Togorian / Legends The Togorian people were a feline warrior species native to the planet Togoria . They were known for their association with the Mandalorians , and the unique cultural divisions between their sexes . Both male and female Togorians were also noted for their strong sense of honor . Biology and appearance . As a species , they were large bipeds , with retractable claws on their hands and feet . Female Togorians were up to 2 . 2 meters tall , while adult males ranged up to 3 . 0 meters . They were covered in gray - white to black fur , often with more colorful spots or stripes . They had extremely dense bone tissue , allowing them to endure greater physical trauma than beings with similar physiques . Society and culture . Togorians evolved as nomadic hunters of creatures like the bist and etelo . In turn , flying reptiles called liphon s preyed upon the Togorians . Primitive Togorians noticed that slightly smaller flying reptiles , mosgoth s , were also targeted by liphons who attacked their nests and stole their eggs . Togorians began camping near the mosgoths for mutual protection , eventually domesticating them as mounts . Soon , a rift in their society developed — while males wanted to continue their lifestyle as nomads , females wanted the comfort and safety of permanent camps . In other species , the conflict would have led to one lifestyle winning over the other , but both male and female Togorians were too stubborn . Eventually , the males continued their nomadic ways , riding their mosgoths and hunting , and competing in contests of prowess . Meanwhile , the females stayed in villages with pre - pubescent children , with those communes eventually growing into cities . While the males continued to hunt in the wilderness , the females tended domesticated herds and developed technology . Males would visit their mates for about a month each year , but the sexes lived completely separate lives otherwise . Whether in spite of the separation of the sexes , or because of it , Togorians were monogamous , and devoted to their chosen mates . History . The Togorians were first discovered by galactic society when the Mandalorians tried to conquer Togoria . When the Togorians united to defend their planet , the Mandalorians were so impressed with the Togorians ' fighting tactics and techniques that they recruited them . These Togorians were among the first non - Taung or non - Human people to join the Mandalorian ranks . When the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders were defeated , some Togorians turned to mercenary work , bounty hunting , and joining space pirate colonies organized and controlled by the Hutts . In 32 BBY , a band of Togorian pirates used their bulk freighter and decoy space cruiser to lure the " Scimitar , " the Sith Lord Darth Maul ' s Sith Infiltrator , into a trap . Maul was on his way to Tatooine to complete an important mission given him by Darth Sidious — to first track , then eliminate the two elusive Jedi ambassadors to Naboo , Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , before capturing Queen Amidala and returning her to her homeworld , where she would be constrained to sign a treaty with the Trade Federation , making its invasion and occupation of the planet " legal " . It was then , as Maul came out of hyperspace above Tatooine , that the Togorians attacked . After the ambushers aboard the pirate cruiser were sent to search , plunder , and retrieve Maul ' s ship , they found it devoid of passengers , and their captain commanded them to return to the freighter ; indeed , the Zabrak assassin had jettisoned his personal escape pod to evasively infiltrate and attack the occupants of the larger pirate vessel , killing all on - board including its captain . Darth Sidious was adamant regarding Maul ' s critical clandestine mission , that there were to be no witnesses to Maul ' s presence in Tatooine space . One lingering pirate assailant , Hela - Tan , viciously fought with Maul even as the Sith Lord , having at last recovered the " Scimitar , " was executing his escape from the pirates ' docking bay , to continue his mission to Tatooine . The pirate succeeded in administering a brutal wound to Maul ' s leg before the Togorian himself was sucked into space by the explosive blast of the Togorians ' Sith - sabotaged freighter , which had detonated upon its bridge crew ' s ignition of its engines . During the Clone Wars Togorians aided General Grievous in the Battle of Togoria . In the final days of the Galactic Republic , a Togorian Jedi youngling escaped Order 66 . During the Imperial era , they were ruled by a male hereditary monarch , titled the " Margrave of Togoria " . The Margrave lived like any other nomad , save only that it was a great honor to be allowed to pitch a tent in his camp . Either his wife or a close blood relative governed the female population from the city of Caross , which was effectively the planetary capital . Males rarely left their homeworld , though a few were pirates and mercenaries , or were unwillingly forced offworld to search for a missing mate . Since the only offworlders they met were smugglers , pirates , or slavers , they considered most of them no better than rossorworm s . They found droids and Imperial stormtroopers ( or " Metal Men " and " White Shells " , as they called them ) particularly objectionable . Offworlders on Togoria found trespassing outside Caross would be returned to the females of Caross to be dealt with . On a second offense , they were staked out for the liphons to eat . Despite this , male Togorians could be amiable towards offworlders , especially those not dependent upon technology . Han Solo and Mammon Hoole were among those who were honored by the Togorians . Solo was once invited by the Margrave to stay on Togoria and hunt with the males , while Hoole even pitched his tent in the Margrave ' s camp ( though the Shi ' ido sentientologist may have been taking the form of a Togorian at the time . ) Female Togorians , on the other hand , were willing to deal with outsiders . They stereotypically enjoyed luxury , though not to the point of decadence , and tended to be acquisitive , industrious , and cunning . Females who could afford it often rewarded themselves with a few years on resort planets such as Bespin or Ord Mantell . The females had developed fairly high technology on their own , showing expertise in solar energy . By the Imperial era , they had almost enough technical expertise to develop their own starships . Offworlders had difficulty negotiating with Togorians in order to gain access to their planet ' s natural resources , so their trade was limited . Female Togorians were , however , a valuable market for comlinks , datapads , small droids , and other small electronics and luxuries . Mastercrafted scimitars or " sc ' rath " produced by male Togorians fetched high prices on offworld weapons markers . Both sexes , however , preferred to walk or ride mosgoths rather than ride vehicles . Han Solo ' s friend Muuurgh and his mate Mrrov were Togorians .