Iridonian/Legends

"Honor comes from slaying your opponent, and the true reward of any job is the taste of your foe's drying blood on your tongue."

- An Iridonian mercenary

Iridonians were a warrior people with a particularly bloodthirsty reputation. It was rumored that they would even turn against each other in battle when their bloodlust overwhelmed them, and they were said to often continue to attack a corpse even after the target was dead. Found on such planets as Manaan during the Jedi Civil War, a period of galactic unrest, they were feared by others around them. Amnesiac Jedi Knight and former Sith Lord Revan encountered one on the planet Manaan. Holding a rivalry with the Echani and Mandalorian species, the Iridorian mercenary told Revan of his people's history before Revan continued on his quest for the maps that would lead him to the superweapon of the Sith Empire.

Society and culture
"Those savages keep hacking at a fallen foe even after death, mutilating the corpse out of pure blood lust."

- A Mandalorian mercenary.

A mysterious species, Iridorian society was based around a sociopathic wish for bloodshed, savagery and violence. In addition to this, Iridorian society meant that Iridonians held a traditional rivalry with the Near-Human Echani species, who they felt believed in a non-existent code of honor. In addition to the rivalry with the Echani species, Iridorians held a rivalry with the Mandalorians, who they felt valued credits, the galactic standard of currency at the time, above bloodshed. The Iridorian society's bloodlust was reflected by the words of an Iridorian mercenary to the amnesiac Jedi and former Sith Lord Revan, when he told him that "An Iridorian has no friends." This was evident in the eyes of non-Iridorians, one man having seen an Iridorian reflecting that it was said that, in the absence of a foe, they would turn on each other for the thrill of bloodshed.

History
"I even heard they'll turn on each other when battle fever hits. Who wants to work with someone like that?"

- A Mandalorian mercenary.

Iridorians, from an unknown homeworld, were a rare sight in the civilized galaxy, even during the Jedi Civil War, a period of galactic unrest. Iridorians were a target to be recruited by either the Galactic Republic or the Sith Empire as mercenaries, to fight in the conflict. This was based upon Iridorians being considered powerful, if eccentric, warriors. The Iridorian cultural ethos of savagery made many believe they were strong warriors. Revan encountered one such Iridonian mercenary on the planet Manaan. This mercenary had been recruited by the Sith to gather Selkath, the native species of the planet, youth to the Sith Embassy for training in the ways of the Dark side of the Force.

Behind the scenes
The only direct appearance of Iridonians was in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game, where a mercenary of Iridorian species appeared on Manaan and could provide the player with information about his people. Since he was wearing full-body armor, his actual appearance is unknown, except from the fact that he was a biped. Later, the Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide listed a gear template for "Iridonian Manufacture," where Iridonians were called "a mysterious species known for their savagery and aggressiveness". This contradicted the existing information about the Iridonian species (more commonly known as Zabraks), but matched the description of the "Iridorian" found on Manaan. Rodney Thompson, one of authors of the Guide, explained on Wizards of the Coast message boards that "We were specifically instructed by LFL to call it Iridonian and that it was the KOTOR video game that was in error." Previously the term "Iridonian" was used to refer to Zabraks, but the description of their culture.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic