Eldell

"One of the biggest mysteries of the galaxy. One minute there were millions of Eldell, the next - they all vanished. Only their ruins are left behind."

- Anders The Eldell were an ancient species endemic to the Unknown Regions. Infamously enigmatic during their lifetime, the Eldell were a race who held impressive technological feats and engineering abilities. They ruled over a considerable portion of the Unknown Regions from their elusive and equally mysterious homeworld and were purportedly powerful Force-sensitives.

The Eldell were the subject of one of the greatest mysteries of the galaxy. For reasons still debated and under circumstances still investigated, the Eldell seemingly disappeared. It was still debated who or what caused the Eldell to disappear, as well as whether they disappeared all at once or over a long period of time.

During their time, the Eldell were among the most advanced races in the galaxy. Their structures and ruins have managed to withstand for thousands of years and their ancient crafts and inventions were still considered revolutionary during the time of the Galactic Civil War. However, they were a noticeably humble species and did not make portraits or statues of themselves. Thus, it was left a mystery how the Eldell looked like and to what biological classification they belonged to.

The Eldell were the first discoverers of the mystical planet Sirta, a world thought to be "enshrouded" or "mantled" by a malignant manifestation of the Force, which distorted reality and bent space and time. It was theorized that the chaotic nature of Sirta may have contributed in the Eldell's disappearance.

Little was known about Eldellian culture or language. "Sirta" was thought to be a word originating from the Eldellian language. Some historians believed the Eldell communicated primarily through arithmetic and binary numbers, perhaps as a way to have future generations of space travellers be able to decipher their written works and blueprints. Considering where they colonized, the Eldell were supposedly native to a tropical climate.