Anointed People The Anointed People were a species of sentient reptiles native to the planet Abonshee . Their bodies were sturdy and roughly humanoid , standing on two feet with a tail used for balance . Members of the species used sharp teeth and a spiked tail as natural weapons and hard , green skin as armor . As of 1 ABY , the Anointed People had a feudal society divided into castes , including the working - class Unwashed and the ruling Godling s , all serving a planetary monarch known as the Godking . The galactic community believed them to be a primitive and hostile species , based on obsolete scouting reports from the time of the Galactic Republic that portrayed the Anointed People as a non - technological , unsophisticated species that constantly waged civil wars . However , soon after the Battle of Yavin , representatives of the Alliance to Restore the Republic rediscovered the Anointed People and found them to be intelligent and sophisticated , if still not technological . By that point , the Anointed People , mostly under the rule of Godking Trisstan , had made important social advances , replacing their constant warring with a sport - like activity . The agents of the Alliance tried to convince the Anointed People to join their faction in the Galactic Civil War , but Godking Trisstan was reluctant to agree : he had recently been the victim of Jayhawk , a con artist who claimed to be a member of the Alliance . Trisstan tested the might and the nature of the aliens before deciding . The Anointed People eventually joined the Alliance in their fight against the Galactic Empire and fought Imperial stormtroopers when the Empire landed on Abonshee . Biology and appearance . The self - designated Anointed People were a sentient species that evolved on the planet Abonshee . The Anointed People were reptiles , like many of the animal lifeforms on their planet , and like most reptiles , they lacked hair . Although their precursor species were four - legged , non - shelled , scaled animals , they evolved into anthropoids that walked on two legs — with their long tail providing additional balance . They also evolved strong bones that protected them from bludgeoning damage . The Anointed People had natural weapons in the form of a thagomizer — a spiked tail — and that of big , pointed teeth in their narrow , long heads . They had hard , green skin that provided them with a natural armor against physical and , to a lesser extent , energetic damage . Generally stronger and taller than Humans , members of the species ranged in height from 1 . 5 to 2 . 5 meters . As a norm , the Anointed People were clumsier and less dexterous than Humans . Society and culture . Hierarchy . During the last years of the Galactic Republic and until at least the time of the Galactic Civil War , the Anointed People lived in a feudal society , primitive by galactic standards . Political power was centralized in the hands of one individual , known as the Godking . This person ' s subjects belonged to two classes : the Unwashed and the Godling s . The Unwashed were stout serfs and workers , while the Godlings were aristocrats , ruling over a number of Unwashed individuals — mostly through verbose and meaningless speeches — and in turn obeying the Godking ' s orders . Some Godlings also occupied roles as the Godking ' s aides . Both groups favored brightly - colored clothing ; the Godlings enjoyed expensive scale armor while the Unwashed were permitted to wear only common robes . As of 1 ABY , parts of their grandiose pomp and nobiliary titles were only symbolic remnants of a previous age , lacking any practical value . The aristocracy kept the Unwashed content but uneducated , and they were unaware of life on other planets beyond their native Abonshee , a place called " Masterhome " by the locals . Consequently , the Unwashed concentrated their leisure time in domestic ventures and entertainment , such as drinking distilled beverages and gambling . In contrast , the Godlings were aware of intelligent life from beyond the stars and understood that it could be a great opportunity for them ; at the same time the Godlings were frightened by their limited knowledge of life beyond the stars , including ignorance of the goals and abilities of those aliens . As such , the Godlings were commonly cautious when dealing with alien sentients , directing them to the Godking . The Godking dynasties were selected from among the Unwashed families . The Godking was supposed to retain power only as long as he could stop any Godling from overthrowing him . As such , the Godking commonly tried to manipulate ambitious aristocrats into infighting and internal rivalries . Technology . With a medieval technological level , and no proof of more advanced technology on their planet , the Anointed People were technologically unsophisticated by the standards of spacefaring cultures . They used cart s pulled by draft animals and had the usual problems of pre - industrial societies , including poor medical care and a high rate of infant mortality . With their limited mechanization , the Anointed People built homes from stone and wood , commonly a one - or two - floor house or farm in a forest clearing . The Godlings lived in small castle s , built as military structures and usually surrounded by five - meter high walls and a moat , with a personal guard of fifteen People . The castle was commonly built near some water well or a path crossing , and some two dozen houses surrounded it , forming a town . Individual farms could be beyond the sight of the castle . The greatest city of the northern hemisphere , which was the seat of the Godking government , was inhabited by twenty thousand Anointed People , spaced across six square kilometers . The Godking lived in a palace , three times as large as any Godling castle , baroquely decorated with tapestries and full