Mrlssi

The Mrlssti of Mrlsst in the Tapani Sector are a species reknowned throught the sector as scholars and scientists. When their civilization was first developing, Mrlsst was geologically unstable. Mrlssti found that while possessions and buildings were impermanent, knowledge could not be lost. Millenia later, once their continents had stabilized, this tradition continued. Though the Mrlssti still had not developed space travel when Old Republic and Tapani scouts made contact with them circa 7000 BBY, they quickly caught up to the rest of the galaxy by reverse-engineering hyperdrives and modern computers. By the time of the Galactic Empire, Mrlssti universities were among the finest in the Tapani Sector, attracting students of all species.

Mrlssti are flightless avian humanoids, less than one meter tall on average. Their bodies are covered in gray feathers, while their head is bare except for a fringe of feathers covering the back of their head. Their head feathers are brown in young Mrlssti, but become more colorful with age.

Mrlssti should not be confused with the Mrissi of Mrisst, in the GaTir system, who are also a small, scholarly race of flightless birds.