Mustafarian

The Mustafarians were an alien race, which had two distinct subspecies, native to the planet Mustafar. Many xenobiologists believed that the Mustafarians were related to the Kubaz, since both were descended from insectile creatures. This link was further emphasized by the similar facial structures of both races. The Mustafarians had a long trunk instead of a nose, and their foreheads sloped gently back to their necks.

There were two distinct races of Mustafarians, both of which were insectile arthropods whose bodies were protected by hard shells. Both subspecies were distinguished from other races by the fact that their bodies contained very little water. A tall, thin-bodied subspecies lived in the northern hemisphere of the planet, and was much weaker than their cousins. A shorter race of burly laborers inhabited the southern hemisphere, and was much hardier than those Mustafarians of the north. Both races lived in underground warrens, away from the sweltering heat and choken atmosphere of the surface of Mustafar.

As a race, the Mustafarians were egocentric and self-absorbed, having spent much of their existence isolated from the reat of the galaxy. Although not aggressive by nature, the Mustafarians developed their own weaponry, primarily to defend themselves from the predators that inhabited their homeworld.

During the era of the Clone Wars, the Mustafarians were ostensibly part of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, although they had no political affiliation with either side of the conflict. The Techno Union was allowed to establish a lava processing facility on Mustafar, where both subspecies of Mustafarians labored for virtually no pay. This suited the Mustafarians just fine, as long as they were allowed to manage their own affairs. In the wake of the Clone Wars, the Mustafarians fell into relative obscurity.