Pau'an/Legends

One of two species native to the sinkhole world of Utapau, Pau'ans were gaunt Near-Humans who resided in cities lining the sinkhole walls. Pau'ans are also known as Utapau'ans. Pau'ans coexisted on Utapau with the stocky Utai.

Characteristics
The average Pau'an stood taller than a Human, with a bald head striped with lined gray skin. They wore elaborate clothes intended to heighten their impressive stature. These beings appeared frightening to some, with large, sunken black eyes and jagged, fang-like teeth used for tearing into raw meat. In fact, most Pau'ans were friendly, and were happy to welcome guests to their often overlooked world. Several thousand years of interactions with outsiders may in fact have caused them to evolve so as to appear more pleasing to humanoid visitors.



The Pau'ans once resided on the scrub-covered surface of Utapau, while the Utai made their homes in the planet's sinkholes. However, a climate change forced the Pau'ans underground, into the sinkholes. Over time, the two societies merged together to live in a mutually beneficial civilization. Pau'ans represented only about thirty percent of the population on Utapau, though as the administrators and bureaucrats of the sinkhole cities, their influence made up for their lack of numbers.

Pau'an society was a blend of a variety of styles and cultures, borne from the ancient merge with the Utai. Built into the sinkhole walls, Pau'an settlements such as the Pau City spaceport were divided into different areas, each a mix of architectural styles and other-worldly design. Pau'ans developed an industrial society, despite their seemingly primitive, troglodyte image, though it is the Utai who carried out labor work on Utapau.



History
Sadly, the Pau'an culture was disturbed during the Clone Wars by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The Utapauns attempted to remain neutral in the conflict, though Administrator Tion Medon was forced to host General Grievous and his allies on Utapau, turning the planet into a Separatist safehouse. With the arrival of Obi-Wan Kenobi, many Pau'ans fought back against the droid forces, though Utapau was subjugated once more with the formation of the Empire. Pau'an captives were shipped as slaves for several Imperial projects including the colonization of Byss.

Appearances

 * ''Reversal of Fortune
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope"  -- Look closely in the Mos Eisley Cantina
 * Evasive Action: Recruitment