Sanyassan

The Sanyassans, or Sanyassan Marauders, were a barbaric humanoid species from the planet Sanyassa. They had ape-like faces, scaly green-gray skin, and were on average over two meters tall.

Around 100 BBY, a group of them turned pirate and hijacked a spacecraft. Unable to operate their advanced vessel, they crash-landed on the Forest moon of Endor. There, they built themselves a fortress, ruling over a section of the Endorian plains. These Sanyassans armed themselves with poorly maintained blasters and more conventional weapons. They used large reptilian blurrgs and horses for transportation. Their leader was King Terak, who was assisted by the rogue Dathomirian Nightsister Charal.

When they captured a shipwrecked scout named Salek Weet, they misunderstood Weet's references to the power generator for his ship. Thinking he was talking about a mystical power source that could make the Marauders rulers of the galaxy, the Marauders imprisoned and eventually killed Weet in an attempt to learn the secret of this power.

Many years later, during a raid on an Ewok village, they captured many Ewoks including Wicket W. Warrick. They also captured Cindel Towani, killed the rest of her family, and stole the crystal oscillator from the Towani's damaged spaceship. Wicket and Cindel soon escaped, finding their way to the home of Noa Briqualon, Weet's partner. Warrick and Briqualon's friend Teek helped the two stranded humans defeat the Marauders, retrieve the parts needed to repair Briqualon and Weet's spaceship, and kill Terak.

Appearances

 * Ewoks: Battle for Endor