Rodian

Rodians hail from the Tyrius System of The Mid Rim, their homeworld humid and choked with heavy rain forests teeming with dangerous life forms. In this hostile environment, the Rodians evolved into brutal hunters and killers to survive. As a result, Rodian culture centers around the concept of "The Hunt." Their art glorifies violence and the art of stalking prey. The more intelligent and dangerous a hunter's prey, the more honorable the hunt. Rodians have numerous annual festivals that exists solely to honor such activities.

Since joining the rest of the galaxy's spacefaring Species, the Rodians have come to view bounty hunting as the most honorable profession in existence, and many have found great success in this field.

Rodian Characteristics

Personality: Rodians tend to be violent, tenacious, and dedicated.

Physical Description: Rodians are humanoid, with multifaceted eyes, a tapered snout, and deep green skin, the average Rodian stands 1.6 meters tall.

Average Height/Weight: A typical Rodian stands at 1.6 meters tall and weighs 60 kilograms.

Age Groups: Rodians age at the following stages:

CHILD	YOUNG ADULT	ADULT	MIDDLE AGE	OLD	VENERABLE
1-12 Years	13-15 Years	16-35 Years	36-49 Years	50-59 Years	60+ Years

Homeworld: The industrial world of Rodia.

Languages: Rodians speak, read, and write both Rodese and Basic, and many learn to speak Huttese as well.

Example Names: Andoorni, Beedo, Chido, Doda, Greedo, Greeata, Kelko, Navik, Neela, Neesh, Wald.

Adventurers: Rodian adventurers leave their homeworld to improve their skills, hoping to one day return and claim the title of Hunt Master. To this end, they take on roles that allow them to flex their hunting skills and increase their battle prowess, most commonly working as bounty hunters or mercenaries as Soldiers.

Rodian Species Traits

Rodians share the following Species Traits:

• Ability Modifiers: All Rodians receive a +2 bonus to Dexterity, but they suffer -2 penalties to both their Wisdom and Charisma. Rodians are quick and well coordinated, but often act before thinking things through, and are often rude and try to bully others.
• Medium Size: As Medium creatures, Rodians have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Speed: Rodians have a base speed of 6 squares.
• Heightened Awareness: A Rodian may choose to reroll any Perception check, but the result of the reroll must be accepted, even if it is worse.
• Low-Light Vision: Rodians ignore Concealment (But not Total Concealment) from darkness.
• Conditional Bonus Feat: Rodians are taught how to track and survive in the wilderness of Rodia from a very young age. A Rodian with Survival as a Trained Skill gains Skill Focus (Survival) as a bonus Feat.
• Automatic Languages: All Rodians can speak, read, and write both Basic and Rodese.

 Additional Rodian Species Feats

Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Rebellion Era Campaign Guide

Rodian characters have access to the following Species Feats. No Species Feats are considered Bonus Feats for any Heroic Class.

SPECIES FEAT		BENEFITS
Fringe Benefits		Reduce the cost multiplier of goods bought on the Black Market.
Hunter's Instincts		Reroll Perception checks, always keeping the better result.
Master Tracker		Increase the die type when adding Force Points to a Survival check.