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Shaggy giants
from an arboreal world, the tall and
commanding Wookiee species is an impressive
sight to even the most jaded spacer.
Despite their fearsome and savage
countenance, Wookiees are intelligent,
sophisticated, loyal and trusting.
Loyalty and bravery are near-sacred
tenets in Wookiee society. When peaceful,
Wookiees are tender and gentle. Their
tempers, however, are short; when
angered, Wookiees can fly into a berserker
rage and will not stop until the object
of their distemper is sufficiently
destroyed.
During the
time of the Galactic Republic, the
Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk was
represented in the Galactic Senate
by a number of Wookiee potentates.
This meant little to the unscrupulous
Empire that arose to replace that
august government. Despite their proven
intelligence, Wookiees were enslaved
by the Empire and exploited for their
brute strength. Their homeworld was
blockaded, and a free Wookiee was
a rare sight in the galaxy.
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