Acroyali

"The Acroyali scare me. There's something about those red eyes that is so disconcerting."

- Han Solo about an Acroyali assassin

The Acroyali, meaning "rock-people" in their native tongue, were a species of that originated on the planet of Acrolis. They were known for their red eyes and jet black skin, which some historians attributed to a distant relationship with the. However, because the Acroyali were present on Acrolis since before the rule of the, far away from the Unknown Regions, it is likely that the two species evolved apart from each other.

Biology and Appearance
The Acroyali were close cousins of humans in general, but could be distinguished from humans by their black skin and red eyes. These differences were often explained by historians with the popular myth that the Acroyali were somehow related to the {sw|Chiss}}. Though both possessed red eyes and shiny, different colored skin, they were on opposite corners of the galaxy, the Acroyali on Acrolis and the Chiss on in the. Also, the Acroyali existed long before the Chiss did as a species, with a history running back into the 30,000s BBY. Acroyali possessed a higher than average metabolic rate like the Chiss, leading to maturity at the age of 15.

History
The history of the Acroyali is shrounded in mist; however, it is a known fact that the Acroyali accounts and paintings can be dated to centuries before 30,000 BBY. The society of these ancient Acroyali is largely unknown, apart from the fact that they were warriors. Centuries-long wars between tribes were known to have occurred. Eventually, some time after the fall of the, the Acroyali united in a Confederation of tribes and centralized a weak government in the ancient of Acropolis ("Rock-city"). Soon thereafter, the Acroyali discovered a "fallen star," a carrying a number of human colonists. After inspection, the Acroyali killed the sleeping humans but kept their ship and weapons. The Acroyali made rudimentary ships of their own, eventually exploring the rest of the system. Somehow, the Acroyali managed to destroy all the other planets in their system, turning them into an asteroid belt and creating a natural boundary protecting the system. The Acroyali continued in their war-like ways, but studied the fine arts as well, particularly architecture. Around 27,000 BBY, a ship carrying Teloris Zirátæ and several warriors, crashed on the planet. Stumbling upon a legion of Acroyali out to battle with a rebel force, the Taungs were taken to the capital of Acropolis, where they met with the tribes' leaders. The tribes soon thereafter determined that the Taungs were higher lifeforms, and worshiped them. Teloris unified the planet's tribes, and centralized the government in himself, as emperor. This foreshadowed his descendant{{Drewika Zirátæ]]'s rule over the Acrolian Star Empire.