Weequay / Legends Weequays were a race of humanoids who came from the Outer Rim planet of Sriluur , near Hutt Space . Their home was a harsh desert planet , leading to the species ' tanned skin tone and rough , sandy , wrinkled skin . Their eyes were dark and slightly recessed into their skull . Biology and appearance . Weequays were humanoids with thick , leathery skin that ranged in color from tan to dark brown . Their faces were lipless , with a frill along each of their jowls . Society and culture . Weequays had the ability to communicate with members of their own clan through smell by exuding complex . This pheromonal language could not be understood by any other species , or even by Weequays of another clan . Only Jedi senses could even tell that two Weequay were communicating . Since each Weequay ' s pheromones were unique , Weequay had no need for a name within their clan . As a result , speech was only a secondary form of communication for Weequay , and they seldom spoke a whole sentence , resulting in Humans mistakenly believing the species to be unintelligent . Only Weequay who had to live among other clans , or among non - Weequay , took a personal name . Even then , some were simply referred to as " Weequay " . In Weequay culture , individual identity was much less important than the clan . As long as the clan survived , a single Weequay was expendable . This resulted in a sometimes brutal culture . Male Weequay often tied their hair into long braids . Traditionally , they would grow one " seclusion braid " for each Sriluurian year spent away from their homeworld as a tribute to their home . When they returned , they shaved their braids . Weequays serving the Hutt clans were often very close to their homeworld , and would only have one or two braids . Female Weequay were usually bald , and did not follow this tradition . Weequay religion was complex , with many deities . Among them were the moon - god Quay and the thunder god Am - Shak . Quay was their chief god : indeed , " Weequay " translated to " Follower of Quay " . Zealous Weequays performed ritual sacrifices in Quay ' s honor , at times resorting to murder , earning their culture a violent reputation . Each of their cities was centered around a shrine of black , polished stone , known as a " thal " , where the Weequay made offerings of food and valuables . Their religious code prohibited building " thal " off Sriluur , so off - world devotees were obligated to substitute animal sacrifices ( usually large animals like banthas ) . The Weequays shared their homeworld with Houk colonists , though not enthusiastically . The two societies went to war on Sriluur in 10 BBY . The conflict ended after a decade , leaving many unemployed Weequay soldiers to find work as mercenaries and bounty hunters . This war also gave certain Weequay companies a good reputation throughout the galaxy as manufacturers of force pikes and other melee weapons . Weequays in the galaxy . Weequays were widely used throughout the galaxy as mercenaries or criminal henchmen . They played this role in their earliest recorded contact with the outside galaxy , when they joined Vodran , Klatooinian , and Nikto mercenaries in the pay of the Hutts to battle Xim the Despot ' s forces at the Third Battle of Vontor during the Hutt – Xim conflict . Unlike the other races hired by the Hutts , the Weequay did not sign the Treaty of Vontor , and remained independent of the Hutts . They were used extensively as foot soldiers by the Hutt Cartel and Black Sun . Jabba Desilijic Tiure also employed several Weequay mercenaries , including Ak - Buz , the captain of the sail barge " Khetanna " , and Ak - rev , one of Jabba ' s bodyguards and an occasional drummer with the Max Rebo Band . Weequay were occasionally hired as bodyguards in Hutt syndicates when they chose to make their lives in the galaxy . They generally went offworld as part of small groups , usually from the same clan . Their role in the galaxy was usually minor , as their mean - spirited temperaments left them ill - suited for more grand ventures , while their suspicious and xenophobic nature prevented them from carving permanent settlements on strange worlds . Many Weequays displayed Force - sensitivity and became members of the Jedi Order . During the Clone Wars Weequay Jedi Knight Que - Mars Redath - Gom fought and died in the Battle of Geonosis , Jedi Master Kossex fought and died in the First Battle of Kamino and Jedi Master Tyr met his fate during the Battle of Thustra . A prominent and respected Jedi Master Sora Bulq betrayed the Jedi Order and became one of Count Dooku ' s Dark Acolyte s , while another Jedi General named Sev was killed during Order 66 . During the Clone Wars , Hondo Ohnaka led a Weequay pirate gang that captured Count Dooku on Florrum and then held him for ransom . Ohnaka ' s right - hand man , Turk Falso betrayed him to obtain the ransom put on Dooku ' s head . During the conflict Weequays Gar - Ul and his brother Guta - Nay served as lieutenants of the Mandalorian named Ghez Hokan . Later , during the Second Imperial Civil War a Weequay officer Jhoram Bey served in the Galactic Alliance Core Fleet as Rogue Leader of the famed Rogue Squadron . Behind the scenes . " Star Wars " creator George Lucas named the Weequay as a literary nod to , a fictional character from the novel .