Minch (Yoda's species)

Few species are as mysterious as the Minch, a diminutive species of humanoids hailing from the Deep Core planet of the same Namei, little is known about them, in fact most people don't even know their given name, instead most know them simply as Yoda's species.

# Biology and Appearance.

Like many species throughout the galaxy, the Minch are considered to be humanoids, with two legs and two arms, however unlike many humanoids who have five fingers and five toes, the Minch have three fingers in a tridactyl alignment and four toes in an anisodactyl arrangement, however these are not the only things that separate them from other humanoids, for they have sharp pointed teeth hinting at a carnivorous diet, large pointed ears, light green blood, and short stature with most Minch ranging from 0.5 to one meter in height but most adult male Minch stand at around 0.7 meters when fully upright.

Many people assume that all Minch have light green skin due to the Jedi masters Yoda and Yaddle being of such a hue, however the truth of the matter is that Minch have two extant ethnic groups, the Yulo who live on the eastern continent of their homeworld and who have the distinctive green skin, and the even more secluded Olum who possess brownish skin instead whilst living on the western continent.

# Culture:

Names:

* Most Minch names are simple affairs, almost always a single word between three and eight letters almost always ending in a vowel.
* Examples: Yoda, Yaddle.
* However Minch itself has been used at least once as a name for an individual however this individual likely had personal reasons to keep his name a secret and so did not reveal it and instead used his species name as an identifier.

Language:

* The main language of the Minch is known as Ini, which is known for its unique sentence structure of Object subject verb which often bleeds over when native Ini speakers speak other languages, namely Basic.

Architecture:

* Most Minch live in solitude, even away from Mates and offspring, preferring to dwell in simple, rounded huts that they make and maintain for the rest of their life.
* However not all Minch live in solitude, for a number of reasons they will form settlements, ranging from small hamlets to at least one metropolis with a population of over one hundred thousand minchs.

Diets:

* The common Minch diet consists of small amphibians and fish that they gather in the large swamps covering their homeworld, however a Minch will eat anything they can find with a preference for meats and other animal flesh. However they use a variety of algae and swampscums to brew alcohol that they consume with their meals.

Religion:

* Scattered across Minch are a number of ancient shrines, many consisting of ancient sculptures of long dead Minch, these shrines date back to long before current Minch society evolved so their original purpose is unknown even to the whills, however still many gather there to perform rites and rituals (many involving the force) that they consider to be sacred and some semblance of their ancestors long gone beliefs.

# Minch and the force:

Like most species with strong numbers of Forcies, the Minch formed their own order thousands of years ago, known as the Whils, they are an order of scholars and historians, who long ago began the work of chronically everything that happens both big and small so that future generations might have a complete record of the Galaxy, to this end the galaxy is dotted with agents and sleeper agents who's sole job is to funnel news back to a Whil, sometimes without even realizing that is what they are doing.

# History:

The Ancient history of the Minch has been lost to the records of time, however ancient legends mostly from other species date back to around One Hundred Thousand BBY and which say that the Minch were one of several servant races in service to the beings known as the Celestials.

However after the Celestials disappeared, many believe the Minch followed them as they were always described as being the most spiritual and force sensitive of all the servants, however the truth is they instead retreated back to their homeworld, where they have stayed for millennium, content to let the younger races exist without some elder race shaping their future.

# Minch in the galaxy:

Few Minch leave their homeworld however that is by choice as the Minch fully embrace the Galaxy's technology but still only a handful throughout the ages have made the decision to leave their homeworld with those who do often having vital roles within the Galaxy's future