Blood Carver

"&hellip;assassination…is a kind of sculpting, chipping away what is not needed."

- Ke Daiv

Blood Carvers were an almost insect-like alien race native to Batorine. Their name (officially) came from the statues they carved from blood red trees. When a Blood Carver presented a statue, it immediately wanted flaws pointed out, while compliments were actually tantamount to insults. Other creatures have actually been executed for complimenting works of art. The statues were made for the betterment of the tribe, not the individual.



They believed in the Art Beyond Dying, and had orange blood. Their noses functioned as a sensor of smell and as an ear.

The second reason for their name came from the fact that they were very skilled assassins, though it was quite rare for a Blood Carver to mutilate their target.

Hundreds of years before the Battle of Naboo, the Lontars invaded Batorine and nearly wiped out the Blood Carvers, who joined the Galactic Republic in 110 BBY. The survivors were taken to Coruscant, where they stayed in seclusion. In 29 BBY, there were only several hundred of them left on the planet.

Appearances

 * Rogue Planet
 * Star Wars Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere
 * Force Heretic III: Reunion