The Felinians were a species of sentient felinoids originating from the Felin system. During the Galactic Civil War, the Felinians had developed technology considered primitive in the galaxy at large, but a group of them residing in jungles of the planet Zoma V desired advanced weapons such as blasters, commodities for which they traded precious stones. The Saurian crime lord Sithless Leethe attempted to smuggle Imperial weapons to the Felinians under the oversight of his associate, a Saurian named Slopper. Nevertheless, the couriers he had chosen to deliver the cargo—spacers to whom he had sold a light freighter on condition of delivery of the unopened crates to the Felinians—chose to deliver the weapons to the Rebel Alliance instead.
Biology and appearance[]
The Felinians were sentient felinoids with a physiology that enabled them to wield blaster weapons intended for Humans.[1]
Society and culture[]
Members of the species inhabited the jungles of the world Zoma V,[1] in the Zoma system of the Outer Rim Territories' Hunnoverrs sector.[2] Although their technology was considered primitive by the standards of the greater galaxy, at least some Felinians could use advanced weaponry such as blasters. The Felinians bartered for such goods by trading precious stones.[1]
History[]
The Felinians hailed from[3] the Felin system, a part of the Spinward sector in the Outer Rim Territories.[2] During the Galactic Civil War, a Saurian crime lord named Sithless Leethe obtained a shipment of Imperial munitions that he attempted to smuggle to the Felinians residing on Zoma V. He stored the weapons in a light freighter called the Limping Lady on Tatooine and placed them under guard of his lieutenant, another Saurian named Slopper. Leethe then found a band of spacers to buy the starship from him; as part of the deal, they agreed to deliver the cargo unopened to the Felinians on Zoma V.[1]
Nevertheless, the spacers deviated from the plan and took the weapons instead to the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Leethe discovered their duplicity and retaliated by taking out a bounty for their capture.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Felinians are mentioned in the roleplaying adventure "Limping Lady," which was written by Peter M. Schweighofer and published in Challenge 64 in September 1992. Challenge magazine was unaffiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd., which has left the canonical status of the Felinians with respect to the Star Wars Legends continuity ambiguous. The narrative above assumes the player-characters—the unnamed spacers—deliver the cargo to the Rebel Alliance, as this is the scenario that affords them the largest reward and is considered the correct path. Nevertheless, what they do with Sithless Leethe's cargo is up to them; players may also opt to visit Zoma V and deliver the weapons to the Felinians. In such a scenario, the catlike aliens give the Saurian Slopper 
5,000 in precious stones in exchange.[1] A year after this this article was published, RolePlayer Independent 8 released the article The Felin which featured a very similar alien.
Appearances[]
"Limping Lady" — Challenge 64 (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Limping Lady" — Challenge 64
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on December 11, 2007 at 7:59 AM; accessed February 2, 2024): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas, stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats the Felin system as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Felinian species.
