Bith / Legends Bith were a peaceful , highly evolved craniopod species native to the planet Clak ' dor VII . Fully adapted to a civilized , high - technology lifestyle , Bith were found galaxy - wide at all levels of society , most notably as engineers , scientists , intellectuals , consultants , and musicians . Biology and appearance . Bith were craniopod s with pale pink , yellow , or ( rarely ) green skin , large heads , large lidless eyes , toeless feet , and long fingers . Their thumb and small finger were both fully opposable . The Bith ' s internal systems were different from most humanoids , as the Bith had only one lung , and exhaled through their skin . Bith also lacked a proper nose , instead having highly sensitive olfactory organs hidden in the skin - flaps of their cheeks . The other Bith senses were also acute . Bith could sense the tonal qualities of sound as well as other races sensed colors . Their eyes , as big as a Menahuun ' s , were able to focus to 0 . 07 on the Gandok Scale and they could see microscopic details of nearby objects , but were extremely nearsighted as a result . An interesting side effect of their incredible sensors was the effect of sonic grenades , or " screamers " , on them . It was described as causing their heads to explode . Similarly , Bith had high manual dexterity which helped them manipulate fine tools , though their physical prowess with gross motor skills was only average . Bith had even evolved past the need for sleep . Instead , they would slip into a light meditative trance , which allowed them to get as much rest in four hours as other species could get in eight . During this trance , Bith were still almost fully aware of their surroundings . A Bith ' s reproductive organs atrophied over time , as did the portions of their brain governing such impulses . As such , Bith were unable to reproduce naturally , instead relying on artificial conception and gestation . Mates brought genetic material to a Computer Mating Service for analysis against prospective mates . Bith children were created from genetic material from two parents , which was combined , fertilized , and incubated for a year . History . Bith were one of the galaxy ' s most ancient civilizations , with a history going back millions of years . This antiquity garnered respect in certain quarters , such as among the Gree , who gave them more respect than other , " younger " species . Their society was highly regimented , with everything from mate selection to political leadership controlled by sophisticated computer programs . Made easily accessible to the Galactic Republic circa 5500 BBY with the blazing of the Rimma Trade Route , the Bith were moving around in the galaxy by the time of the Great Sith War , as their homeworld was part of space greatly explored by the Republic at that time . Considered part of the civilized galaxy by the time of the Jedi Civil War , the Bith homeworld was located in space controlled by the Brotherhood of Darkness during the Republic Dark Age . When the Republic recovered following the Ruusan Reformation , the Bith became a vocal voice in the Galactic Senate , gaining a seat in the Senate Building on Coruscant . Circa 300 BBY , the Bith city - states of Nozho and Weogar engaged in a massive civil war using biological weapons over patent rights to a new hyperdrive . The aftermath of the Nozho – Weogar War destroyed Clak ' dor VII ' s ecosystem and crippled the Bith industrial capacity , forcing the Bith to retreat to sealed cities and rely on imported goods and machinery to keep their society functioning . The Y ' bith , a subspecies of Bith , were descended from Bith whose genetic code was altered in the aftermath of a biological attack on Nozho . These " ghost Bith " resettled on Clak ' dor IV and developed their own society , somewhat estranged from the Bith mainstream . The war also brought out a strong pacifistic streak in Bith culture , electing vocal Senate members who pushed for galactic disarmament . While they attempted to remain neutral during the Separatist Crisis they were eventually coerced into supporting the Confederacy of Independent Systems against the Republic by Confederate leader Count Dooku . Both the Clone Wars and the rise of the Galactic Empire made the Bith uneasy about conditions in the rest of the galaxy , with most Bith choosing to wait out the dark times within Clak ' dor VII ' s sealed cities . After the Clone Wars , the Bith did not resist the Empire , instead putting their technical expertise at the service of the Imperial war machine . The Bith were horrified by the Empire , however , and were among the first species to be liberated from the Eriadu Authority by the New Republic in 5 ABY . The Bith did not emerge fully from their isolation until 8 ABY , shortly after the Hapan s rejoined the Galactic community . A Republic stronghold during the Thrawn campaign , the Bith homeworld would go on to avoid invasion by the Yuuzhan Vong . Bith in the galaxy . A species of pacifists following the devastation of their homeworld during the Nozho – Weogar War many Bith worked as engineers , data analysts , or in other intellectual professions . Others used their intelligence , natural technical skills , and dexterity to work in the criminal underworld . Many Bith worked as cantina staff , since bartenders in Bith society held a position equivalent in many ways to priests in other cultures . The Intelligence Quartermaster for Imperial Intelligence during the Cold War was a Bith stationed on the Imperial Fleet . At the same time , Unaw Aharo was a Bith Jedi Knight during escalating war between the Republic and Sith Empire . Their hearing also made Bith such as Figrin D ' an and the Modal Nodes , the house band in the Mos Eisley Cantina circa 0 BBY , excellent musicians . Bith had a longstanding tradition of sending their Force - sensitive members to join the Jedi Order , aside from Jedi Aharo during the Cold War , Ph ' ton served as a Jedi Master during the Clone Wars and a Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic . Many other Bith had served the Order as Jedi Consular s over the years ; some of them were rumored to have survived the Great Jedi Purge by hiding on their homeworld . Not all Force - sensitive Bith served the Jedi , however . Rugess Nome was taken as a member of the Order of the Sith Lords and eventually named Darth Tenebrous . In 67 BBY , while Tenebrous and his apprentice Darth Plagueis were stationed on the planet Bal ' demnic , Plagueis killed the Bith Sith Lord , stating that he planned to overthrow the Rule of Two , establishing a new order of his own , that would stay for a thousand years under his control . Behind the scenes . The Bith species was originally meant to be called the " Sicmoo , " a phonetic anagram of " music . " Doug Beswick built the Bith costumes for " " .