Spine dragon

Spine dragons were a species of non-sentient animal native to the planet Kintan. They were considered dangerous but were driven to extinction by the Nikto.

Biology and appearance
Spine dragons were a non-sentient species of animals.

History
Spine dragons were native to the planet Kintan which was located in the Kintan system within the Si'Klaata Cluster in the region of the galaxy known as Hutt Space. When the star M'dweshuu at the heart of the Si'Klaata cluster went nova, it released a large dose of radiation that reached Kintan. This caused mutation in the species native to the planet and it was this, over thousands of years, that lead to the evolution of the spine dragons. The species was considered reasonably dangerous and were driven to extinction by the sentient Nikto species, also native to Kintan. The species was popularized throughout the rest of the galaxy by Holo-serials created by the Human Xenoarchaeologist Henrietya Antilles, better known as Corellia Antilles.

Behind the scenes
Spine dragons were first mentioned in 1995 in Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies a supplement book in the Galaxy Guide series for the roleplaying game by West End Games, Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. The species were mentioned in the entry for the Nikto which was written by Pablo Hidalgo. They were then mentioned again in the supplement book Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds which was made for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game by Wizards of the Coast in 2004 and written by a number of authors.