Wol Cabasshite/Legends

Wol Cabasshites, mollusk-like sentients originating on Wol Cabassh, were a mostly immobile species that evolved from the non-sentient plasma leech parasites.

Biology and appearance
.8 meters long in standard configuration, Wol Cabasshite were small, hardy creatures, that could survive in both vacuum and atmosphere, due to the fact that they lacked a respiratory system. Their innards were contained in a naturally pressurized chamber, which was resistant to extreme temperatures. Most of their body was made up of a large stomach; Wol Cabasshites also possessed two brains: one for digestive purposes, one for cognitive.

Wol Cabasshites had high-plasma diets, and as a result, had a highly metallic content level in their blood. They extract metals and nutrients from everything and anything they come into contact with. There were no known substances considered toxic Wol Cabasshites, but they were susceptible to Brainworm Rot Type A, an airborne virus that afflicts their cognitive abilities. Wol Cabasshites reproduce by expelling their stomach linings, which become pupal Cabasshite. Adults were also able to exchange genetic material by grooming each others tongues; in these instances, the offspring would feature isolated genetic properties of their "parents."

Using internal muscles, Wol Cabasshites could exude a magnetic field with a twenty-five meter range. This field was used for communication between Wol Cabasshites, as they would use phonemic pulses of energy with syntactic contours within radius. The communication often came in the form of singing, but when it came to communicating with other species, the Wol Cabasshite would have to be in direct contact with said sentient. This was often unsettling to foreign sentients.

Society and culture
The Wol Cabasshites, unlike other modern cultures, did not build their civilization on technology, but rather, philosophy. They recorded several texts, which were a cause of curiosity in other sentients. Magnetic singing was one of the most important aspects of Wol Cabasshite culture, as it was their primary form of communication. Sentients developed apparatuses that enhanced or allowed the Wol Cabasshites locomotion, communication, and defense, but most were content with either simply eating, or contemplating the nature of the universe.

History
The Wol Cabasshites first evolved from parasites, and after millennia of spacefaring along with their non-sentient plasma leech cousins, they found themselves widespread across the galaxy. The musings of their culture soon became an object of interest for the self-styled intellectual elite of the galaxy, but the Wol Cabasshites at large were a largely misunderstood race, with their texts being regarded as "bizzare." The ability held by select Wol Cabasshite to communicate with other sentients upon contact caused great speculation, as the ordeal was said to be uncomfortable by the non-Wol Cabasshite. Rumours abounded that the Wol Cabasshite could control the brains of other sentients.

Due to the fact that Wol Cabasshites were largely indecipherable by other cultures, several different communication devices were developed by non-Wol Cabasshites. These went largely ignored by the Wol Cabasshites, however.

When Wol Cabasshites were afflicted by Brainworm Rot Type A, it was considered difficult to diagonse, simply due to the nature of the Wol Cabasshites themselves.

Around 22 BBY, Wol Cabasshites and Anomids on Coruscant were hit hard by an outbreak of Brainworm Rot Type A in the Manarai Heights region.

Wol Cabasshites in the galaxy
Perhaps the best known Wol Cabasshites in the galaxy were Ghoel, an inhabitant of Jabba's Palace, and Omo Bouri, the Jedi Master who trained Saesee Tiin.

Behind the scenes
The backstory of the Wol Cabasshite species was developed through Star Wars Hyperspace's What's The Story? feature by Hyperspace member "ejmacki".

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galaxies
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi