Dathomirian/Legends

Dathomirians, or Dathomiri, were a sentient near-Human species native to the Outer Rim world of Dathomir. The creation of the Dathomirian species was the result of hybridization between Human females and male Zabrak of Iridonia.

They constituted a small percentage of the Nightsister society&mdash;a sect of witches using dark magicks&mdash;but rose to preeminence under the leadership of Clan Mother, a Dathomirian herself. At some point during the Clone Wars, the Kaleesh General Grievous, leader of the Separatist Droid Army, practiced genocide against the Dathomirians who took refuge in their stronghold. Grievous wiped out every Dathomirian except for Asajj Ventress and Mother Talzin.

Description
Dathomirian females tended to have pale gray or white skin and usually blue or silvery eyes, and tall and thin bodies. Their male counterparts more closely resembled Zabrak, muscular and powerfully-built who sported skin patterns (similar to Sith tattoos) and cranial horns. Females tended to exhibit a certain athleticism, while males usually possessed powerful strength. All Dathomirian specimens were Force-sensitive, though this was due to the genetic Forceful component of the female Human Nightsisters that helped breed the sub-species.

Origins
Although the term "Dathomirian" was originally used in reference to the culture of Force-sensitive Witches of Dathomir descended from the Human Jedi Allya, it eventually evolved to describe the hybrid near-Human species born from mating between Dathomir's Human female Nightsisters and a group of Zabraks from Rattatak who had arrived on Dathomir during pirate raids.

Typical of Dathomiri culture, these Zabraks "malelings" were enslaved by the Nightsisters for breeding, slave labor and other purposes, and became known as the Nightbrothers. While male Dathomirians resulting from interbreeding would retain a majority of the traits of their Zabrak ancestors, female Dathomirians would exhibit pale skin and no vestigial horns.

The Clone Wars
On the whole, Dathomirians only represented a tiny percentage of the population of Dathomir&mdash;the planet hosted about 5,200 inhabitants, 97% of which were Humans. Most of the Dathomirians were killed when General Grievous attacked their coven during the Clone Wars; Ventress and Mother Talzin were the only survivors. With the species' near-extinction, Dathomir's full-blooded Human Nightsisters returned to their former prominence with Baritha and Gethzerion reorganizing and reassuming control of the sect.

Despite the nomenclature being specifically assigned to the Human-Zabrak hybrid species that evolved on Dathomir, the terms "Dathomirian" and "Dathomiri" were also often used to describe the pure-blooded Humans who were Witches of Dathomir.

Notable Dathomirians
At least one female Dathomirian, Asajj Ventress, was commonly referred to as Rattataki&mdash;a near-human species that resembled the Dathomirians to some extent. Although Ventress was not genetically a Rattataki, she had spent a considerable part of her life on the planet, eventually coming to rule a large portion of it. (It should be noted that the forebears of the Nightbrothers did arrive on Dathomir from Rattatak.) The famous Sith Lord Darth Maul was believed to be a full-blooded Zabrak, though he was in fact a Dathomirian with a full-blooded Human mother.

Society and Culture
The Dathomirians were a gynarchial society and a tribal people who practiced dark side magic and black voodoo. The people also worshiped the Fanged God and the Winged Goddess as their main deities. They enslaved many immigrated Zabrak species from Iridonia and Rattatak, usually males, to do their bidding. Many of these species traveled by piloting a Nightsister speeder. Almost all known Dathomirians were known to use the power of the dark side of the Force, as all known members were Force-sensitive.

Non-canon appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Orders are orders
 * Sith make the best pancakes
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 game
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 film
 * Path of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
 * Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game
 * Hate Leads to Lollipops
 * LEGO Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * LEGO Star Wars: Darth Maul's Mission
 * Star Wars: Racer Revenge
 * Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace
 * Old Wounds
 * Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Demolition
 * Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
 * Star Wars: Epic Duels
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes