Ychthytonian

"Yer little friend is kind of agitated."

- A Ychthytonian on R2-D2

The Ychthytonians were a four-armed sentient species. They were present in the galaxy by 0 ABY and were part of the New Republic by 14 ABY. One notable Ychthytonian was the bartender Bômlas, who worked in the asteroid belt Smuggler's Run, a hideout for hundreds of smugglers.

Biology and appearance
The Ychthytonians were a sentient species with four arms. They could speak Galactic Standard Basic.

History
The Ychthytonians were part of the New Republic in 14 ABY. When Leia Organa Solo resigned from her position as Chief of State of the Republic, due to allegations her husband had been somehow involved in the Senate bombing that occured that year, her role was filled by Mon Mothma. A male Ychthytonian was among the well-wishers, senator's aides, and employment seekers that gathered in Mothma's anteroom to offer their congratulations. Also in the room at the time were the droids C-3PO and R2-D2&mdash;who believed they had uncovered the source of the bombing&mdash;and the latter concealed himself behind the Ychthytonian from a Kloperian guard he had encountered earlier. When C-3PO almost announced their findings to all present in the waiting room, R2-D2 screeched to get him to stop, causing the Ychthytonian to use all four hands to cover his ears in discomfort. When R2-D2 then fled the anteroom, the Ychthytonian was able to point the protocol droid in the direction of his missing counter-part.

Ychthytonians in the galaxy
In 0 ABY, a Ychthytonian worked as a bartender in Kislov's Gambling Palace, located on the planet Tythe. A gloomy individual, he utilized all four hands to serve his partons their food and caf. Another Ychthytonian bartender was Bômlas. He was infamous for having bet and lost one of his arms in a particularly savage game of sabacc; however he was still the fastest bartender known to the smuggler-turned-General Han Solo. He worked at a bar on Skip 1, an asteroid located in Smuggler's Run and frequented by smugglers and other fringers.

Behind the scenes
The Ychthytonians were created by Kristine Kathryn Rusch for her novel The New Rebellion, published in 1995. They received mentions in a number of reference books, before appearing again in Rebel Force: Renegade, written by Alex Wheeler in 2009.

Appearances

 * Rebel Force: Renegade
 * The New Rebellion