Elomin

The Elomin were a race of tall, thin humanoids native to the planet Elom. They were distinguished by their pointed ears and the four horns that crowned their heads. Their eyes were widely spaced, and their upturned noses gave them a demonic appearance. A group of small nose tusks surrounded their nostrils, and these tusks vibrated whenever an Elomin took deep or rapid breaths. The heart of an Elomin had six distinct chambers, and an individual Elomin had four separate stomachs. Because of these traits, many xenobiologists came to believe that the Elomin were distant cousins of the Zabrak, although no records exist to support this theory. Some members of Elomin society also had long hair sprouting from just behind their ears, and most individuals had pronounced neck wattles. Popular rumor claimed that the Elomin people were descended from a group of Zabrak colonists who arrived on Elom ages before the Clone Wars, but this was never proven.

As a people, the Elomin strove to find order in all things, and worked to create order where it didn't exist. For many generations, the Elomin were unaware that there was another sentient race inhabiting their homeworld of Elom. This changed when several Elomin miners were rescued from a mining accident by a group of Eloms. Elomin society was thrown into confusion, as the Eloms represented something that did not fit into their view of an ordered universe. The Elomin refused to ackowledge their brethren as part of their world, even after the Old Republic granted them full status as a member race.

The Elomin had little advanced technology when they were admitted to the Old Republic, but readily accepted the new technologies they were given access to. When Emperor Palpatine rose to power, the Elomin were enslaved and forced to mine lommite for the Imperial war machine. Many of the younger Eloms were outraged at the suffering that was inflicted upon the Elomin, and joined the Alliance to fight for their freedom. In the wake of the Battle of Endor, the Elomin rewarded their valiant efforts by finally recognizing the Eloms as part of their community.