Laboi The Laboi were a species of sentient , fur - covered , serpentine mammals . They ranged from two to ten meters long , but despite their size , a lack of limbs limited them to manipulating only simple technology that depended on grasping basic tools with the tail or mouth . Some female Laboi had natural telekinetic powers that augmented their ability to interact with their surroundings . The Laboi hailed from the planet Laboi II , a world that took 4 , 040 hours to rotate on its axis . Although this long day resulted in blistering heat in the daytime and biting cold in the night , the Laboi were well adapted to both extremes . Their fur changed color ; it turned white in the day to reflect heat and turned bright primary colors at night as camouflage against Laboi II ' s mineral forests . Laboi were entirely carnivorous , as their sharp teeth revealed . Their preferred prey was the ovolyan , a bantha - sized , reptilian quadruped . The creature also ate Laboi when it could , which made ovolyan hunts treacherous at best . Laboi society revolved around the hunt , an event during which the largest male served as pack leader . Since Laboi continued to grow throughout life , the rulers were also the oldest and most experienced hunters . Despite their lack of modern galactic technology , the Laboi were knowledgeable and refined , with many advanced philosophers and theorists . One of their most impressive art forms was the creation of crystal garden s , which they tended at night with stir - stick s , or with telekinesis for subtle and intricate effects . Some Laboi were found off Laboi II , where they attained intellect - based employment as scholars and executives . During the regime of the Galactic Empire , some Laboi became crime lords , a position that put them in competition with the Hutts , a species notorious for its criminal dealings . Laboi did not enjoy a particularly good reputation with non - Laboi , who often worried that the serpentine creatures saw them as food . The impression was sometimes correct , since Laboi were aggressive predators by nature , and some held non - Laboi life to have little or no value . Biology and appearance . The Laboi were a species of sentient , serpentine mammals who completely lacked limbs . Their bodies tapered to a pointed tail , which the beings were able to use as a fine manipulator . Despite their often large size , Laboi could coil their bodies to reduce their overall length by about two thirds , although they found such a position uncomfortable . Unlike snakes and many other vermiform creatures , the Laboi were covered in thick fur , which came in shades of red , violet , blue , and green . Their hair served as insulation and camouflage , and helped the Laboi resist the cold and blend into the brightly colored mineral fields of their homeworld , Laboi II , during the frigid night . During the hot day , however , the coat lost its color and turned stark white to absorb less heat from the planet ' s sun , Er ' Dox Kaan . The Laboi ' s fur also played a role in respiration : each hair was hollow to allow it to expel hot air from the respiratory system . The Laboi muzzle was long and narrow , and brimmed with sharp teeth that betrayed the species as carnivores — as were all forms of animal life on their homeworld . Above a cleft upper lip was a hairless nose perforated by four nostrils which led to sinus cavities that were devoted solely to olfaction . In fact , the Laboi ' s discriminatory sense of smell allowed them to track prey by scent alone . Two large eyes with vertical slits for pupils straddled the snout . Two prominent , flat , round ears jutted from the sides of the head . The species ' s countenance and serpentine form made them overall seem threatening and dangerous to non - Laboi . The species was divided into two sexes . Female Laboi gave birth to litters of young known as " worms " . The number of worms per litter depended on the size of the mother at the time of conception : a two - meter - long Laboi female could expect to bear a single worm , while an eight - meter - long matriarch could deliver up to twenty young at once . Laboi continued to grow throughout their lives . Adults males ranged in length from two to ten meters and in girth from one to three meters , while sexual dimorphism limited females to eight meters in length . Although the extent of the power was limited , female Laboi sometimes exhibited telekinetic abilities , an aptitude the males lacked . More prevalent in older females , the source of the capability remained a mystery until at least the Galactic Civil War ; theories attributed it to everything from the Force to electromagnetism related to the mineral deposits of the Laboi ' s homeworld . Society and culture . Divided into groups known as tribes or packs , the Laboi inhabited variegated fields of chromatic formations known as Laboian mineral crystals . The denizens of a particular crystal plot sedulously tended the rock gardens by stirring up the molten deposits of minerals puddled throughout their territory . The task was accomplished with either stir - stick s or , for those Laboi with such abilities , telekinesis . The species valued telekinetic rock tending more than that which relied on cruder tools , as mental manipulation allowed for more subtle working of the molten minerals . Status in Laboi society depended on physical size ; longer Laboi held a higher rank than shorter ones . Because the species continued to grow throughout adulthood , the association of length with status meant that the highest - ranking Laboi in a particular pack were also the oldest . Those Laboi who had yet to reach two meters in length were considered the lowliest members of the group , and the loss of their lives was not considered a cause for lamentation . Laboi were aggressive by nature , and much of Laboi society revolved around the hunt . Nevertheless , they were fairly discriminating in their carnivorous tastes — their keen sense of smell made them picky about the foods they ate — and their favorite prey was the ovolyan , a large , bantha - sized reptilian creature that lumbered about on all fours . The same animal , incidentally , also enjoyed eating Laboi . Each Laboi pack fell under the command of the pack leader , the oldest — and thus largest — male in the group . The individual ' s position came solely