Nosaurian/Legends

"[&hellip;]even without weapons, the Nosaurian is naturally equipped with claws, sharp teeth, and&hellip;the ability to make the linings of their mouths phosphorescent at will."

- Dass Jennir

Nosaurians were bipedal reptilian species of native to New Plympto.

Biology and appearance
Nosaurians were easily recognized by the row of horns on their heads. Their rough skin allowed them to more easily survive explosions that would kill other species. They had an inexplicable ability to tell when the Sun on New Plympto was setting, which they "sang down" by braying. They could also produce brief flash of light from inside their mouths for long-distance communication.

Nosaurians were color- blind, which was not bothersome to them. Their language consisted of hisses, barks, and warbles, commonly using metaphors relating to weather, nature, or the seasons. They were capable of speaking Basic, yet they generally chose not to.

History
During the Clone Wars a crumbling economy unaided by Republic restrictions force Nosaurians to join the Confederacy of Independent Systems. After the defeat of CIS Nosaurians tried to carry on the fight, only to be crushed by Darth Vader's fist, the 501st Legion. The Empire brought to Nosaurians enslavement and systematic exploration of their world. Imperial forces rooting out remaining local insurgents frequently began operations shortly before the sundown to exploit Nosaurian instinct of "singing down the sun" which most of them could not refuse. The producing commotion made it easy to spot Nosaurians hiding in ambushes or escaping from raids.

Decades later, when they chose not to succumb to the Yuuzhan Vong during the invasion, a deadly virus was released on their homeworld, causing New Plympto to become uninhabitable.

Society and culture
Nosaurians were naturally even-tempered. But the brutal annihilation of their forces and enslavement brought to most of their population at the end of the Clone Wars left them bitter and angry. They were blaming the Empire and Humans in general for many following decades. They were also very fond of their homeworld's only export, rikknit eggs.

Nosaurians in the galaxy
One famous member of the Nosaurian people was the Podracer pilot Clegg Holdfast. Another was Bomo Greenbark, who left his homeworld searching for his family after the end of the Clone Wars.

Behind the scenes
The Nosaurian face resembles the styracosaurus, a dinosaur of the late Cretaceous era.

Appearances

 * Podracing Tales
 * Star Wars: Episode I Racer
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Racer Revenge
 * Star Wars Republic: Into the Unknown
 * Star Wars Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere
 * Star Wars Dark Times: Parallels
 * Star Wars Dark Times: Vector
 * Star Wars Dark Times: Blue Harvest, Part 1