Kel Dor / Legends The Kel Dors , sometimes referred to as Kel Dorians , were a species hailing from the technological planet Dorin . They required masks to protect them when in oxygen - rich atmospheres . They were also known for the unique Force - using traditions of the Baran Do Sages . One notable Kel Dor was the Jedi Master Plo Koon , who was a member of a famous Kel Dor Jedi family . Sha Koon , a Jedi Knight , was Plo Koon ' s niece . Biology and appearance . The Kel Dors were a tall race , typically of the same height and weight as Humans . Their skin ranged in color from peach to a crimson red . Most had dark , black eyes , although some were born with silver irises , a mark that was often seen as an affinity for the Force . Kel Dors were , as a whole , considered an unattractive species due to their strange facial structure . Their noses were described as falling short of becoming a beak , with a gaping opening that descended to the mouth , a toothless chasm with drooping fleshy strands . In place of teeth , Kel Dor had an upper and lower hard - palate , visible only when they pulled their lips back . Framing their head were extrasensory organs which terminated in small black tusks . Due to Dorin having a unique atmosphere composed of helium and a gas unique to their world , the Kel Dors were forced to wear an antiox breath mask and protective goggles whenever in atmospheres of a different composition . This equipment protected them from carbon dioxide , nitrogen , and oxygen , which were fatal to a Kel Dor . The breathing mask also helped to amplify the Kel Dor ' s voice , as they were forced to shout to produce any sound when out of their native atmosphere . Without their protective goggles , Kel Dors were considered effectively blind when away from Dorin . They were also able to survive in the vacuum of space for a short time , though it was unknown exactly how long they could withstand it . The Kel Dors also had heightened reflexes , a result of the extrasensory organs in their heads . As a species , they were thought to be typically quick and wise , but of a weaker constitution , when compared to other species . Kel Dors were also said to communicate with their minds using a form of telepathy . This form of telepathy was thought to be a Force technique known only among the masters of the Baran Do order , but was later exposed to be a lie spread by the Baran Do sages . Society and culture . The Kel Dors were aware of and used the Force long before they joined the Galactic Republic and the Jedi . This proud Force tradition was known as the Baran Do Sages . The Baran Do Sages often acted as advisers to rich and powerful Kel Dor families . Initially , their powers centered on weather - prediction , but as the Baran Do Sages learned more about the Force , they realized they had an affinity for detecting , and subsequently preventing , dangerous events . Wars and disasters were often averted simply by the insight of a Baran Do Sage . After joining the Republic , the Baran Do Sages dwindled in power and number , due to the Jedi ' s greater knowledge of the Force , and their taking of Force - sensitive infants . Those Kel Dors who were even aware of their existence considered them to be eccentric wizards . Some traditional families still sent Force - sensitive children to learn from them , however . Because of their obscurity , the Sages managed to escape the Jedi Purge s , for the most part , unscathed . Kel Dors were noted for their simple approach to justice , and they typically saw moral issues in black and white . On the one hand , the Kel Dor were noted for their hospitality , they would never turn away a stranger in need . Yet , Kel Dors were not averse to taking the law into their own hands , and had no compunctions about putting to death a thief who was merely stealing to feed himself . Naming traditions . Kel Dor surnames , like Human surnames , were based on ancient family trades or jobs , or even a description of a particularly famous Kel Dor in the family . The Koon family name , for example , meant ' explorer ' . Kel Dor given names were based , loosely , on the sounds generated by Dorin ' s unique atmospheric phenomena . This tradition was highly popular among the Kel Dors , and the upper classes considered it bad luck to name a child away from Dorin . Kel Dor names tended to be short , usually monosyllabic , due to an ancient superstition about the " wind spirits " of Dorin . Upon hearing the sustained wind - sound of a long name , so the story went , the wind spirits would have mistaken the child for one of their own , and carried him or her off to be raised as a wind - child . No one believed in this myth for thousands of years , but the effect it had on Kel Dor naming conventions remained . The tradition of using the sounds of atmospheric phenomena meant that Kel Dor given names appeared to have almost no meaning to an outsider , but another Kel Dor who had heard the sound in question and could identify the phenomenon would understand the significance and meaning of the name . Likewise , objects and techniques were often named after their purpose or effect . For example , the Baran Do Force technique " ayna - seff " , which caused brain activity to become undetectable , translated to " dead brain " in Galactic Basic Standard . Behind the scenes . The official " Star Wars " database has an image of Plo Koon without his goggles , exposing his closed eyes . The canon status of this is , however , in question , as the image appears in the " Behind the scenes " section and does not necessarily reflect the appearance of the species . The Kel Dors Pol Temm in " " and Sha Dun in " " wore no goggles , perhaps indicating an advancement in technology that made them no longer necessary , or less visible . This could also simply be an error and not an actual representation of a canonical Kel Dor . In the " " video game , Kel Dors have three wide fingers , while Plo Koon had four . In " " , the Kel Dor ' s species and planet names are swapped around .