Yarowai

The towering Yarowai (//) were a sentient species from Kachee.

Biology and appearance
Towering over even Massassi and s, most Yarowai stood between 2.75 and 3.00 meters tall. Their hands had three fingers and a thumb each, and their feet two toes and extended heels. The Yarowai had thick, shaggy hair. Different skin colors occurred naturally in the Yarowai, and some were more prevalent in different regions of Kachee than others.

Aside from their enormous statures, Yarowai were most easily distinguished by the bone tusks protruding from their mouths. On males they could reach up to a third of a meter in length, while female tusks were roughly half the size.

Yarowai were noted by the Order of Keltrayu for producing a substantially higher number of than normal, roughly comparable to s.

Society and culture
Yarowai preferred to build their homes raised from the ground, and most were constructed of wood or other natural resources. Most Yarowai kept pets in their homes for good fortune. All Yarowai were taught basic needs of primitive societies, such as snaring, cleaning and preparing food, gardening, and locating healing herbs and spices.

Due to the prevalence of Force-sensitivity among the Yarowai, religion was largely shamanistic and professions such as witch doctors and farseers were common before the coming of the Golden Empire.

Religion
The Yarowai were deeply spiritual as a people. They believed the heart of their planet was trying to communicate with them and that was why they always found food or game. were revered as having a special relationship with Kachee's heart and were held in great respect in their villages. The Yarowai also believed unknown, unseen forces interacted with their world long before they ever learned of, and they felt invisible spirits guided nature to care for them.

History
By the first century after the, the Yarowai were still very primitive compared to other sentient species, relying on simple stone and wood tools. Fighting between Yarowai tribes occurred only sporadically, as most were more concerned with caring for their planet than making war on one another.

The arrival of fallen Jedi Shalach Hal-Razab devastated the Yarowai both physically and spiritually. Though he had become only a, Hal-Razab's command of the Force was far greater than any magicks local shamans could perform, and, armed with his lightsaber as well, the Dark Jedi cleaved his way through early challengers. Enslaving the Yarowai progressively, he forced his armies to conquer other Yarowai peoples and build him a towering castle on a mountain.

The conquest of the Yarowai and Hal-Razab's brutality convinced many Yarowai that Kachee was angry with them or had abandoned them altogether. They languished until 147 ABY, when Centurions Vem and Khoro`ly`ooho`sh`lyhoo came to Kachee looking for Axelia Solios. Though Khoro was killed and Vem forced to retreat, the Order of Keltrayu retaliated with extreme prejudice, and Te`net Organi killed Hal-Razab in a duel the same year.

Diplomats from the Golden Empire arrived shortly after Organi's victory, offering the protection of the Empire. Having no desire to suffer under another tyrant, the Yarowai joined the Empire freely. They reacted with mixed feelings to the influx of technology, but several Yarowai joined the Order as Novices once the nature of the Force was explained to them. Yarowai treasures which had been pillaged to decorate Hal-Razab's castle were restored to their owners; once the castle had been looted of all valuables, it was shelled out of existence from orbit.