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this was the name adopted by those Rutanians who colonized the moon of Senali and then won their independence in a bloody civil war. Although they were descended from Rutanian stock, they had a silvery coloration to their skin from tiny scales which had evolved over the generations. Senali also wore their hair shorter than the Rutanians. As a society, the Senali tried to do away with titles and the trappings of office, in an effort to ensure that every member of society wsa equal. Where their ancestors the Rutanians preferred to hunt and kill for sport, the Senali chose to hunt only to obtain food. Any food which was left over from a hunt was distributed to other families, so that no part of a kill was wasted. About twelve years before the Battle of Naboo, the Senali people became divided when Prince Leed of Rutan decided to remain on Senali. One faction argued that he should be allowed to do as he wished, since it was legally his decision. The other faction wanted him to return to Rutan, thereby ensuring the relative peace between the Rutanians and the Senalis. In the end, Leed was given the chance to remain on Senali, and the leaders of the two planets re-established the peace. This arrangement worked well for many years, until the Rutanians sold information on the Senali to the Yuuzhan Vong. The alien invaders utterly devastated Senali, wiping out the civilization and much of the planet's surface before turning their attack to eliminate the Rutanians as well.