Nelvaanian/Legends



The Nelvaanians, or Nelvaans, were a race of blue-furred ursine humanoids native to the planet Nelvaan.The Nelvaanians called their planet the Great Mother, which they worshiped.

Nelvaanian males became warriors and scouts while the females were builders, gatherers, and raised the children. The tribe was governed by one shaman who claimed spiritual rites within a clan.



Clone wars
During the Clone Wars, Nelvaan was the location of a CIS base run by members of the Techno Union. General Grievous lured warriors from the Rokrul village by having them believe he was a prophesied figure out of Nelvaan mythology, and Techno Union scientists captured them, physically and mentally altering them into cyborgs for the war. Anakin Skywalker, who was referred to by the race as Holt Kezed (Ghost Hand in their language and Your Dead Hand if you translate from Hungarian), freed them and destroyed the Separatist base. Although initially frightened by the appearance of their warriors, the females and children soon grew to accept them. Future generations of males retained the traits of their mutant progenitors, and as a result were larger than the females, who did not inherit the aforementioned characteristic.

Behind the scenes

 * The name "Nelvaanian" may be a reference to the animation studio Nelvana, which produced the Droids and Ewoks animated series.
 * Their language is based on Hungarian and their culture is reminiscent of Native American traditions.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * "Chapter 22"
 * "Chapter 23"
 * "Chapter 24"
 * "Chapter 25"