Tefaun Tefauns were a blue - skinned , sentient humanoid species with ridged heads and bulging eyes . The female Tefaun banker Kelek purchased the Wheel , a space station gambling resort , launching a brutal gladiatorial competition called the Big Game . When the Wheel lost clientele and experienced reduced revenues , Kelek borrowed money from the InterGalactic Banking Clan to win back customers but was unable to meet her payment schedule , forcing her to sell her shares to businessman Dominic Raynor . During the Galactic Civil War , Soth Petikkin from the planet Tefau served as a persuasive recruiter for the Rebel Alliance , using his contacts in crime lord Jabba the Hutt ' s Palace on the planet Tatooine to gain support for the Alliance . Biology and appearance . The sentient humanoid Tefaun species had two arms and legs , a torso , a neck , and a head . One individual had blue skin , bulging eyes , and a ridged , disc - shaped head . Society and culture . At least one Tefaun wore a robe as clothing , along with a necklace . History . Kelek was a female Tefaun who lived during the last years of the Galactic Republic . She became a banker , purchased the space station gambling resort known as the Wheel , and launched the Big Game , a brutal gladiatorial competition that was held aboard the station . Kelek , who had by then also gained both the nicknames Kelek the Blue and Kelek the Insensate , was the Wheel ' s third owner following the death of her predecessor , the J ' feh crime lord Skijid Vrescot . The large number of scoundrel s frequenting the facility deterred wealthy clientele from visiting the station , and the Wheel experienced reduced revenues . As a result , Kelek borrowed money from the InterGalactic Banking Clan , hoping it would help regain lost customers . However , after Kelek became unable to meet her payment schedule , the Banking Clan called in her loan , and she was forced to sell her shares in the station to the businessman Dominic Raynor . Later , during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Soth Petikkin was a Force - attuned Tefaun male who possessed limited precognition . Native to the planet Tefau , he served as a persuasive recruiter for the Alliance . Petikkin used his contacts in the crime lord Jabba the Hutt ' s palace on the desert planet Tatooine to find support for the Alliance . Behind the scenes . The Tefaun species ' origins date back to the production stages of the 1983 film . A number of alien maquettes were designed for possible inclusion in the film ' s Jabba ' s Palace scenes but were scrapped before the final film ' s release . Among them was a robed biped known only as " Alien 25 , " who might have been a candidate for one of Jabba ' s aides . In 1998 , the character Soth Petikkin was created on a card for the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game " Special Edition Limited " set , which used a manipulated image of the " Alien 25 " maquette and brought the species into canon . In September 2013 , the species was first named as " Tefaun " when the Kelek character was created for the Star Wars Blog article " Viva Space Vegas ! The History of the Marvelous Wheel " on StarWars . com . Abel G . Peña , one of the article ' s authors , confirmed on his Facebook page that the Tefauns were indeed the same as Soth Petikkin ' s species . Despite the Tefauns ' name and Soth Petikkin originating from Tefau , it is not canonically established if the species also originated on that planet .