Pau'an/Legends

One of two species native to the sinkhole world of Utapau, Pau'ans are gaunt humanoids who reside in cities lining the sinkhole walls. Pau'ans coexist on Utapau with the stocky Utai.



The average Pau'an stands taller than a Human, with a bald head striped with lined grey skin. They wear elaborate clothes intended to heighten their impressive stature. These beings appear frightening to some, with large, sunken black eyes and jagged, fang-like teeth used for tearing into raw meat. In fact, most Pau'ans are friendly, and are happy to welcome guests to their often-overlooked world.

The Pau'ans once resided on the scrub-covered surface of Utapau, while the Utai made their homes in the planet's sinkholes. However, a climate change forced the Pau'ans underground, into the sinkholes. Over time, the two societies merged together to live in a mutually beneficial civilization. Pau'ans represent only about thirty percent of the population on Utapau, though as the administrators and bureaucrats of the sinkhole cities, their influence makes up for their lack of numbers.

Pau'an society is a blend of a variety of styles and cultures, borne from the ancient merge with the Utai. Built into the sinkhole walls, Pau'an settlements such as the Pau City spaceport are divided into different areas, each a mix of architectural styles and other-worldly design. Pau'ans have developed an industrial society, despite their seemingly primitive, troglodyte image, though it is the Utai who carry out labour work on Utapau.

Sadly, the Pau'an culture was disturbed during the Clone Wars by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The Utapauns attempted to remain neutral in the conflict, though Administrator Tion Medon was forced to host General Grievous and his allies on Utapau, turning the planet into a Separatist safehouse. With the arrival of Obi-Wan Kenobi, many Pau'ans fought back against the droid forces, though Utapau was subjugated once more with the formation of the Empire.