Species

The Star Wars galaxy contains a bewildering variety of species, each with it's own unique outlook and civilization. Although Humans dominate the known galaxy, there are many intelligent alien species that can be encountered wherever you travel.

Humans live among the Core Worlds, throughout the Mid Rim, and even on the worlds of the Outer Rim territories. Most of the alien species have their own homeworld and colonies, but individuals can be found anywhere, thanks to the prevalence of hyperspace travel. The promise of profit and power often lure members of all species to the same areas, including spaceports and metropolitan cities.

Sometimes it's easy to believe that all Rodians are outlaws or all Wookiees are short-tempered, but the truth is that every member of every species is unique. Depending on the era in which your campaign is set, nonhuman species have different advantages or disadvantages, as explained on the Era Notes: Species page as well as the individual species' page.

Choosing a Species
After you roll your Ability Scores and before you write them on your Character Sheet, choose your character's species. At the same time, you'll want to select your character's Class, since species affects how well the character can do in each Class. Once you've decided your character's species and Class, assign Ability Scores to particular Abilities. Alter the scores according to the species' ability modifiers and continue detailing your character.

You can play a character of any species presented below, but certain species do better pursuing certain Classes.

Your character's species provides plenty of clues as to the sort of person he or she is, how he or she feels about characters of other species, and what motivates him or her. Remember, however, that the species descriptions only apply to the majority of people. In each species, some individuals diverge from the norm, and your character can be one of these. Don't let a description hinder you from detailing your character as you like.

Species Qualities
Your character's species determines some of his or her qualities. These general qualities are listed and detailed on the following pages:
 * Species Characteristics
 * Species Traits

Other Species
The species presented below have were included in the Core Rulebook Allies and Opponents section for building NPC Characters but may also be used in player Character Creation granted that your GM has allowed them as such: These species may also be detailed in other books and should use those traits instead as they qualify as "official".
 * Aqualish
 * Hutt
 * Neimoidian
 * Yuuzhan Vong

Threats of the Galaxy
The species in Threats of the Galaxy have no official images linked to them:
 * Chistori
 * Mantellian Savrip
 * Utai
 * Replica Droid