Lasat

Basic Information

Anatomy

A humanoid sentient species, Lasats are notable for their impressive height, strength, and agility, with their muscular digitigrade legs enabling them to run faster, jump higher and farther, and move more quietly than humans.
Their large finger pads and prehensile toes assist them in climbing. In addition, their large eyes and ears afford them superior sight and hearing over humans.
The fur patterns of a Lasat vary from individual to individual and can change suddenly as they age. Some humans considered a Lasat's strong odor unbearably offensive.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

Hair colour

Dark purple

Eye colour

• Blue
• Green
• Yellow

Civilization and Culture

Beauty Ideals

Facial hair is an important status symbol in Lasat culture. Those with green eyes and prominent purple stripes are considered to be attractive by others of their species.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

The species speaks Lasat, a language whose r's are difficult to replicate by most other species.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Within the species, those with fighting skills were highly respected, often being members of the Lasan High Honor Guard, a group of highly trained, highly intelligent warriors sworn to protect their homeworld of Lasan. Bo-rifles were a long-standing tradition in Lasat culture, used exclusively by the Honor Guard of Lasan. The warrior way of the Lasat was the Boosahn Keeraw. When a Lasat was bested by a superior opponent in combat, they would give them their weapon.

History

Lasats were native to the planet Lira San, beyond a collapsed star cluster in Wild Space. At an unknown point in time, a group of Lasats colonized the Outer Rim world of Lasan, and over the years their homeworld was reduced to myth.
At the conclusion of the Clone Wars, the Republic was transformed into the Galactic Empire, and during its reign the Empire devastated Lasan, destroying the High Honor Guard, the royal family, and killing nearly all members of the species, despite the attempts of the Wookiees to prevent the massacres, often at the cost of their own lives. Since then, Lasats have rarely been seen in the galaxy, and none remain on their homeworld. In their conquest of Lasan, T-7 ion disruptor rifles were used extensively by the Empire. This led to a strong hatred and distrust of such weapons by Lasats. Many of those who survived the fall were enslaved by the Empire.
Following this, Lasat culture fell into decline, with few remaining who could properly speak their native tongue, and the bo-rifle becoming, like the lightsaber of the Jedi Order, another symbol of a dying age.
Fifteen years after the birth of the Empire, the Lasats in the wider galaxy regained contact with their original homeworld and Lira San has become a safe haven for survivors of the Lasan genocide.

Scientific Name

Mammals

Conservation Status

Almost genocided out of existence, many Lasat are in hiding or trying to find a way to the refuge of their original homeworld, Lira San.

Average Height

2 metres

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Skin colour

• Light brown
• Gray
• Purple

Geographic Distribution

• Lasan

Related Organizations

• Alliance Military
• Alliance to Restore the Republic