Queen/King Rodian

Rodians were green-skinned humanoids native to the planet Rodia. During the Clone Wars, Rodia was represented by Senator Onaconda Farr in the Galactic Republic's senate. He briefly sided with the Trade Federation during the w

Date of Birth: 15,000 BBY
Species: Designation Sentient ,Classification Reptilian[1]
Eyes: Usually blue, black or purple,[1] sometimes red[6] or green[7]
Skin Tone/Pigmentation: Large and round pupil-less eyes, snouts, pointed ears, antennae, scaled and usually green skin[1],Usually green,[1] sometimes yellow,[3] red[4] or turquoise[5]
Height: 1.75 meters[2]

Appearance

Facial Features

Rodians were a species of reptilian humanoids. They possessed large pupil-less eyes that could see in infrared spectrum, slender snouts, pointed ears, twin saucer-like antennae that detected vibrations atop their heads, and a ridge of spines cresting their skulls.[11] Their snouts were said to resemble those of tapirs.[12] Green (sometimes red, yellow or turquoise) scales covered their bodies, and their skin had a rough, pebbly texture, except on the snout and hands. They are cold blooded and have blood of a green color.[13] Females were physically distinguished by their mammary glands, and some of them, like Greeata Jendowanian, were capable of growing long tresses.[14] The Rodian hand featured five long, dexterous fingers with suction cups at the ends.[11] The pads helped them cope with the variety of conditions associated with living in a swamp, and could be used to help them climb aquatic vegetation.[9] The shape of the Rodian hand, however, was as such that if an object was designed for their species, it would be uncomfortable for a human to use.[15] Their toes were a lot like their fingers: long and tipped by suction cups.[16] Although they were oxygen breathers, Rodians could breathe an air saturated with Clouzon-36 without the assistance of a respirator.[17] Rodians smelled rank to humans.[18]

Rodian had green blood.

Mentality

Personal history

Rodians evolved on the planet Rodia. At some point in their past, a faction of Rodians was known to have made war with another faction on Rodia. Eventually, one of the factions made a pilgrimage to the stars and created a settlement on Maldroth, where they used the stories of the war as a cautionary tale to promote peace amongst themselves.[19] The Rodians eventually joined the Galactic Republic by the time of the Invasion of Naboo. Jabba the Hutt, a crime lord, employed various Rodians as bounty hunters, including one named Greedo. Rodia eventually received representation in the Galactic Senate by means of Senator Onaconda Farr. He eventually made friends with Ruwee Naberrie, a senator from Naboo, and worked closely with him. Eventually, the senator's daughter,[20] Padmé Amidala, became the senator for Naboo.[21]

The bounty hunter and mercenary Greedo taking Chairman Papanoida hostage
During the Clone Wars, Rodia's space vessels were attacked by pirates, leaving the Rodian people impoverished and starving for offworld food. Farr, distressed by his people's suffering, appealed to the Republic for aide, but received none. Desperate, he turned to the Trade Federation and made a deal with their viceroy, Nute Gunray, who was to deliver supplies to Rodia in exchange for control of the planet and Senator Amidala, who was an enemy of Gunray's. Amidala went to Rodia in an attempt to work out her own deal, but was captured by Gunray's battle droids. As the situation progressed, Farr had second thoughts and sided back with Amidala. Gunray was later fooled into thinking a Jedi was attacking his forces, who in actuality was the bumbling Gungan Jar Jar Binks. The viceroy admitted to Farr that he had brought no provisions for the Rodian people with him. Gunray was eventually arrested by the Republic, only to escape at a later date.[5] Farr was later murdered during the war by his aide Lolo Purs.[22]
Rodians also made it as far as Lothal, where a number of them worked for the Galactic Empire. Some of these Rodians lived in Lothal re-settlement camp 43, nicknamed "Tarkintown," which housed farmers who had been dispossessed by the Empire.[23] Tseebo was a Rodian who worked for the Imperial Information Office,[24] although after stealing a large amount of Imperial data he tried to escape the Empire, and was eventually rescued by a band of rebels.[25] Another Lothal Rodian, Frid Kelio, played grav-ball for the AppSci SaberCats in Capital City.[26]
When Rodia was brought into the Imperial fold, many Rodians opposed the Empire and as such, many were recruited by the Alliance to Restore the Republic.[27]
During the Galactic Civil War, the Betu continent of Rodia was ruled by the Chattza clan. It was opposed by the Chekkoo clan. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker went on a mission to recruit the Chekkoo clan into the Rebel Alliance.[15]