due to his age ; the pack leader needed not necessarily be the " strongest " male , only the oldest . The pack leader took care to organize the group ' s defenses against predators and to organize hunting activities . Each hunting party consisted of both males and females , although older and larger females rarely participated , as they were valued more as child bearers . The hunting party was led by a chief , the largest male to take part in the chase other than the pack leader . During an attempt to take down an ovolyan , typical Laboi hunting tactics called for the smallest hunters to stalk the potential kill , create an ambush , and then attack . Due to their lack of limbs and tools , Laboi combat involved direct physical attacks and weaving out of harm ' s way . Only if the younger hunters failed to take down the prey did the chief enter the fray . The loss of younger Laboi hunters to dangerous prey was considered part of the normal course of such a dangerous endeavor . Laboi music celebrated the hunts and told of daring clashes , unexplained vanishings , and valiant chiefs . By the time of the Galactic Civil War , the Laboi had not developed advanced technology . However , their homeworld had a starport with limited facilities , which afforded them access to items brought to their world by traders interested in purchasing cargoes of Laboian mineral crystals , which were considered chic in the Core Worlds . Lack of limbs prevented the Laboi from using much of standard galactic technology , which was mostly developed for species with fine manipulators . However , a few Laboi paid exorbitant prices to commission specialized equipment , such as mouth - operated gun s . Still , most Laboi were content with what Laboi II had to offer and desired little from other worlds . The species was by and large open to foreign systems of belief and tolerant of other ways of life , and their native philosophical traditions were rich and deep . One indigenous religion had affinities with various galactic faiths that recognized the Force , and some Laboi may have developed the ability to use the Force . Laboi philosophy recognized the sanctity of intelligent life , although the species ' s overriding drive to eat sometimes conflicted with such notions . Some tribes recognized only other Laboi as " sentient " and thus ate offworlders with no compunction ; others preferred to engage non - Laboi in deep discussions about philosophy first , then eat them . The most liberal - minded Laboi refused to eat other sentients in most circumstances — although even friends might be fair game in a survival situation . Regardless of an individual Laboi ' s attitude toward the palatability of sentient life , the species suffered a widespread reputation among non - Laboi as eaters of other intelligent species and as beings with whom one had to constantly be on guard . History . The Laboi evolved on the planet Laboi II , whose unusual rotation and orbit around its sun , Er ' Dox Kaan , made the local day and night each 2 , 020 standard hours long . As a result , the planet became hot enough to melt metals in the daytime and cold enough to freeze organic beings in the night . However , strong winds whipped from one side of the world to the other and redistributed temperatures to some extent . To cope with this environment , the Laboi evolved specialized fur , each hair of which could both change color and expel hot air to help control body temperature . After they first encountered outsiders from the greater galaxy — sometime between 20 , 000 and 8000 BBY — the world became part of the Suolriep sector in the Outer Rim Territories , located within a portion of the Slice that brought their world into the influence of Hutt Space between 3976 and 3960 BBY , and from 1004 to 1000 BBY . During the regime of Emperor Palpatine , Imperial sentientologist Obo Rin included an entry on the Laboi in his " Catalog of Intelligent Life in the Galaxy " , a work in which he described those sentient species he considered to be the most important in the galaxy and of the most interest to the Empire . Laboi in the galaxy . Few Laboi ventured from their homeworld . One reason for such reticence was the fact that their limbless anatomy made integration into galactic society difficult . Those Laboi who were able to find employment offworld leaned toward pursuits that relied more on knowledge and mental abilities than physical ones . For example , Laboi worked as administrators , business and corporation leaders , philosophers , academician s , and theoreticians . The Laboi had a reputation as eaters of other sentients , which presented another impediment to those members of the species interested in attaining employment off Laboi II . However , by the time of the Galactic Civil War , certain Laboi had ventured into the galactic underworld , where they infringed on the territory traditionally claimed by the Hutts , a species notorious for its criminal proclivities . Like their gastropod rivals , Laboi crime lords typically remained behind the scenes , where they managed and orchestrated their operations but relied on others to carry out their bidding . One such crime lord was the Laboi Qa ' till , who operated from the planet Hypotria and eventually gained control of all starship maintenance operations on the world . Qa ' till ' s underlings killed a Rebel Alliance operative on the world sometime during the Galactic Civil War . Behind the scenes . Author Troy Denning introduced the Laboi in , a book published as part of the " " line from West End Games in 1989 . Game rules allow players to portray Laboi characters ; these statistics show Laboi to have the potential for great strength , but to suffer lower aptitudes for intelligence - based , piloting , and technological tasks . Chuck Truett revised Denning ' s entry on the Laboi for the of the book , published in 1994 . These revised statistics represent the species in a similar fashion to Denning ' s , basing their strength on the overall length of the individual . The book notes that Laboi who learn piloting abilities are generally only able to use them in a theoretical sense due to their lack of appendages . Both editions of " Galaxy Guide 4 " provide two different ranges for the Laboi ' s length , in one instance reporting the range as two to six meters but in another as two to ten meters .