Ecorb

"It's a trap! An end to our pleasurable days!"

- An elder ecorb

Ecorbs were a sentient species that lived in the Detral Pits. They had coiled attachments called hampas on their gelatinous heads and possessed red, pulsating blup sacks. Ecorbs were said to have grown these hampas after excessively feeding themselves with a particular species of radiant orange and blue flower, a trait that was supposedly hereditarily transmitted to the following generations.

Biology and appearance
"Ow! My head is killing me!" "Get it off! Get it off!"

- Two ecorbs crying after hampas suddenly sprouted on their heads

Ecorbs were dark yellow-colored, scaly-skinned sentient social beings hatched from eggs in nests. Each ecorb possessed a gelatinous head with a painfully constricting coiled shell-like hampa on top, and a large red blup sack that pulsated rhythmically when the individual was happy. This species was capable of dreaming while sleeping, and was known to have nightmares on occasion. Ecorbs had sharp teeth and amber-colored eyes, as well as dark patterns on their backs. Older ecorbs were known to produce spit from their nostrils. They freely and unhurriedly slid across the Detral Pits.

History
"If you eat this tantalizing creature, things will change forever!" "Things are going to change anyway."

- Exchange between two ecorbs deciding whether or not they should eat the orange and blue flowers

According to a story known to every ecorb, their species did not always have hampas on their heads. They lived happily and slid freely and lazily across the Detral Pits, until one night an orange and blue flower grew from a slimy rock. The ecorbs, never before having seen a flower, were tantalized. All of them gathered around it, puzzled by its appearance. They then discussed what it could be and what they should do with it, eventually deciding on eating the flower. An elder ecorb warned against this, but he was ignored and the flower petals were divided among the ecorbs, who ate them.

The plant had a psychotropic effect on the ecorbs, who felt giddy, laughed and danced. After they went to sleep, however, they had nightmares of disembodied eyes and bloody teeth. When the morning came, hundreds of orange and blue flowers blossomed, surrounding the ecorbs. They decided to eat all of the flowers during that morning, against the advice of an older ecorb, but the overeating of the plants made them feel very sick. Painfully, hampas then started to sprout on the top of their heads, which made the ecorbs permanently miserable from then on, while the flowers had all but disappeared, never to be seen again. According to the story, hampa growth became a hereditary trait passed down to new generations due to this incident.

Behind the scenes
The ecorbs were featured in a one-page story titled "How the Ecorb Got Its Hampa" written by Bob Carrau for the 1993 book Monsters and Aliens from George Lucas, a publication that collects concept designs and photographs from various George Lucas projects. Lucasfilm employee Leland Chee, who maintains the Holocron continuity database, has indicated that information contained in the book is non-canonical.