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Aing-Tii Monks

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this strange race of creatures inhabited the furthest reaches of the Kathol Outback, near the Kathol Rift. The monks were one of the few beings who could actually navigate through the Rift, having been seen emerging from the Rift on several occasions. As a race, the Aing-Tii were tall, edentate mammals whose bodies were covered by bony plates. They had four legs, although they most often stood erect. Their heads were covered by helmet-like plates, and were dominated by two large eyes. They had no visible mouths, but used a group of long, thin tongues to sense and communicate. The tongues were used for tasting, smelling, and feeling. Much of their bony armor was covered with intricate, painted symbols that resembled the markings seen on their strangely-organic starships. Their tails, also covered with thick plates, were prehensile and often used in defense and attack. The Aing-Tii were also Force-sensitive, although they don't use it and control it the way Jedi Knights did. No one was sure exactly why, but the Aing-Tii patrolled the Kathol Outback between the Marcol Void and the Kathol Rift looking for slave ships. They incapacitated the slavers with their Sanhedrim starships, then freed the slaves.