Lasat/Legends

The Lasat were a sentient species indigenous to the arid Wild Space planet Lasan.
==Biology and appearance==
Coming from an arid world with extensive deserts, the Lasat developed many features to protect them from the climate. They had pointed ears that assisted with heat dissipation and thin fur to insulate their bodies at night. The fur was brown in color, and males usually had longer fur. The fur could cover the entire body except for the face, hands and tail. They had small nasal and oral openings, but large eyes to improve their nightvision.
==Society and culture==
Lasat society was held together by a long-standing oral tradition, featuring clever and stealthy heroes. Their social structure was largely nomadic, though powerful city-states existed, with buildings constructed of mud and brick. Both the cities and the tribes were ruled by hereditary religious figures, with laws being enforced by a warrior-police caste.
Political and economic concerns lead frequently to wars in which the tribal nomads often served as mercenaries.
The Lasat were considered "crafty" or "sneaky" by the galaxy at large due to their tendency to capture their food by trapping. Individuals did not use pronouns when referring to themselves, preferring to use proper names. They did use pronouns when referring to other beings as they preferred to not user other's names.
==Lasat in the galaxy==
Only a relatively small number of Lasat left their homeworld, apparently as slaves. Fortunately for them, the Lasat made poor slaves and many were skilled at crafting explosives out of common chemical agents. Their servitude was short lived.
Occasionally, ignorant citizens of the galaxy mistook exceptionally tall or bulky Lasat for Wookiees, due to their (typically) light-brown fur, which sometimes resembled Wookiee fur on males of the species (Lasat females had much shorter hair).
A notable Lasat was bounty hunter Puggles Trodd.
==Behind the scenes==
The appearance of the Lasat species is based on early concept drawings by Ralph McQuarrie for the character that became Chewbacca.
==Appearances==
*Tatooine Manhunt 
==Sources==
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Alien Encounters
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*The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film 
*Scum and Villainy
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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==Notes and references==
 
Category:Mammalian sentient species
Category:Wild Space species