Riorian

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"Unlike the average Riorian, Stalnus evidently never learned to settle disputes with anything but a vibroaxe."
―Airen Cracken[1]

Riorians were an insectoid[2] sentient species native to the planet Rior. They were characterized by their large, red eyes and sensitive hearing. While most were peaceful, a maniacal male Riorian known as Stalnus was wanted for murder by the New Republic[1] by the year 7 ABY.[3] In addition, at least one Riorian was a member of the Karazak Slavers Cooperative.[4]

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While Leland Chee, keeper of the Holocron continuity database, initially confirmed that Loje Nella was a Riorian,[5] he later debated whether this was truly accurate and said that the identity of her species should be determined in a future source.[6] Ultimately, The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, a three-volume encyclopedia edited by Bob Vitas[7] and released on December 9, 2008,[8] confirmed that Nella was an "intelligent cliff-borer worm."[9]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wanted by Cracken
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II novelization
  3. ↑ Wanted by Cracken dates itself to three years after the Battle of Endor. As The Essential Reader's Companion dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, including the Battle of Endor, to 4 ABY, it can be assumed that Wanted by Cracken takes place in 7 ABY.
  4. ↑ Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations
  5. ↑ StarWars.com Holocron continuity database questions on the StarWars.com Message Boards (February 6, 2007): "Loje Nella is actually a Riorian, since the Rioirian image shown in the RPG Wanted by Cracken is Ep VI concept art for the character referred to by production as the Toadstool Terror." (original site is defunct)
  6. ↑ StarWars.com Holocron continuity database questions on the StarWars.com Message Boards (content obsolete and backup link not available)
  7. ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
  8. ↑ PenguinRandomHouse-Logo The Complete Star Wars® Encyclopedia on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
  9. ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 369