Nazzar Nazzar were a sentient humanoid bipedal species native to the Mid Rim planet of Nazzri . With equine faces and powerfully built bodies , the species had a history of contemplation and philosophy . They were mildly xenophobic , and were rarely found off their temperate homeworld ; the only offworld Nazzar were outcasts . One of the most famous Nazzar was the Jedi Qrrrl Toq , who fought and died in the Great Sith War , around four thousand years before the Battle of Yavin . Noble and spiritual people , the Nazzar joined the Galactic Republic early in its history . They followed the " Ulizra " , a strict Nazzar religion , which stated that outsiders were likely to taint Nazzar culture , and that the group was always better than the individual . Biology and appearance . Averaging roughly two meters tall , Nazzar were bipedal , sentient humanoids , with distinctly elongated equine heads , and were known to have been a physically powerful and agile species . Likewise , Nazzar had dark skin covered with a thin coat of fur , which usually ranged in color from light gray to dark navy . The species were distinguished by two long ears that lay limp at the sides of their heads , and strong , four - fingered hands . A common piece of a Nazzar regalia was a harness - like set of straps worn around the muzzle . Nazzar had an average lifespan slightly longer than those of most sentient species in the galaxy . Considered younglings until they were eleven standard years old , Nazzar became adults when they reached eighteen . At around fifty - six years , Nazzar were regarded as middle - aged , while those who reached ninety were thought of as old . Anyone older than one hundred twenty - five years was considered venerable , and demanded much respect from society . Society and culture . Nazzar were deeply spiritual and distant , and extremely intolerant of other forms of religion and belief , especially those dissimilar to their own . The offworld Nazzar who eventually overcame their xenophobia and natural prejudice formed friendships with many other species in the galaxy , and were said to make trusted and loyal companions . Nazzar followed a state religion , which was known as " Ulizra " , and the Nazzar government expected strict adherence to the tenets of the fourteen sects , each ruled by a praefect of the religion . Those tenets included the concepts that outsiders would contaminate and taint Nazzar society and culture ; that Nazzar individuals should remain in seclusion from the rest of the galaxy ; that all philosophical systems were in disagreement with " Ulizra " ; and that the group was always more important than the individual . Because of these beliefs , it was very difficult for other species to set up trade relations with the Nazzar , or even for Nazzar to befriend those of another species . Although legally allowed , outsiders who stayed on Nazzri usually received a less than warm welcome . Spread over three star systems , the Nazzar government had originally formed as a monarchy , but over many millennia it became an oligarchical theocracy led by a king and fourteen praefects , the heads of each of the sects of the Nazzar religion . The king presided over the council of fifteen lawgivers and commanded the Nazzri military forces and planetary security agencies . However , only the praefects could introduce and vote on new laws and amendments . A majority of the Nazzar could correctly predict almost any vote , as the praefacts could not break any of the tenets of " Ulizra " in their decisions . Nazzar spoke a language of the same name , as well as Galactic Basic Standard . Examples of Nazzar names included " Brryg Tallak , " " Drrn Roqar , " " Srrn Kanas , " and " Vrrk Jikat . " History . The Nazzri system joined the Galactic Republic early in galactic history , becoming part of the Lantillian sector and located on a large hyperlane , but had little contact with the Republic apart from maintaining a senatorial presence on Coruscant . When Emperor Palpatine rose to power , most Nazzar returned to their system and ignored the going - ons in the galaxy . That attitude continued into the time of the New Jedi Order , and despite several invitations , Nazzri did not join the New Republic . The Nazzar also ignored the events of the galaxy around them during the Yuuzhan Vong War . An entire history of the Nazzar race was housed within the Hall of Edification , an ancient building on their homeworld . Nazzar in the galaxy . Due to their somewhat xenophobic nature , Nazzar were rarely seen away from their home planet ; a temperate and lushly vegetated world known as Nazzri , which was located in the Mid Rim region of the galaxy . Offworld Nazzar were likely to be either outcasts who had denounced and rejected the teachings and ideas of " Ulizra " or preachers who had left their planet to attempt to bring their philosophical truths to new people ; however , Nazzar preachers rarely found acceptance of Ulizra offworld , and many returned home . Nazzar outcasts managed to find new organizations to follow , and many became fanatical followers of a wide range of fringe groups . Although extremely rare , Nazzar who had proved themselves as devout followers of " Ulizra " were permitted to leave the planet on a self - imposed exile known as a " boqeri " , on which Nazzar sought spiritual truth . The length of a " boqeri " depended on how long it took the seeker to discover the truth they did not know at home . Records indicated that there were several Nazzar on those journeys were fascinated by the wonders of the galaxy and never returned to Nazzri . Many of them were drawn to adventure ; Nazzri soldiers , scouts and Jedi were not uncommon prior to the reign of the Galactic Empire . Jedi Knight Qrrrl Toq was a notable member of the Nazzar race , and one who had ventured away from his homeworld to prosper in the wider galaxy . The son of the Nazzar emperor - king , he was trained in the ways of the " Ulizra " by fellow Nazzar Vrrk Jikat . Toq left his homeworld to perform his " boqeri " , and on Ulda Frav he encountered a Jedi Knight for the first time . The Jedi , realizing Toq was strong in the Force , took him to Ossus to be trained by Jedi Master Vodo - Siosk Baas . Toq fought in the Freedon Nadd Uprising of 3998 BBY and Great Sith War , though he was killed when the Krath sorceress named Aleema Keto triggered a supernova of almost a dozen stars . Ikree was a Nazzar princess who , after returning from her " boqeri " , discovered that her father , the emperor - king , was corrupted by dark magic . When her father refused to stop using the magic , she spoke out against the government . She was imprisoned , and later killed by one of her father ' s subordinates . In 3963 BBY , a member of the Nazzar species named Qohn was owned as a slave by the Sungrazer cooperative , which used slaves in its dangerous thorilide harvesting operations . Qohn had outlived all other slaves owned by the group , so he acted as a sort of intermediary between his masters and fellow captives . When Jarael and Zayne Carrick arrived on the ship " Sungrazer , " where Qohn was kept , they staged an attempted rescue of Qohn and the other slaves during a thorlide dive . However , the mining ship " Gladiator " arrived and stymied the plan . In 1032 BBY , a Nazzar served the Arkadianate on the planet Syned as an icecrawler driver . As he drove a crawlerful of refugees from the starship " Diligence " to the planet ' s capital , Calimondretta , the Nazzar fell victim to Jarrow Rusher , the captain of the " Diligence " , who led his crew in an attack on the Arkadianites to steal the vehicle for use in an assault on Calimondretta . Behind the scenes . Nazzar were first created by authors Tom Veitch and Kevin J . Anderson for " " , which was part of the " " comic series . " Tales of the Jedi Companion " , a West End Games " " sourcebook , fleshed out their history , and , several years later , a Wizards of the Coast sourcebook , " Ultimate Alien Anthology " , further expanded the species ' culture and history .