Ugor/Legends

The Ugors were a species of sentient, unicellular creatures. Unlike the specialized organs and tissues of multicellular lifeforms, the Ugors developed specialized structures and molecules within their single cell to perform various functions. Instead of limbs, they could extend up to thirty pseudopods for manipulation, sensory perception, and communication. At rest, they were amorphous blobs about two meters across. Their brains, located in their cellular nuclei, rapidly adapted to changing conditions. It is unclear where they first evolved, but the asteroids of the Paradise system were the adopted home of the Ugors.

Ugors were a species obsessed with garbage, apparently as a result of their adaptation to an overpolluted homeworld. The Ugors even worshipped garbage, bringing junk and rubbish from across the galaxy to the Paradise system. They had a contract with the Imperial Starfleet to clean up after departing ships, who usually dumped their garbage before entering hyperspace. The Paradise system became an enormous junkyard, filled with garbage the Ugors described as "holy relics." Most Ugor technology was based on what they could scavenge from other species' refuse. The Ugors earned more credits by charging "pilgrims" to visit the Paradise system, and by charging them to take salvageable parts from their trashheaps. The Ugors competed fiercely with the Squibs for the rights to these valuable resources.

Ugors were divided into several waste management and salvage companies, such as Waste Haulers Unlimited, the Ugor Salvage Company, and the Dismantled Droid Disposal Device. Each of these companies owed nominal allegiance to the Holy Ugor Taxation Collection Agency, or HUTCA. Ugor bureaucracy was complex. This, combined with the Ugor obsession with garbage, their unpleasant appearance, and their obnoxious and egotistical demeanor, made many species reluctant to deal with them.

Food
Ugors were also obsessed with food, though not quite to the level of the Ortolans. Their cuisine included:


 * Photo-lipids in brazened fatty-acid sauce
 * Spirogyra gelatin
 * Ugorian spore-gruel
 * Glazed glucose pate
 * Free-floating fungal fondu
 * Mitochondria crunchy surprise

Appearances

 * Spare Parts
 * Scavenger Hunt
 * Tatooine Ghost
 * Twin Stars of Kira