Gran / Legends The Gran were sentient mammalian humanoids native to the planet Kinyen , though they had colonies across the galaxy , including settlements on the planets Hok and Malastare . Biology and appearance . Gran could easily be identified by their three eyes and their goat - like snout . Female Gran also had three breasts . Gran were also able to sense one another ' s emotions and disposition by noting subtle changes in body heat and skin color . The Gran had excellent vision , able to resolve more colors than most species , and even able to see into the infrared . Gran had two stomachs , having evolved from herbivorous grazing animals who lived in herds on the mountains and highlands of Kinyen , surviving on the local goatgrass , for which Gran kept their taste . Gran chewed and digested their food quite slowly , savoring the flavor carefully . A single meal could take almost an entire day to finish , but a Gran would often not need to eat for several days afterwards . A recessive genetic mutation sometimes caused some Gran to suffer from misshapen extremities , with hands and feet swelling to abnormal sizes . While not affecting the individual ' s ability to do finer work , the handicap nonetheless often resulted in social isolation . Gran scientists intently studied the trait to attempt to find a cure . Society and culture . The peaceful nature of Gran society was a reflection of their homeworld , Kinyen . Kinyen boasted large and rolling grasslands and highlands , a dense and beautiful forest , and one of the longest and clearest rivers in the Bes Ber Bikade sector . The beauty of this planet , and the need for primitive Gran to band together for defense against predatory animals , helped the Gran develop strong bonds of home and family in their society ( once they became a civilized species , the Grans set aside fenced nature preserves for the carnivores which once threatened them ) . Grans also mated for life , forming such strong bonds that they generally died within days of a mate ' s death . It was rare for any Gran to leave their planet of origin once they had taken a mate . The Grans were also very protective of their families , and were some of the most devoted parents in the galaxy . This was because of their very powerful and sensitive sight , which could sense the emotions of their mates and their children . Gran society maintained its balance by setting up strict career quotas , and making sure young Gran were educated for a specific job that best served his or her talents . While other species who value freedom tend to criticize such a rigid social system , to the Gran it was both logical and essential . Gran religion revolved around the worship of the goddess Doellin . Gran had a strong need for companionship — a Gran left alone for too long would go insane or die of loneliness . Generally , they needed other Gran for companionship , but some Gran were able to form sufficiently strong bonds with aliens . The most feared punishment among the Gran was exile . Lone , outcast Gran , often wearing black to avoid painful memories of the colorful cities of their homeworld , were generally given a wide berth by experienced spacers . Grans isolated from Gran society were often unreliable , easily bribed , and easily addicted to drugs and liquors , though they were shrewd and often under - estimated . Conversely , Gran within their society were peaceful and amiable , with a keen sense of their place in society , and unselfish instincts putting the greater good ahead of their individual wants . With such close bonds formed throughout the Gran community , it was unsurprising that they concentrated their cities into very small areas , so they were never out of touch with their many relatives . These cities , while hosting a majority of the population of Kinyen , also hosted the small government of the Gran . The government was a loose group of delegates from the major Gran families who usually controlled different aspects of Gran society . One delegate was selected randomly every three and a half standard years to be the leader of this group . It was only due to the very peaceful sensibilities of the Gran race that this system worked at all . Indeed , the only known major conflicts between Gran took place very early in Kinyen ' s history , before 10 , 000 BBY . Even these wars resulted from matters of survival , rather than strong emotional conflicts between the Gran or rival nations . History . The Gran on Kinyen had maintained a peaceful civilization for over ten millennia before the fall of the Galactic Republic . During an expansionist period circa 1000 BBY , colonies were established on Hok and Malastare . However , the emigrating colonists left a significant imbalance in Gran society on Kinyen . Feeling they were destroying too many families , and diluting the Gran race , the government reacted with isolationist policies and prohibited unauthorized emigration from Kinyen and limited offworlders to special alien quarters in their cities . This protected the Gran society , but it also isolated the Gran on Hok and Malastare who had begun to form strong bonds to their new homes . The Gran colonies continued independently , keeping the strong social bonds of Gran society but with loosened social codes . The looser social codes allowed for more corruption in the upper levels of colonial Gran society . One of the most infamous examples was the Gran Protectorate of Malastare , which subjugated the native Dug population , treating them as little more than slaves and even relocating them to the western continent of their own planet . The behavior of Malastare ' s Gran was unusual , as most Gran on Kinyen were peaceful , calm beings who abhorred violence , and preferred peaceful ways to adapt to difficult situations . The high corruption rate , as well as the brutality towards the Dugs , led some Gran on Kinyen to conclude that the Gran of Malastare were no longer real Gran . A number of Gran on Coruscant joined the Black Heth criminal gang and fought the Jedi Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi . The Gran of Malastare had a great deal of power within the Galactic Senate during the later years of the Galactic Republic , represented by the thought to be corrupt Aks Moe and his successor , the influential Loyalist Committee member Ask Aak . Aak later took Aks Moe ' s seat in the Galactic Senate . Other Gran Senators such as Kharrus and Philo also played important roles in the Galactic Senate during the Clone Wars . Hok also produced a well - known Gran in that era , the podracer Mawhonic . During Emperor Palpatine ' s reign of terror over the galaxy , Gran became less influential . At one point , the Galactic Empire demanded access to all parts of Kinyen , and leveled one of Kinyen ' s cities when the Gran protested . This forced the Gran of Kinyen to collaborate with the Empire . Some Gran during the Imperial era secretly supported the Rebel Alliance , usually by peaceful means such as supplying food to the Rebels . Most Gran disapproved of violent revolt , however , and even Rebel sympathizers insisted that no military actions were acceptable on their homeworld .