Starweird

Starweirds were a species of incorporeal humanoids found only in space. Tall and gaunt, they possessed long, sharp talons, wild white hair, and glowing eyes. The creatures appeared to spacers repairing their starships in space, or aboard vessels traveling through hyperspace. A starweird would choose a target, and, after being spotted, emit a telepathic scream that terrified most individuals. The starweird would then attack its victim. Starweirds were powerful creatures capable of using the Force, and held a strong hatred for Force users, leading some Jedi to believe that they were apparitions created by the dark side of the Force. During the time of the first conflict fought between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire, Jedi Master Wyellett saved his Padawan Xerender and many members of the Jedi Council from a famous starweird known as the Starweird Queen.

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