They led a peaceful existence, cultivating their lush homeworld and creating a highly sophisticated clan-based society. Millennia ago, the inhabitants of the Uba system-blissfully ignorant of the Galactic Republic-were quietly developing their own culture and technology. " Such a tragedy when the Republic bombed their world into a radioactive ball, and the Jedi did nothing to prevent it." ― Exchange Boss Visquis Only speculation exists as to whether this was a deliberate, trade-related attack or an accidental outbreak. Having served as a Neimoidian doctor at one point in his career, Baobab believed that the epidemic had originated with the Neimoidian species. In his Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide, Ebenn Q3 Baobab tells of this illness, which caused fatal weight loss in those exposed to it. Several decades before the outbreak of the Clone Wars in the year 22 BBY, Bars Barka's Ubese colonists fell victim to a lethal virus known as the Intestinal Revenge of Bars Barka. Many Ubese could be found at the forefront of death squads during the Great Jedi Purge. They blamed the "protectors of the galaxy" for what happened to their culture and homeworld even ex-Jedi were not above their hatred. Above all else, however, Ubese were united in their hatred toward the Jedi. In the years of the Galactic Empire, a true Ubese warlord, Savax, led a small fleet of capital ships to bombard Ubertica, the homeworld of the yrak pootzck. Particularly vengeful " True Ubese" were known to hunt down yrak pootzck as part of a millennia-old blood feud. Instead, it was because Leia Organa posed as Boushh to infiltrate the palace of Jabba the Hutt. The Ubese bounty hunter Boushh became one of the most famous Ubese in galactic history, though his posthumous fame was not won for his own deeds. They generally made their livings as mercenaries, bounty hunters, slavers, or assassins-professions where they got to vent their hatred without fear of retribution. They seemed to be loyal to one another, despite nurturing a profound hatred toward most other members of the galactic community. Although most Ubese understood Basic, they rarely deigned to speak it, preferring to express themselves in their own language. They were mysterious wanderers, nomadic warriors who hid their inner secrets and agendas just as they hid their faces behind helmets and breath masks. Away from their homeworld, wayward Ubese seemed to care little for other societies' laws, customs, and morals. Even through their environmental suits, I can smell their hate, barely controlled." ― Hanharr regarding the Ubese guarding Visquis " You trust this clan of Ubese to walk among you. Those who have interacted face to face with an Ubese have not recognized them as such, because there are no records in any databases that describe their appearances. Their vocal cords could not produce speech above a rasping whisper sound, so they used a highly refined form of sign language called Ubeninal when communicating with other Ubese.Īfter centuries of having scratched a tenuous existence breathing the parched and oxygen-poor air on their planet, the "true" Ubese from Uba IV had to use specially tuned breath masks or filters to process Type I atmospheres.įew beings, however, knew what an Ubese looked like-they rarely, if ever, appeared to non-Ubese unless concealed by masks, battle armor, or enviro-suits. Males and females of the species both stood roughly the same height-around 1.4 meters to 2.2 meters -with males being slightly heavier of build than females. Their facial structure was narrow, with high cheekbones and eyes that appeared much too large for their faces when compared to baseline Humans. They could not grow any body or facial hair. They tended to have fair skin and dark hair, with eye colors of brilliant green or blue. The Ubese were graceful near-Humans who had slight bodies that appeared frail.
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