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 hampas on their gelatinous heads and possessed red, pulsating blup sacks.

Description
Ecorbs were light brown-skinned sentient beings hatched from eggs. They possessed gelatinous heads with painfully constricting shell-like hampas on top, and a red-colored blup sack that pulsated rhythmically when the individual was happy. This species was capable of dreaming while sleeping. Ecorbs had sharp teeth and amber-colored eyes, as well as dark patterns on their backs. Older ecorbs produced spit from their nostrils. They freely and lazily slid across the Detral Pits.

History
According to a story, the ecorbs not always had 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, against the advice of an older ecorb, which made them very sick. Painfully, hampas then started to sprout on the top of their heads, making the ecorbs miserable and thus perpetuating this feature throughout the species history.

Behind the scenes
The ecorbs were featured in a story in Monsters and Aliens from George Lucas, a book published in 1993. Lucasfilm employee Leland Chee, who maintains the Holocron continuity database, has indicated that information contained in the book is non-canonical.