Duros / Legends The Duros ( Occasionally Durosians ) were a humanoid species native to the planet Duro who were among the galaxy ' s first space faring civilizations . Their homeworld was located on the Corellian Trade Spine , a major hyperspace route that linked Duro with other important commercial centers . Biology and appearance . The Duros ( ) were humanoids with smooth blue - green skin , red eyes , lipless mouths , long thin noseless faces and green blood . Olfactory organs beneath their eyes were responsible for their sense of smell . Both females and males were bald , though both genders were easily distinguished . Their large red goggle - like eyes also had slit pupils . Duros females laid eggs as they were descended from ancient reptiles , and like the Neimoidians , they were born in a larval grub stage , but unlike their cousins who left the raising of their young mainly to the state , the Duros took care of their offspring from birth . Society . While usually taciturn , Duros enjoyed telling stories about their travels . It was said Duros had a photographic memory when it came to the telling of tales and stories . Many Duros were pilots and explorers , and were adventurous , though sometimes rash . As one of the first cultures to develop hyperdrive spacecraft ( some even believe the first ) , Duros - charted trade routes were among the oldest hyperspace routes still in use during the Imperial era . Even in the later periods of galactic history , Duros were still known for their superior astro - navigational skills . Their affinity for traveling led many Duros to prefer the honorific title of " Traveler " despite their occupation or craft of choice , and addressing them as such was considered good etiquette . The Duros language was Durese , which was a lingua franca of sorts amongst spacers . Their home planet Duro was primarily uninhabited due to massive pollution on the world over time . Instead , it was covered with automated farms for food production . The Duros lived in twenty orbital space cities above the planet . The Duros also established a vast , grand starship construction industry in the Duro system that rivaled the one in the Corellian system . The Duros set up their government around a consortium of starship construction corporations , with all important political decisions made by the stockholders of the corporations . This meant that any Duros that held stock in a company could participate in the administration of the system . The Duros were also one of the founding races of the Galactic Republic . Years before the formation of the Republic , the Duros colonized the planet Neimoidia , giving rise to a genetically distinct " newer version " of Duros , the Neimoidians . The Neimoidians retained many similarities to their Duros cousins including basic form , noseless faces , and green skin ( though Neimoidians tended to be grayer ) . However , in contrast to their ancestors , Neimoidians possessed pupils that split horizontally , lumpy foreheads , and perpetually frowning mouths . In addition , Neimoidians tended to be cowardly , greedy and fearful of death , whereas the average Duro was adventurous , gregarious and peaceful . Not surprisingly , one of the most powerful insults among the Duros was to be called a Neimoidian . By the time of the rise of the New Republic , however , the Duros were friendlier towards the Neimoidians , and respected their business skills . After a young Duros was born , they were cared for and raised by their family members . This was another thing that set them apart from the Neimoidians , who did not really care for their young actively . The Duros lending tradition was followed by the Duros when asking for loans to Duros lending institutions . Failing to comply with its terms supposed a severe social stigma for them . History . The Duros originated on the planet Duro long before the dawn of the Galactic Republic . In 100 , 000 BBY , Duro was surveyed by the Columi , who were not impressed . Later , Duro was conquered by the Rakata of the Infinite Empire and the native Duros were enslaved . Duros slaves were used to create the Star Forge in 30 , 000 BBY . However , they tolerated their cruel overlords , since it was an occasion for the ever - curious Duros to learn about their inter - stellar technology . Following a plague in 25 , 200 BBY that killed only Rakata , the Duros rebelled and overthrew their Rakatan masters . The Duros then formed a hereditary monarchy . After the fall of the Empire , they quickly reverse - engineered the engines left by the Rakata , and thus invented the hyperspace cannon independently of the Corellians . At an early age , the Duros became interested in exploration and ventured off their homeworld to explore the galaxy and their interstellar technology linked Duro with Coruscant , Corellia , and other Core Worlds ; with the Corellians they built the first arm of the Corellian Trade Spine and with the invention of the hyperdrive , the planet entered a Golden Age as a Core Founder in 25 , 053 BBY under Queen Rana Mas Trehalt . The Duros also constructed large shipyards and spacedocks in their planet ' s orbit . The monarchy was eventually abolished in favor of a collection of ruling corporations . The Duros colonized Neimoidia during their earliest wave of expansion , though the Neimoidians were considered a separate culture by 15 , 000 BBY . The Duros also discovered Sneeve in the Kymoodon Era , Adner in 5000 BBY , and Koboth prior to 219 BBY . In 3962 BBY , the planet itself was laid to near - total waste during the Mandalorian Wars , when the Mandalorian invasion fleet advancing on the Colonies and Core regions destroyed much of the world using thousands of Basilisk war droid s . Years of misery and rebuilding were ahead of the Duros people , merely the latest phase in the long series of Sith Wars . In 1003 BBY , during the New Sith Wars , the Duros colony on Harpori was wiped out by Kaox Krul . In 220 BBY , during Duro ' s Industrial Age , the mining city of Tayana reached its height . In 200 BBY , the Tiercam Dam was built . The Duros also set up large food processing plants that polluted Duro ' s atmosphere , forcing the them to relocate to 20 orbiting cities throughout their home system . In 20 BBY , during the Clone Wars , the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched Operation Durge ' s Lance , a coordinated major campaign that led to the capture of Duro . The swift success of the campaign sent shockwaves throughout the Galactic Republic , and even neutral Corellia began to tighten its defenses . After the Clone Wars , the Galactic Empire collected what was left of Duro ' s natural resources , and forced many Duros to move off the planet . In an attempt to stir up conflict between Duro and Corellia , the Empire declared Duro to be part of the Corellian sector . In 5 ABY , the prisoner Triclops was moved to Duro by Grand Moff Bertroff Hissa . However , Triclops escaped and saved his son Ken from Hissa . Although the New Republic managed to save Duros archaeologists from the Valley of Royalty , the Valley itself was flooded with toxic waste when the Tiercam Dam burst . The New Republic eventually liberated the planet , and put the system back in the Duro Sector . Ecosystem purification teams cleaned up the planet ' s atmosphere as best they could . In 10 ABY , Duro was retaken by the Empire during Operation Shadow Hand . However , it was eventually liberated by the New Republic . In 13 ABY , CorDuro Shipping took control of the Pri - Andylan shipyards . In 25 ABY , Jedi Tresina Lobi and Thrynni Vae discovered CorDuro Shipping ' s ties to the Peace Brigade , resulting in the Brigade murdering Thrynni . In 26 ABY , the New Republic attempted to make Duro habitable and settle refugees there , though their efforts were sabotaged by the Yuuzhan Vong agent Nom Anor . The Yuuzhan Vong conquered Duro and managed to reverse centuries of pollution in just two years . Later , the planet was liberated by the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances and it is likely that the Duros returned to the now lush Duro after the war ' s end . Behind the scenes . In " Mission from Mount Yoda " , female Duros are depicted with long ponytails , despite other sources claiming both males and females are bald .