Dug
Species Data
Attribute Dice: 12D (+6D for PC)
DEXTERITY: 2D/4D+2
PERCEPTION: 1D/3D+2
STRENGTH: 1D+1/4D
KNOWLEDGE: 1D/3D+2
MECHANICAL: 1D+2/4D+1
TECHNICAL: 1D/3D+2
Size: .8 - 1.2 meters
Move: 6/8
Homeworld: Malastare
Description:
"Your buddy here was about to be turned into orange goo. He picked a fight with a Dug..."
-Anakin Skywalker on Jar Jar Binks
Dugs are an aggressive mammalian species native to the planet Malastare that use their arms as legs and their legs as arms.
Biology and Appearance:
Dugs are slender, powerfully built beings with a somewhat humanoid build and a unique method of walking that hailed from the
high gravity world of Malastare. Their primary means of locomotion are their strong arms, and their lower limbs and feet were used
for grappling and other fine motor manipulation. They hardly ever walked on their lower limbs. Sebulba was only once seen
standing on his legs. Although most Dugs may walk on all four limbs, others liked to use their strong arms as legs and their feet
as hands like they would normally do.
Dugs have smooth skin, which hangs loosely around their tall necks, only to inflate during mating season calls. They also
possess fin-like ears and pronounced snouts. They live mainly in the forests of the western continent of their homeworld in
primitive tree villages called "tree thorps". On their homeworld of Malastare, the Dugs are arboreal beings. They brachiated among
the canopies with alarming speed using all four limbs.
Society and Culture:
"Dugs insult everybody. You know that. You shouldn't value their words."
-Jedi to a Barabel
Due to their oppression under their Gran rulers who colonized Malastare, many Dugs often feel the need to throw around their
strength in bids to establish dominance. As a result, they are known for their ill-tempered demeanor, and many were little more
than bullying thugs.
On their homeworld of Malastare, the vast majority of Dugs are little more than laborers toiling for the enrichment of the Gran.
With the species excluded from much of the power and money on Malastare, many Dugs, such as Sebulba, turned to podracing as their
only means to achieve fame and fortune. In all other areas, the Dugs are exploited and disenfranchised.
Dug mating is very reminiscent of some reptiles, which may indicate their ancestry. The loose folds of skin around the males neck
will inflate during the mating season, showing a display of color. An interested female may pester or disturb a male in a few
different ways until his balloon-neck deflates with a screech. After this, the two are considered mated. Mates remain loyal to
each other, even though they may bully each other through their time together.
History:
"Motivating the Dugs to fight is not difficult, for at the core of their beings are knots of unfocused rage. However, that
rage is not centered in the true warrior's drive of hatred, but in insecurity. They are valueless, and they know this. That is
why they will always be defeated."
-Darth Vader
Circa 8,000 BBY, the Galactic Republic established an outpost on Malastare since it was located at a key spot along the Hydian
Way trade route. Later, in ca. 1,000 BBY, a contingent of Gran colonists settled on the planet. First contact between the Gran
and the Dugs was bloody, and a long, brutal war ensued.
Because of the power and influence the Gran wielded in the Galactic Senate, the Republic settled the violence in the Gran's favor.
The Dugs were demilitarized, stripped of political power, and relocated to the western continent of their own planet. The Gran
ruled Malastare and represented the planet in the Galactic Senate. Dugs were little more than subservient laborers treated as
slaves and paid minute wages. An organization called Dugs for Democracy protested against this treatment and would go on to
oppose the Military Creation Act.
Special Abilities:
Climbing/Jumping Bonus: Due to their physiology, Dugs gain a permanent +1D bonus to their
Climbing/Jumping skill.
Shout: Dugs can issue forth a deep bellow which can be heard up to 3 kilometers away.