Early history
Rodia was originally inhabited by rock-dwelling lizards which developed tools and weapons to aid in their survival.[12] Over time, these evolved into the sentient Rodian species, who became brutal hunters to survive among the planet's dangerous wildlife. As they developed advanced technology, they began to exterminate the planet's other lifeforms at an increasingly rapid rate.[8] Eventually, all of the predators that threatened the Rodians were driven to extinction, and the Rodians began to hunt one another, finding or inventing excuses for war and laying waste to their homeworld's environment in the process.[12]

Rodians often engaged in clan wars.
As Rodian society developed and their technology improved, the leader of the most powerful clan, the Soammei clan, eventually proclaimed himself Inta'si'rin'na, or Grand Protector of the Rodians. Through the rest of Rodian history, the title of Grand Protector shifted from clan to clan as loyalties and power shifted. Grand Protectors ruled all of Rodia as dictators.
Discovery and Republic membership
When scouts from the Galactic Republic arrived on Rodia, the planet's ecosystem was on the verge of being damaged beyond repair.[8] The Rodians hunted the new arrivals down until their Grand Protector, recognizing the possibility of new prey to hunt off-world, called a halt to the violence.[13] A new policy was implemented; the Grand Protector declared that the best hunters, as proven by success in various gladiatorial contests and hunts on Rodia, would be allowed to leave the planet for work as bounty hunters, mercenaries, slavers or similar occupations. The Grand Protector's Hunters' Guild, or Goa-Ato, instituted annual awards (or Atiang) for the best hunters, with such categories as "Best Shot", "Longest Trail", or "Most Notorious Capture."
The Rodians eventually joined the Republic, fascinated by its starships and weapons.[8] By 15,000 BBY, Rodia was within space that was considered well-explored,[14] and over time, the services of Rodian trackers became a popular export. Demand for weapons led to increased industrialization, especially around the megalopolis of Equator City. Rodian dramas also gained popularity;[2] Rodian Theater began as a simple series of staged fights, encouraged by Grand Protector Harido Kavila as a way for Rodians to burn off their aggression, but over time it developed into a vibrant, though violent, theatrical tradition. Though actors were barred from directly seeking political power at home, drama also became an acceptable way for dissident elements to challenge established ideas. Some Rodians illegally left their homeworld in search of refuge from clan feuds, traveling the galaxy freely and finding work in a variety of professions, from peaceful merchants and technicians to arms dealers and criminal henchmen. While the Rodian authorities treated off-world born Rodians as though they were alien galactic citizens, illegal emigrants were generally not allowed to return to Rodia, though some used forged or legitimate documents to claim off-world status.

A Republic frigate over Rodia in 22 BBY.
During the Great Sith War, an alliance of Sith and Mandalorians won a victory at Rodia.[15] During the Mandalorian Wars Rodia remained neutral, but during the Jedi Civil War it was drawn into the full-scale conflict. Sith forces attempted to destroy the planet using the massive firepower of the Star Forge fleet, hoping to deny the Galactic Republic its greatest source of scouts and explorers. But the Jedi uncovered the plot and signaled the Republic fleet for help. The Battle of Rodia was an important battle of the Jedi Civil War, and after the Republic drove away the Sith fleet, Rodia officially joined the war on the Republic side, though individual Rodian mercenaries still worked for the Sith and other factions.[16] Following the Great Galactic War, Rodia was annexed by the Sith Empire under the partial Treaty of Coruscant. This was received with much bitterness and outrage by the Rodian ambassador Mareesh who saw this as a betrayal by the Republic.[17]
During the last days of the Republic, the planet was represented in the Galactic Senate by Onaconda Farr, who was later appointed to the Loyalist Committee as the Separatist Crisis worsened.[18] At some point during the Clone Wars, he betrayed his old friend Senator Padmé Amidala by luring her to Rodia and into the clutches of her old enemy, the Trade Federation viceroy, Nute Gunray, in exchange for the shipment of supplies, which the Republic had failed to deliver, to his planet. He later realized his mistake and helped her escape.[11] Rodia thereafter remained loyal to the Republic, although it was near the front lines of combat and scarred by famine.[2] Rodia was never directly threatened by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, although negotiators were frequently sent by Count Dooku to the city of Iskaayuma.[19] Later during the war, Farr bribed Ronet Coorr to divert naval forces from Iseno to Rodia rather than to Duro, resulting in Duro being taken by the Confederacy of Independent Systems in Operation Durge's Lance. Farr was forced to resign in disgrace.
Imperial rule and Navik's coup

