Turazza The Turazza were sentient , short , mottled reptiles that hatched from eggs . They were able to run faster than a Human and had comparable strength , but they sometimes had trouble trying to use items designed for taller beings . Turazzas were seen on several planets during the years of the Galactic Civil War , although they rarely spoke any language but their own . Turazzas were often considered to be unsuitable for certain kinds of job , and were sometimes seen as little more than pets . The Turazza sisters Nizzal , Rizzal and Vizzal acted as assistants to the Twi ' lek trader Loh ' khar , although their abilities were frequently underestimated by his clients . Similarly , while the Turazza known only as Redeye — because of the color of his eye patch — was in charge of the security at the clandestine pub Exovar ' s Emporium on the planet Neftali , many of Luskin Exovar ' s acquaintances and customers were surprised by that fact . Biology and appearance . Turazza were sentient reptiles covered with mottled red or green scales . Anthropomorphic in general shape , a Turazza reached a height of 75 centimeters , reaching only the waist of an adult Human . However , they could scamper much faster than a Human could run and skitter through the legs of Human - sized individuals , dodging obstacles such as tables that would slow larger beings . At the same time , the small lizard - like beings had difficulty handling technology that had been designed with Human - sized users in mind , such as swoops , with their nailless , three - fingered hands . One individual Turazza was strong enough to carry a big box of turbolaser power capacitators . The hairless head of a Turazza was dominated by one big snout - like beak that they could use to peck , meep twitter , snuffle up , titter or gobble . A Turazza could contort the beak to create facial expressions such as a smile . The beak had three upper incisors — two of which protruded even when the beak was closed — and also hosted a non - forked , green tongue that darted out when the Turazza laughed . A newly - hatched Turazza had a short neck and dark eyes , but as they aged , the eyes turned green , with neither pupil or iris to be seen . The Turazza had two sexes , male and female . A Turazza egg was fist - sized and gray - green speckled . Three Turazza eggs were considered to have little monetary worth ; Galliwig , owner of Galliwig ' s Cantina , estimated that twenty - five credits was a generous valuation . When hatching , the baby Turazza made the egg stir and shift , and then the baby pecked its way out , carefully breaking the upper part of the egg with the beak and then pushing the pieces of the shell until it could poke out its head . After this , the baby bonded with the first mobile individual it could see , with some people believing that the bond could be empathic or even telepathic . Three sisters born from different eggs were similar in appearance , although not physically identical . Society and culture . Turazzas were sentient creatures with individual needs and goals . That was true even when talking about three sisters bonded to the same person ; they followed the leader and obeyed his whims , but each of the Turazza had her own skills and her own goals , sometimes in opposition to those of her siblings . Nonetheless , Turazza sisters working together were close and , should one of them desert the group , the others spent a mourning period of several days keening loudly , going without sleep or food , and snuggling up with each other . The Turazza language included short squeaks , heeps and meeps that sounded savage to members of other species . Rarely was a non - Turazza fluent in that language , nor was every Turazza fluent in Galactic Basic Standard . History . As of 2 BBY , the Turazza had already joined the galactic community , having a presence on several planets . Their combat prowess was not valued : during the Galactic Civil War , the possibility of a Turazza being security chief of an underground locale with a high criminal presence was a surprise to many individuals . As of 8 ABY , Turazza were perceived more as pets than as sentient beings , even by operatives of the New Republic . Turazza in the galaxy . The Twi ' lek free - trader Loh ' khar " the Finder " acquired three Turazza eggs as payment for work . He decided to keep the eggs and raised the three Turazza sisters , Nizzal , Rizzal and Vizzal , as his minions to run errands for him . As of 2 BBY , Loh ' khar and his Turazza were active on Kelada , a planet in the Colonies , working for both the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . That same year , a hunchbacked Turazza was seen in the Black Dust Tavern in Soco - Jarel Spaceport on the planet Socorro . That Turazza was in the locale when the Sluissi Secles Uslopos and his Gamorrean underlings entered to try to recruit another patron , Drake Paulsen . Also during the Galactic Civil War , a green - skinned Turazza known as Redeye — due to the red eye patch over his right eye — served the Human Luskin Exovar both as a partner during Exovar ' s days as a scout and then as the security chief of Exovar ' s Emporium , a secret , underground hotel - restaurant on the planet Neftali . Such employment was a surprise to many who underestimated Redeye because he was a Turazza . In 8 ABY , Loh ' khar and his trio of Turazza sisters joined the crew of the CEC CR90 corvette " FarStar " under her Human Captain , Keleman Ciro of the New Republic . The " FarStar " was engaged in a mission to chase fugitive Human warlord Moff Kentor Sarne through the unexplored Kathol sector , and at the same time create contacts for the New Republic in the area — as well as finding information about the DarkStryder technology used by Sarne . Loh ' khar and the ship ' s Rodian security chief , Gorak Khzam , wanted to find the source of Sarne ' s strange artifacts and sell them on the black market , but they chose to remain in the " FarStar " as long they could profit from it . The Turazza sisters supported Loh ' khar ' s plan to desert the starship at the opportune moment , and they wanted to take part in it . The Turazzas helped in surveillance tasks whenever the crew went to a planet ' s surface , enjoying that task . They also helped Loh ' khar maintain secret communication channels with external allies , with Loh ' khar ' s personal goals being their priority . Behind the scenes . The Turazza first appeared in a 1994 illustration by Mike Vilardi published in " Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 " to accompany Patricia A . Jackson ' s short story " Out of the Cradle . " The species was named and expanded in 1995 ' s " The DarkStryder Campaign " , written by Peter M . Schweighofer for West End Games ' s " " . The boxed campaign included new illustrations of Turazza by Vilardi . Author Paul Danner later included the Turazza " Redeye " in his book " Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy " , also for West End Games .