Wraid

Wraids are large reptillian creatures native to many desert planets around the galaxy, including Tatooine and Korriban among others. Wraids are pinkish-red in color and have very powerful legs, enabling them to move very quickly when agitated in long, bounding strides. They have large claws at the end of their feet and sharp teeth, making them dangerous to the unwary.

Wraids are often seen in clusters from two to six members. Generally, they will not harm passersby unless provoked, at which point their danger becomes immediately apparent.

Because of their ferocious appearance and short temper, they are a popular quarry of less-experienced big game sport hunters from around the galaxy. When the settlement of Anchorhead was founded on Tatooine approximately 4000 BBY, hunting wraids devloped into a marketable trade with the opening of hunting lodges and salespeople dealing in wraid skull plates purchased from hunters.

It was for this reason that the wraids nearly died out on Tatooine. By the time of the Battle of Yavin, the wraids were nearly extinct. The few surviving clusters were tended to by Tusken Raiders far from the eyes of Tatooine's settlers.