Chadra-Fan

*Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Unknown Regions*

Known for being among the most cheerful and friendliest beings of the galaxy, Chadra-Fans are found in many places. On their native world, hurricanes and tsunamis frequently wipe out their homes, so the Chadra-Fans have developed an intense fear of water and choose new homes on arid planets. This experience with frequent destruction also leads them to regard few things as being truly permanent. Chadra-Fans embrace the moment and enjoy themselves as much as they can, living with a contagious zest for life.

Chadra-Fans are notorious for their love of tinkering, frequently disassembling and reassembling unattended devices into something different. Chadra-Fans find work in industrial research, and conventionally trained engineers attempt to duplicate Chadra-Fan creations.

### Chadra-Fan Characteristics

**Personality:** Gregarious, exuberant, and outgoing to a fault, Chadra-Fans are not picky when it comes to friends and frequently suffer from depression if left alone for extended periods of time. They are inquisitive, particularly about machinery, are hard-pressed to restrain the urge to tinker with an device within reach.

**Physical Description:** No more than a meter tall, with flat noses and round, dark eyes, Chadra-Fans are covered in fur everywhere except for their fingers, toes, and large ears.

**Average Height/Weight:** A typical Chadra-Fan stands at 1.0 meter tall and weighs 20 kilograms.

**Age Groups:** Chadra-Fans age at the following stages:

**Homeworld:** Chadra-Fans are native to Chad, a world located in the region of The Outer Rim known as The Slice. Covered with extensive marshes and bayous, the planet has nine moons, which gives the world a complex tidal cycle.

**Languages:** The Chadra-Fan language sounds substantially different from Basic, so those Chadra-Fan who speak Basic do so with a very squeaky tone.

**Example Names:** Fandar, Gudb, Kabe, T'achak T'andar, Tekli, Tutti Snibit.

**Adventurers:** Chadra-Fans prefer the Scoundrel and Scout classes, which better enable them to indulge their boundless curiosity. At least one Chadra-Fan is known to have joined the ranks of the New Jedi Order.

### Chadra-Fan Species Traits

Chadra-Fans share the following Species Traits:

* **Ability Modifiers:** All Chadra-Fans receive a +2 bonus to their Dexterity, but suffer a -2 penalty to their Wisdom. Chadra-Fans are quick and precise, but their curiosity often overrides their sense of self-preservation.
* **Small Size:** As Small creatures, Chadra-Fans gain a +1 size bonus to their Reflex Defense and a +5 size bonus on Stealth checks. However, their lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of Medium characters.
* **Speed:** Chadra-Fans have a base speed of 4 squares.
* **Darkvision:** Chadra-Fans ignore Concealment (including Total Concealment) from darkness. However, they cannot perceive colors in total darkness.
* **Heightened Awareness:** A Chadra-Fan may choose to reroll any Perception check, but the result of the reroll must be accepted, even if it is worse.
* **Quality Repairs:** When a Chadra-Fan uses the Repair or Jury-Rig applications of the Mechanics skill, the target Droid or device regains an additional 1d8 Hit Points.
* **Automatic Languages:** All Chadra-Fans can speak, read, and write both Basic and Chadra-Fan.

## Alternate Chadra-Fan Species Traits

*Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Legacy Era Campaign Guide*

The following Species Traits can be utilized instead when making certain Chadra-Fan NPCs:

* **Ability Modifiers:** +2 Charisma, -2 Wisdom
* **Small Size:** As Small creatures, Chadra-Fans gain a +1 size bonus to their Reflex Defense and a +5 size bonus on Stealth checks. However, their lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of Medium characters.
* **Speed:** Chadra-Fans have a base speed of 4 squares.
* **Darkvision:** Chadra-Fans ignore Concealment (including Total Concealment) from darkness. However, they cannot perceive colors in total darkness.
* **Tinkerer:** A Chadra-Fan may reroll any Mechanics check, but the result of the reroll must be accepted even if it is worse. Whenever a Chadra-Fan Repairs or Jury-Rigs a droid or a device with a Mechanics check, the droid or device regains an additional 1d8 hit points. Additionally, Mechanics is always a class skill for a Chadra-Fan.
* **Automatic Languages:** All Chadra-Fans can speak, read, and write both Basic and Chadra-Fan.