Melicca

The Melicca were a group that existed during the High Republic Era that worshipped a number of deities. As a sign of submission to their deities, once every seven years, the Melicca sheared themselves, creating Meliccan wool.

In 228 BBY, the human Nihil intelligence operative Nan Hague traveled to the Core Worlds planet Coruscant for a mission. While there, she visited a luxury shop run by a Zygerrian shopkeeper in an attempt to draw attention away from herself. The Zygerrian presented Hague with a woolen shawl that was made of Meliccan wool and informed her it was among the best she could buy. She then told Hague about the Melicca, noting that as a result of the Melicca only shearing themselves once every seven years the fibers were very rare. Hague ultimately purchased the shawl.

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