in a succession of other sourcebooks produced for WEG ' s " " . Two Bantam Spectra novels , " Children of the Jedi " and " Planet of Twilight " , also referenced the species and their homeworld . In 2009 , the Carosi system was placed by " The Essential Atlas " ; this placement shed light on the context of the species and planet ' s history . , an update released in 2013 , created a Carosite doctor as a possible quest for players to assign one of their companions on individual quests .