Balosar ( species ) / Legends Balosars were sentient humanoids made distinct from the Human race by the retractable antennapalps which sprouted from their skulls . The species was indigenous to the heavily - polluted planet Balosar . Biology and appearance . Physically similar to Humans , the Balosars appeared to be sickly and gaunt when compared with the galaxy ' s most common species due to the heavy pollution of their homeworld . The most striking difference between Balosars and humanity were a pair of antennapalps which sprouted from underneath their thick coarse hair on their skulls . Retractable , the atennapalps allowed them to listen into the subsonic range and gave the species a physical intuition , which members of the Jedi Order sometimes mistook for Force sensitivity . Because they could detect surges in emotion which could forewarn them of impending danger , they were able to survive and navigate the dangers which lurked on their crime - infested homeworld . Another attribute possessed by Balosars due to their toxic environments was their resistance to toxins and most poisons . Because of the immunity , the Balosars were able to consume mass amounts of the deadly narcotics known as death sticks , a product of Balosar itself . Despite the immunity from its deadly components , Balosars were not immune to its addictive properties , and because of this and their world ' s natural dangers , Balosars had a relatively short lifespan compared to similar species . Society and culture . Early in its history , the Balosar homeworld was overrun by galactic megacorporations eager to exploit the world ' s lax ecological protection laws . By the time of the Clone Wars , the Balosars had undergone precipitous social decay , resulting in most of the populace finding a place in the criminal underworld of the galaxy . Balosars were commonly stereotyped as spineless , weak - willed , depressed , sarcastic , cynical , and selfish . Despite these stereotypes , the " Journal of Personality and Galactic Psychology " did not indicate any sort of genetic link to these emotions and attributed them largely to their world ' s social failings . As the world was the home of the balo mushroom , the Balosar criminal element quickly learned to craft death sticks , one of the galaxy ' s most potent narcotics . Death sticks were a devastating factor in Balosar society , where they addicted users , forcing them to purchase more . Pollution is one of the causes of the heavy addiction to death sticks , but the Balosar ' s immunity to toxin allows them to consume them without much effect other than the life - long addiction . Some Balosars even entered the death stick business , where they would travel in hopes of finding potential customers . Because the planet Balosar was not a place of high opportunity , Balosars often left their homeworld to look for a more prosperous place to live . Since many carried criminal records , they were perceived as self - absorbed individuals who had a difficult time determining right from wrong . Young Balosars were commonly sent to worlds to find as better education and allow themselves to pursue a better life . Speaking both Basic and Balosur , naming conventions included a first and last name ; the later of which was divided by an apostrophe following the first three letters . While this was the norm , it was not a rule as some individuals possessed names without the apostrophe . Names popular among the Balosars were Nina Dar ' Eboros , Vaya Bar ' jaraka and Zirk Mer ' darro . History . During the reign of the Galactic Republic , the illegal trade in death sticks became the greatest competition to the spice from Ryloth called ryll . The rivalry resulted in a hatred between the Balosars and Twi ' leks that would last for centuries . Remaining out of galactic politics , the Balosar economy was ruined during the reign of the New Republic , as the world ' s pollution had seeped into the balo mushroom farms deep underground , destroying the entire crop . The Balosars had no choice but to join the Twi ' lek ' s spice industry as low - level runners in order to maintain some form of economic stability . When the Yuuzhan Vong War occurred , the Balosars were not bound to treaties with the New Republic and were therefore not protected by its military . However , they escaped the Yuuzhan Vong ' s conquest and their planet remained as it always was throughout the invasion . Balosars in the galaxy . While most Balosars remained on their world to lead a life of crime or addiction , the younger generation always strove to escape the poverty and life of dependence fostered on their native world . Traveling across the galaxy to enroll in countless institutions of learning and academies , many Balosar encountered in higher society tended to be well - educated and free of the taint of narcotics . Despite this , they bore with them a strong stereotype of drug addicts and weakness that was not untrue of their slythmongering brethren . A dealer on Coruscant during the Separatist Crisis , Elan Sel ' Sabagno had an encounter with the famed Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi at the Outlander Club while he hunted the assassin Zam Wesell . While Force - sensitive Balosars were not unheard of , they were exceedingly rare . In the years before the Clone Wars , a male Balosar served the Jedi Order as a Jedi Knight and was stationed at the Coruscant Jedi Temple in the week preceding the opening battle of the war .