of courtesans and pages . Its guard also tripled the defense complement of any Godling . For large engagements , the Anointed People used catapults and ballistas . Typical melee weapons used by the Godlings included broadswords and shields , while the Unwashed had to make do even more primitive clubs . For hunting , some males used only a bag and a spear ; with just these tools , they still managing to capture forest - dwelling griffs , whose meat was considered a delicacy . However , none of this gear was enough to deal with the gargantuan local predator known as the eater . Some wealthy males rode the native likka , using reigns tied to the beast ' s eyelids . The Anointed People were known to use gold and jewelry in their treasure , and silver to build the crown of the Godking . Customs . Although not technologically sophisticated , the Anointed People had a complex culture . Having previously been a warlike people , they adapted and changed to minimize bloodshed as much as possible — in part , because they considered physical bloodshed to be aesthetically unpleasant , but also because they erroneously believed advanced civilizations , such as a galaxy - spanning ones , would naturally tend to be peaceful . By the time of the Galactic Empire , the Anointed People had renounced waging violent civil wars against each other . However , due to their tendency to respect and maintain ancient traditions , the Anointed People evolved this practice by fighting mock battles . Every spring , almost every Godling would recruit his or her vassals , equip them , and go to a neighboring castle . The marching army would then formally challenge the other Godling to battle and wait for that person to arrange his or her own army . The resulting battle used only clubs — no edged weapons — meaning that the strong bones of the Anointed People protected them from permanent damage ; the bludgeoning weapons rarely caused real injuries , and any damage inflicted was comparable to what might be expected from a sports match . Eventually , one of the belligerents would surrender or retire . Custom dictated that the losing Godling pay tribute to the victor , commonly sponsoring a three - day fiesta for both armies . The Unwashed particularly enjoyed these events , taking the opportunity to dress in comical clothes , see other lands , meet potential mates , and most of all , thrill at the final jamboree . The Anointed People had a language that outsiders could learn using recorded tapes . History . The Anointed People evolved on Abonshee , a temperate planet with moderate seasonal variation and abundant and diverse plant and animal life . Located in the Colonies ' Fakir sector , the planet was well outside the sector ' s trade routes . From reptiles with four legs and scales , they developed into two - legged humanoids with a spiked tail and natural armor in the form of hard skin and strong bones . Traditionally a bloodthirsty , militaristic species , the Anointed People were frequently involved in armed territorial disputes during their early history . As a consequence , they constructed fortified strongholds , with villages clustering around such structures for protection . Power became centralized in the Godking ; however , the position was coveted and so the Godking was almost constantly trying to quell rebellions . Circa 89 BBY , a scout starship of the Galactic Republic visited Abonshee , met the locals , and received a hostile reception . The explorers recorded their observations of the Anointed People , including their technology level , social structure , and hawkish attitude . Their computer tapes also included a translation program for the local language and a warning for visitors to the planet . Soon afterward , around 74 BBY , the last real civil war on Abonshee ended , and the practice was replaced with the spring tradition of simulating a war . Around 39 BBY , a crafty individual known as Trisstan became the Godking of Abonshee . Initiating a visionary taxation policy and good public relations , Trisstan brought unparalleled freedom and prosperity to the world . The Rebel Alliance . In 19 BBY , the Galactic Empire became the governing body of the galaxy . The Empire sent no forces to Abonshee , believing the planet lacked any notable resources and that the reportedly truculent Anointed People would require a significant investment of time and forces to pacify . Around the time of the Battle of Yavin , Abonshee was visited by a Human known as Jayhawk . This offworlder presented himself as a representative of the Alliance to Restore the Republic who wanted to meet and negotiate with the Godking . In reality , Jayhawk was a con artist , with no affiliation to the Alliance . He claimed that the Alliance wanted the Anointed People to join the Rebellion against the Empire and offered to exchange an elixir of eternal life for their support . Godking Trisstan met with Jayhawk for several days , until Jayhawk killed two guards , stole hundreds of kilograms of gold and jewels from the royal treasury , and left the planet at night . Realizing he had been deceived by the Human , Trisstan silenced any reference to this event . Contemporaneously , the Alliance — unaware of Jayhawk ' s deceitful activities — sought to enlist Abonshee in their rebellion . The Alliance representatives in the Fakir sector , Reekeene ' s Roughnecks , sent a starship , the " Long Shot " , containing Green squad , to open diplomatic relations with the Anointed People and to buy food in exchange for technology and qualified staff — munitions , however , were excluded from their tradeable commodities . The Anointed People greeted the Rebels with civility to the surprise of their guests , who , provided only with the obsolete data of the Old Republic explorers , expected to find bellicose locals . The Rebels were directed to the Godking to draft