Wol Cabasshite/Legends

Wol Cabasshites, mollusc-like sentients originating on Wol Cabassh, were a mostly immobile species that evolved from the non-sentient plasma leech parasites. They used their long tongues and mucus on their backs to propel themselves while lying on their back or on their stomach. Other species often underestimated their intelligence due to their odd appearance, lack of technology, and sedentary nature. Despite this, they were highly intelligent, though their thought processes were often too abstract and alien for other species to understand. The Galaxy's intellectual elite often debated esoteric points of Wol Cabasshite philosophy, despite the bizarre nature of some Wol Cabasshite texts.

After millennia of space travel, the Wol Cabasshites dispersed throughout the Galaxy. They had no need to breathe, and had naturally pressurized bodies allowing them to survive in vacuum or atmosphere. Their hardy physiology helped them tolerate a wide range of temperatures. They fed on plasma, like their plasma leech cousins, and on nutrients and metals they could extract from nearly anything they touched.

Wol Cabasshite digestive systems took up most of their bodies. They even had two brains &mdash; one which controlled digestion and one which was concerned with higher cognitive tasks. Their digestive systems also functioned as reproductive systems. Adults reproduced asexually by expelling their stomach linings, which became Wol Cabasshite pupae. Wol Cabasshite sometimes exchanged genetic material by grooming one another's tongues, allowing parts of an individual to contain genetic material from other Wol Cabasshites.

Wol Cabasshites used their plasma-rich diet and metal-rich blood to produce magnetic fields, which they manipulated using their tongues and internal muscles. This was the basis of their language &mdash; in fact, they even "sang" magnetically. Gifted Wol Cabasshites could even manipulate the neurons of other species for direct communication akin to telepathy, giving rise to false rumors that they could control minds. Other cultures developed devices which responded to their magnetic singing, allowing Wol Cabasshites to communicate with other species, move more quickly, and even operate weapons. Most of their people, however, preferred to sit, contemplate the universe, and eat.

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. Diagnosis was often difficult because the strange nature of Wol Cabasshite thought made it difficult to tell if their brains were afflicted. Brainworm Rot Type A was one of the only health problems Wol Cabasshites suffered from, however, as they were immune to most toxins.

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