Post by Red on Feb 4, 2007 16:10:59 GMT -5
Noghri (pronounced /'nogɹi/) were a primitive humanoid species. They had steely gray or blue skin, and were extremely skilled assassins due to their abilities in stealth and hand-to-hand combat. Despite their small size, they were efficient killing machines, with claws, fangs, and a sense of smell so acute, they could smell one's bloodline (as exemplified by Khabarakh's identification of Leia Organa Solo as Darth Vader's daughter and heir). They were much like the Wookiee species culturally, in that they respected honor above all else. Noghri society was clan-based, revolving around the dukha, or community building, at the center of each village.
Noghri were notorious assassins. They also made outstanding bodyguards. In battle, they were exceptional in hand-to-hand combat. Their speech was very guttural and scratchy in nature, comparable to Trandoshan's.
They had a clan-based, honor-based society and referred to someone by their family. Leia Organa Solo was known by them to belong to the same family as Darth Vader. She was then referred to as, "Lady Vader", or, in the Noghri tongue, Mal'ary'ush. Each clan had a Matrakh, or matriarch, the storyteller, leader, and lore keeper of the clan. A clan also had a dukha, or meeting place at the center of a village, where the Matrakh usually resided. Dukha were considered somewhat sacred, belonging also to the ancestors of the clan.
Noghri were also very loyal, as shown in examples where the Death Commandos and similar groups often willingly went to their deaths to fight against those they considered enemies. A conflict of loyalty was a major event in a Noghri's life.