a treaty . The Godking , still smarting from his encounter with Jayhawk , had reservations over trusting the newcomers . Accordingly , Trisstan decided to clandestinely test their rectitude : should their resulting behavior be innocent , he would apologize , reveal the history of his encounter with Jayhawk , and place his support behind the Rebellion . However , if their behavior revealed deceit , he would imprison them . He tested the foreigners through questioning and other means to determine their honesty , physical strength , greed , alertness , technology , and skills . For instance , on Trisstan ' s secret orders , the Godling Satrank pretended to be a conspirator wanting the Rebels to join him in overthrowing Trisstan . Imperial intervention . While Green squad was negotiating on Abonshee , the " Resurgence " , an Imperial shuttle that was ferrying Lord Dixton , Governor General of the Fakir sector , and his entourage , suffered damage in a skirmish and was forced to land on the world to perform necessary repairs . The crew of the " Long Shot " detected the shuttle arriving and escaped to hyperspace , leaving the diplomats behind but promising to return as soon as they could get some military reinforcements . The shuttle landed , and some thirty stormtroopers were deployed around it . Seeing this , Godking Trisstan sent Godling Grissom as his emissary , accompanied by an honor guard of twenty - five soldiers of the Anointed People . The stormtroopers ordered the Godling to stop in the name of the Emperor and , when Grissom did not comply , the troops fired on Grissom , the guards , and several nearby civilians . Hearing word of this unprovoked assault , Trisstan retreated to the palace and officially joined the Rebel Alliance in the name of Abonshee . Not a military strategist , Trisstan wanted to expel the invaders , but he could not come up with a better plan than a frontal assault with two hundred soldiers that would result in the death of seventy - five percent of the warriors . The Anointed People were prepared to fight even at such odds , but Trisstan appealed for any advice that could minimize casualties . Together , the Anointed People and the Rebel diplomats battled the Imperials and , eventually , were joined by the returning " Long Shot " with two X - wing starfighters and one Light cruiser , achieving victory against the invaders . The Anointed People received all the visiting Rebels with a large party , and the diplomats were proclaimed " Heroes of the Realm " and knighted " Assistant Demi - god s " before leaving the planet . Anointed People in the galaxy . Before their contact with the Alliance to Restore the Republic , the Anointed People had little presence outside of Abonshee . Afterward , the Alliance was happy to accept any individual wanting to join their army . Also from this time on , the Empire took interest in the Anointed People and went to the planetary surface of Abonshee to fight them . Beyond that , the Anointed People showed little need to visit other planets or the space between them . The Godlings were uninterested in far away places , and the Unwashed rarely believed in , or cared about , such things even when faced with them directly . Behind the scenes . The Anointed People first appeared in " The Long Shot Campaign , " a chapter of the role - playing book " Star Wars Campaign Pack " , written by Paul Murphy and published by West End Games in 1988 for " " . " The Long Shot Campaign " includes drafts of several adventures that the gamemaster can expand with more details ; one of these , " Tests of the Godking , " includes information on the Anointed People , presented both as a draft and as an already - expanded adventure , ready to be played . " The Long Shot Campaign " was later re - published in 1994 , along with another campaign , in " Classic Campaigns . " " The Long Shot Campaign " mentions that Jayhawk visited Abonshee several years before the events in the adventure , and then contradicts itself saying that Jayhawk had visited Abonshee only months before the events in the adventure . This article assumes that the event had been recent . The book " Star Wars Miniatures Battles " ( 1991 ) , also published by West End Games , includes an image of miniatures of the " Anointed People " fighting against invading Imperial stormtroopers . The caption identifies the miniatures as " , " sculpted by Grenadier Models , Inc . for a different role - playing game , Martial Metals , and . The cabin in the background is identified as a product of Gallia Reproductions , and the stormtroopers , not identified , are the only figures specifically made for the " Star Wars " roleplaying game ; they were also sculpted by Grenadier Models , Inc . , the authorized distributor for West End Games ' " Star Wars " roleplaying game . The caption is not specific enough to define whether this is a graphic depiction of the events in " The Long Shot Campaign " or a representation of further happenings : " The Long Shot Campaign " describes that the battle is inevitable and that it would probably take place with the Anointed People attacking the Imperial headquarters around a shuttle , while " Miniature Battles " show Imperial stormtroopers attacking a house or a village of the Anointed People that does not coincide with the description of the capital city in " The Long Shot Campaign . " However , " The Long Shot Campaign " does not describe the Battle of Abonshee in detail , and as such this article does not include information about the battle under " History . " In 1998 , " Alien Encounters " adds new information to the background of the species and repeats some previously - known data . No canonical source has mentioned the singular form for " Anointed People . " The reason for their name , why they consider themselves to be anointed , and by whom , has also not been explained .