Taras-chi

A taras-chi was an insect native to Kessel. It had six legs under a hard round carapace about three centimeters in diameter. Kyp Durron explained that they offered nutrition to the slaves in the spice mines who could catch them to eat.

When Cal Omas and Cha Niathal met with Luke and Mara Skywalker to discuss Jacen Solo's possible elevation to the rank of Jedi Master, Kyp brought up the taras-chi. While the politicians tried to use Kyp and Luke's differing opinions against them, Kyp lied about his own opinion, saying he had played the role of "taras-chi (tradition)" on the Jedi Council to offer an opinion counter to the one under discussion to test its value. Since neither of the politicians had ever heard of the insect from Kessel, the ruse worked.

Appearances

 * Exile