Chagrian (Jedi Renaissance)

Chagrians were a species of amphibious humanoids from the terrestrial world of in the  of the galaxy. Discovered during the Expansionist Era, their people were highly-social and longed to interact with the greater galaxy. Law-abiding and moral, the Chagrian people found work as law clerks, politicians, analysts, and soldiers across the galaxy as Champala joined the fledgling Galactic Republic. As their world served as a major tourist destination in the Inner Rim, the Chagrians worked tirelessly to maintain the health of their planet's ecosystem. While not abundant, Chagrian Force-users found a home in the Jedi Order and served capably as protectors of peace and knowledge across the galaxy.

Biology and appearance
An amphibious race, the Chagrians evolved from a water-dwelling species of pale-skinned swimmers that used their four horns for defense. Developing sentience, the Chagrians moved out of the jungle rivers and into the coastal tidal regions where they formed civilized society. Comprised of two sexes, Chagrians mated for life and females spawned a clutch of three or more eggs which were raised in tubs of water in a family's home. Hatching into tadpoles called Chags, these larval Chagrians began to develop their arms, legs, and air-breathing lungs over the course of two years. Once fully developed, an adult Chagrian typically stood between 1.8 and 2.2 standard meters tall. Bipedal humanoids, Chagrians stood upright on two legs and had powerful bodies for maneuvering both on land and under water. Each of their arms were strong an hinged at the elbow, with four fingers and an opposable thumb tipped with protective nails. Chagrian heads were distinguished by two fleshy growths protruding from the sides of their heads; each sporting a long tapering lethorn. These lethorns thickened with age, were rigid, and a vestige of their aquatic past. Both male and female Chagrian typically draped their lethorns over the shoulders, but males could also maneuver them to sit atop their head between the two lethorns which sprouted from their skulls. These cranial lethorns were once used in underwater mating duels and were viewed as a sign of a males' strength and virility. While females lacked these superior cranial lethorns, they had a more pronounced and longer posterior headtail. While useless after their larval stage as tadpoles, adult Chagrians retained their tails forming hard, segmented plates which overlapped each other down the back of the head. On the front of their face, Chagrian had two lidded eyes with blue irises that were capable of acute low-light vision. Due to their frequent exposure to the oceans of Champala, the Chagrians completely lost all sense of taste by adulthood. As a result, they regarded eating as an unfortunate nuisance rather than something to be looked forward to and enjoyed, consuming nutritional substances to replace meals. They carried sensors designed to scan for maximum nutritional value when forced to eat actual food. Still possessing a mouth full of blue grinding teeth, the Chagrians had a long, black forked tongue which they used to augment their sense of smell. Oxygen-breathers in their adult life, a pointed nose with two nostrils was positioned above their mouth. Due to extreme radiation changes on Champala early in the species' history, Chagrian skin was smooth in texture and hairless. Original ranging from pink to dark gray in color, the increased radiation from the star Pala forced them to evolve a ultra-violent light-resistant blue hue. Ranging from a deep blue to indigo, Chagrians were highly resistant to radiation of any kind.

Society and culture
As a species, Chagrians were generally peaceful and law-abiding to the point of becoming stoic and obstinate. Many Chagrians were motivated only by basic desires such as sustenance, shelter, and health-care. Chagrian government ensured that every citizen was cared and provided for, so the standard of living for the poorest Chagrian was high compared to the members of other species.

Education was valued in Chagrian society and many Chagrians would travel off-world for advanced university studies. Most Champala-based Chagrians did not speak Basic, however those who traveled off-world learned it quickly.

Many Chagrians believed the god-king Aram Acheron would one day burst forth from Logue Rock and lead his faithful to victory over their enemies.

During times of war, Chagrians would wear red. New Republic lawyer Sul Dekkon often wore decorative spheres--made of materials such as polished ebonium-on the tips of his lethorns.

History
Civilization on Champala originated in long strips of coastline, where sea levels fluctuated wildly with the tides. Buildings in these ancient cities were entirely submerged at high tide, and Chagrians swam between them. Some multi-story buildings were not equipped with staircases or elevators at all; inhabitants simply waited until high tide, then swam to higher floors. Once the Chagrians made contact with other species, they constructed starports and trade cities on high plateaus accessible by aircar.

Around 529 BBY, a number of needy Chagrian locals were approached by recruiters sent by Hugo Bartyn. Bartyn wanted amphibian fishermen to settle a new city in Lamaredd and tempted these poverty-stricken individuals with promises of untouched seas in a new frontier. Once they arrived, however, they became slave laborers. A few years later, one of these Chagrians, Sirrik Olyeg, founded the Sailor's Union and was responsible of the liberation of all the slaves.

Chagrian Jedi
While only serving in limited numbers throughout the early history of the Republic and the Order, the Jedi Order renegotiated their dealings with the Adnerem after the Clone Wars. Remaining free from other galactic interests, the Adnerem agreed to blood test their children and send any Forceful infants to Ossus in exchange for Jedi protection should any government attempt to invade or challenge the Adnerem sovereignty. Like all species which served in the Order, Adnerem were represented in the Grand Temple on Ossus. Within the main entrance of the Temple, known as the Hall of Meditating Masters, a larger-than-life bronzium statue was erected in dedication to all Adnerem who had and who would serve. Erected far down the corridor among less represented species, the kneeling Master did not represent any one Jedi in particular, but gave future generations of Adnerem Jedi a place to find solace and peace. In the Sword of the Jedi tower, the lightsabers of all Jedi were placed in memory of fallen warriors and scholars alike. The Edifice of Heroes stood ready to memorialize any future Adnerem within the Order with paintings, monuments, or holodepictions.