Ferinus

Ferinus were a blue-skinned bipedial species from the lush ocean, forest filled world of Ferina. The most noteable members are those of the Jedi Brutes who of which defended the Jedi Temple during Operation Knightfall. Most became Jedi as they were all considered to have force potential, some became body guards, and others rarely left their home planet.

Biology and apperance
Ferinus were a large, tough group of sentient species that were all considered to have force potential. They ranged from 1.7 meters to 2.1 meters in height and usually had a very heavy body build. In addition, males were not known to have hair on their heads, but only on their faces; thus they always took great pride in their beards, it was considered a part of manhood. There different shades of blue skin reflected that of the oceans on there home planet of Ferina. On the inside, Fernus' also lacked lungs, thus allowing them to stay under water for as long as they like and survive in the vaccum of space. There skin was also considered to be a very excellent adaptation. It was extremely tough, allowing them to survive in different temperature extremes, was blaster bolt resistant and also could secrete harmful toxins or waste that would cause harm to the body. Ferinus also had very dense and large bones, which were considered very hard to break by a large majority of things. Overall Ferinus' were very deceiving on the outside, as on the inside they were nice creatures.

Society and culture
Males were considered the dominant sex, although females were still held at high respect even though males were more numerous. It was considered rare to actually see a female because they rarely left their planet due to the fact that they had to help reproduce because of the lack of females. Ferinus' did not think much of politics, although planetary decisions were usually made by elders or all the different tribes. Ferinus were located all over their home planet; considered to be migratory they moved around throughout the year in tribes of about one hundred and fifty to three hundred memebers. Consquently, the planet was not very well developed, it was very similar to Kashyyyk. Ferinus also believed highly of the living force, as all were force sensitive. They believed that there was no dark side, just a more negative and tainted part of the force. If one of the species was selected to become a Jedi, they were thought of very highly by all on the planet. Ferinus' also used the force to contact ancestors and loved ones that had passed away to rejoice and gather information with. Also they believed highly in respect and elders were considered to be almost like gods, although they did think that there were such things as gods. Similar to the Wookies, Ferinus also would become life depts to a being if they managed to save their live in a situation or matter.

Behind the scenes
Ferinus is latin for brute.