Jawa

Jawas were a diminutive, sentient mammalian species native to the desert planet of Tatooine. They were a mysterious species, never revealing theirselves to any non-Jawa.

Biology and appearance
Jawas were a short species, with pale, naked skin and thin, black hair atop their heads. Their species required considerable amounts of moisture, so Jawas typically wore hoods revealing little of their bodies. Their unrevealed bodies were almost hairless, other than their scalps of very thin hair, their hands, and their feet. Jawas had small, yellow eyes, with primarily night vision, only capable of seeing grayscale colors and yellow. The fabrics in their head coverings featured yellow crystals woven in in order to protect their extremely light sensitive eyes from the two suns of their homeworld. When offworld, Jawas dyed their yellow crystals red in order to signify their departure from their planet. They were viviparous, mating all year round. They were a monogamous species, and mated for life. They were pack animals, led in large groups by one male chief. They gave off a very potent smell, that to their other Jawas was unique to each individual. This odor contained much information on the individual, including gender, age, health, recent meals, and descent. Jawas hearing was subpar, although they had a relatively strong sense of smell, around four times greater than humans.