Greedo, a bounty hunter during the Imperial rule
After the Clone Wars concluded in 19 BBY, the Galactic Republic was reorganized into the Galactic Empire.[20] Rodia and its population were spared enslavement under the new regime due to the Empire's demand for bounty hunters. In 17 BBY, Rodia experienced an internal coup when Navik the Red of the Chattza Clan conquered his rivals[2] in a series of fierce campaigns that spanned several star systems. After achieving victory, he named himself Grand Protector[3] and made his home city of Iskaayuma the new seat of government. Under Navik's rule, Rodia became a freer trading port and an emerging economic power.[2] Navik also tightened restrictions on emigration and built ties with Black Sun and the Galactic Empire. Navik ruthlessly persecuted his rivals, sentencing the entire Tetsu Clan to death. Even Tetsu refugees outside Rodia, such as Greedo the Elder and his family, were pursued by Chattza hunters. When the New Republic came into power, Navik represented Rodia in the Senate until the planet was invaded and conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong during their invasion.
Yuuzhan Vong conquest and beyond

Another view of Rodia
During their invasion of the galaxy, the Yuuzhan Vong invaded Rodia to cut off the rimward portion of the Corellian Run.[2] As on many worlds, the Yuuzhan Vong conquerors began enslaving the population. The alien invaders planned to forge their Rodian captives into deadly warbeasts, under the direction of Master Shaper Taug Molou. He took his Rodian experimental subjects apart on a cellular level, reassembling their genetic code with bits from other creatures. This experiment resulted in the creation of the Vagh Rodiek, mindless warbeasts that moved on crab-like legs with sharp half-meter long scythes of bone in place of arms. The Rodian natural head-spines were mutated into razor-sharp quills. Rodia itself was terraformed, with freighter-sized, leathery blossoms looming over the landscape.[2]
The few Rodians who managed to flee Rodia found themselves refugees from persecution. Most however, hid in the jungle and launched guerrilla attacks against Yuuzhan Vong patrols. After that war, Rodia was represented in the Galactic Alliance Senate by Moog Ulur. Yuuzhan Vong terraforming made Rodia one of the most dangerous planets in the galaxy, filling its jungles with previously-unknown deadly predators. In a practice seen on Daluuj[21] and other worlds, the Yuuzhan Vong also moved to Rodia, forming one of the largest known Yuuzhan Vong populations in the galaxy.[2] Over the next hundred years, the Rodians had reveled in the new dangers onworld and became even greater hunters than before. Under the Sith Empire led by Darth Krayt, the planet claimed more Jedi bounties than any other, earning itself a favorable treatment from Darth Krayt.[22]

Education

Points of interest
An'yettu Islands
Betu
Encheeko
Flip of the Credit[3]
Kay-Tap square
Next Chance
Senatorial Palace

Employment

Rodian Grand Protector[2]

Region
Outer Rim Territories[1]
Sector
Savareen sector[1]
System
Tyrius system[2][3]

Accomplishments & Achievements

Major imports
Foodstuffs[2][3]
Luxury goods[2][3]
Major exports
Bounty hunters[2]
Weapons technology[2][3]
Exotic animals

Intellectual Characteristics

Native species
Rodian[2][3]
Immigrated species
Yuuzhan Vong[2]
Chazrach
Humans (historic)[3]

Known Languages

Language
Galactic Basic Standard[5]
Rodian[10]

Language
Rodese
Basic
Huttese[5][6][7]

Primary language(s)
Rodese (Rodian)[2]
Huttese
Galactic Basic Standard[2]
Formerly: Yuuzhan Vong

Personality

The major events and journals in Rodian's history, from the beginning to today.

The list of amazing people following the adventures of Rodian.