Utai/Legends

One of two species native to the sinkhole world of Utapau, the stocky Utai toil as labourers in the sinkhole cities and caverns of their homeworld. Utai society exists side-by-side with that of the gaunt Pau'ans.

Where the Pau'ans are tall and thin, their Utai cousins are generally short and chubby. Utai have pale, hairless skin and large, oblong heads. Two glassy black eyes protrude on thick stalks from the Utai's face, which is otherwise unremarkable, aside from a small, puckered mouth. Utai have stubby, four-fingered hands and are capable workers and mechanics.

An age ago, the Utai were the sole inhabitants of Utapau's plummeting sinkholes, living in dwellings nestled among the crevices of the rocky walls. A planetary climate change forced Utapau's other primary species, the Pau'ans, to migrate underground. The two species formed a mutually beneficial society, merging their disparate civilizations and generally living in peace.

A natural heirarchy formed, with the Pau'ans well placed as the rulers and politicians of the Utapaun cities, while the more hands-on Utai served as labourers and workers. Utai also serve as the keepers of the veractyl - super-fast lizard beasts used as mounts on Utapau - and over the years have learned how to tame the creatures.