The [[Species/Legends|species]] was also able to change the [[Color/Legends|color]] of their skin during mating rituals. Most Quarren had orange skin,<ref name="NEGAS" /> although some Quarren had gray-green skin; this trait, however, was extremely rare. Pink or purple-skinned Quarren existed, though presumably in small numbers. All Quarren also had two shimmering blue eyes. Being aquatic in nature, Quarren had to keep their skin moist in order to stay alive,<ref name="NEGAS" /> although clawed Quarren seemed to need less moisture than other Quarren. The average Quarren lifespan was 79 [[Standard year/Legends|standard years]].
The [[Species/Legends|species]] was also able to change the [[Color/Legends|color]] of their skin during mating rituals. Most Quarren had orange skin,<ref name="NEGAS" /> although some Quarren had gray-green skin; this trait, however, was extremely rare. Pink or purple-skinned Quarren existed, though presumably in small numbers. All Quarren also had two shimmering blue eyes. Being aquatic in nature, Quarren had to keep their skin moist in order to stay alive,<ref name="NEGAS" /> although clawed Quarren seemed to need less moisture than other Quarren. The average Quarren lifespan was 79 [[Standard year/Legends|standard years]].
There were three different types of Quarren, although the only difference lay in their hands. Some Quarren had suction-tipped fingers, either with three or five fingers.<ref name="KOTOR II">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''</ref> Other Quarren had thick fingers that lacked suction cups on the tips of their fingers, yet had sharp claws instead. Whether these three groups were actually distinct subspecies is unknown.
There were three different types of Quarren, although the only difference lay in their hands. Some Quarren had suction-tipped fingers, either with three or five fingers. Other Quarren had thick fingers that lacked suction cups on the tips of their fingers, yet had sharp claws instead. Whether these three groups were actually distinct subspecies is unknown. {{Fact}}
Having evolved in the depths of Mon Calamari, Quarren could descend to depths of 300 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] without any breathing or pressure apparatus. However, upon ascending from depths of 50 meters or below, a time, equal to the amount that they had spent below 50 meters, would have to be spared, so to as allow their bodies to decompress and thus adjust to the lower surface/water pressure.<ref name="NEGAS" />
Having evolved in the depths of Mon Calamari, Quarren could descend to depths of 300 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] without any breathing or pressure apparatus. However, upon ascending from depths of 50 meters or below, a time, equal to the amount that they had spent below 50 meters, would have to be spared, so to as allow their bodies to decompress and thus adjust to the lower surface/water pressure.<ref name="NEGAS" />
==Society and culture==
==Society and culture==
Quarren were a very self-centered and proud species, almost to the point of being xenophobic, which would coincide with their isolationist behavior.<ref name="NEGAS" /> Quarren found [[Human/Legends|Humans]] to be very crude beings and thought their language ([[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Galactic Basic]]) to be very cumbersome, and unsuitable for speech.<ref name="KOTOR II" /> The Quarren instead spoke their [[Quarrenese/Legends|native language]] more frequently, in contrast to the Mon Calamari who spoke Basic far more often, in order to deal with off-worlders, which the Quarren seldom did.<ref name="NEGAS" />
Quarren were a very self-centered and proud species, almost to the point of being xenophobic, which would coincide with their isolationist behavior.<ref name="NEGAS" /> The Quarren instead spoke their [[Quarrenese/Legends|native language]] more frequently, in contrast to the Mon Calamari who spoke Basic far more often, in order to deal with off-worlders, which the Quarren seldom did.<ref name="NEGAS" />
The Quarren species evolved in the high pressure depths of Dac's [[Ocean/Legends|oceans]]. Here, they mined the mineral-rich sea floor. They shared the depths of the planet's ocean with the [[Whaladon/Legends|Whaladons]], the [[Moappa]], and the [[Knowledge Bank]].
The Quarren species evolved in the high pressure depths of Dac's [[Ocean/Legends|oceans]]. Here, they mined the mineral-rich sea floor. They shared the depths of the planet's ocean with the [[Whaladon/Legends|Whaladons]], the [[Moappa]], and the [[Knowledge Bank]].
In ancient times, the [[Kokad]] was a warrior caste encharged with the protection of fellow Quarren from threatening sea creatures.<ref name="GCG">''[[Galactic Campaign Guide]]''</ref>
===Meeting the Mon Calamari===
===Meeting the Mon Calamari===
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While the Quarren recovered from the previous war, the Mon Calamari prepared for a daring cultural experiment. In order to prevent future wars, the Mon Calamari took hundreds of young Quarren captive, and taught them the ways of Mon Calamari civilization, teaching them the arts, sciences, and ethics. Once they had fully educated the Quarren, the Mon Calamari released them back to their homes. The elder generations of the Quarren distrusted the younger Quarren, and viewed them as brain-washed usurpers. The Quarren youth, on the other hand, viewed their elders as uneducated barbarians. However, the youth eventually grew up and assumed control of Quarren society, and peace between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari continued for centuries (though it was sometimes a tense relationship as followup generations of Quarren slowly began to sink back into their traditional values).<ref name="NEGAS" />
While the Quarren recovered from the previous war, the Mon Calamari prepared for a daring cultural experiment. In order to prevent future wars, the Mon Calamari took hundreds of young Quarren captive, and taught them the ways of Mon Calamari civilization, teaching them the arts, sciences, and ethics. Once they had fully educated the Quarren, the Mon Calamari released them back to their homes. The elder generations of the Quarren distrusted the younger Quarren, and viewed them as brain-washed usurpers. The Quarren youth, on the other hand, viewed their elders as uneducated barbarians. However, the youth eventually grew up and assumed control of Quarren society, and peace between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari continued for centuries (though it was sometimes a tense relationship as followup generations of Quarren slowly began to sink back into their traditional values).<ref name="NEGAS" />
Soon, many Quarren headed off-planet and became business managers and accountants.<ref name="NEGAS" /> During these years, Quarren went as far as [[Taris/Legends|Taris]],<ref name="KOTOR">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''</ref> [[Telos IV]], and [[Nar Shaddaa/Legends|Nar Shaddaa]]. Several Quarren joined the [[Exchange]], managing the criminal syndicate with efficiency.<ref name="KOTOR II" />
During the [[New Sith Wars]], Quarren fought in both the [[Army of Light/Legends|Army of Light]] and the [[Brotherhood of Darkness/Legends|Brotherhood of Darkness]].<ref name="jvs">''Jedi vs. Sith''</ref>
Around five hundred years before the [[Battle of Naboo/Legends|Battle of Naboo]], a number of needy Mon Calamari and Quarren locals were approached by recruiters sent by [[Hugo Bartyn]]. Bartyn wanted amphibian fishermen to settle a new city in [[Lamaredd/Legends|Lamaredd]] and tempted these poverty-stricken individuals with promises of untouched seas in a new frontier. Once they arrived, however, they became [[Slavery/Legends|slave]] laborers. Besides, all the aliens were forced to live in crowded conditions and, as Mon Calamari and Quarrens could never stand each other, this eventually caused inter-species violence – and the eventual creation of a Quarren colony, [[The Shoals]], and at least one Quarren [[Swoop gang/Legends|swoop gang]].<ref name="BL">{{GamerCite|7|Bartyn's Landing (article)|Bartyn's Landing}}</ref>
Later, Mon Calamari joined the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] and eventually gained representation in the [[Galactic Senate/Legends|Senate]]. During at least the last decades of the Old Republic, the government of Mon Calamari, and its representation in the Galactic Senate, was shared between the Mon Calamari and the Quarren.
===During the Clone Wars===
[[File:QuarrenSoldier-TCWUK627.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A Quarren soldier during the Second Battle of Mon Calamari]]
Just before the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], the corrupt Quarren Senator [[Tikkes/Legends|Tikkes]] allowed [[Thalassian slavers/Legends|Thalassian]] [[Slavery/Legends|slavers]] to operate in [[Calamari sector]]. Eventually this decision was uncovered, and Tikkes was put under house-arrest.<ref name="HNN50">{{Hnn|50|news/1344_5.html|Senators Implicated in Slave Ring|https://web.archive.org/web/20050221082919/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/50/news/1344_5.html}}</ref> Under immense pressure, Tikkes took the easy road out, and defected to the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]], taking his sector with him.<ref name="HNN51">{{Hnn|51|news/13411_7.html|Senator Tikkes Jumps Bail|https://web.archive.org/web/20040530213914/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/51/news/13411_7.html}}</ref> Many citizens on Dac, however, opposed this decision, and moved against Tikkes and his allies. Tikkes formed the [[Quarren Isolation League/Legends|Quarren Isolation League]] and using reinforcements from the CIS, Tikkes moved against the [[Mon Calamari Council]], the ruling legislative body of Dac. The Republic, however, supported the Mon Calamari, and the few loyal Quarren.<ref name="CW Chapter 5">{{CW|5}}</ref>
A civil war on Mon Calamari ensued, with the Republic loyalist [[Mon Calamari Knights/Legends|Mon Calamari Knights]] joining Republic forces against the Quarren Isolation League and Separatist Mon Calamari (led by [[Merai]]). After a long series of skirmishes, the Republic defeated the Quarren Isolation League during the [[Battle of Mon Calamari (Clone Wars)|Battle of Mon Calamari]].<ref name="CW Chapter 5" /> New accords between the Quarren and Mon Calamari were signed, with pro-Republic Senators [[Tundra Dowmeia/Legends|Tundra Dowmeia]] (a Quarren) and [[Meena Tills/Legends|Meena Tills]] (a Mon Cal) jointly representing Dac in the Senate. Meanwhile, remnants of the Quarren Isolation League formed the [[Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps/Legends|Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps]], an organization of predominantly Quarren exiles on Separatist worlds (primarily [[Minntooine/Legends|Minntooine]] and [[Pammant/Legends|Pammant]]), who continued to support the Confederacy of Independent Systems by manufacturing the majority of its warships.<ref name-"ROTS ICS">''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections]]''</ref> As a result of this, Quarren were among the species deported from [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]] by [[Tannon Praji]], under pressure from the [[Humanocentrism|Human-supremacist]] [[Commission for the Protection of the Republic/Legends|Commission for the Protection of the Republic]].<ref name="DB Tannon Praji">{{DB|character|tannonpraji|Praji, Tannon|archivedate=20100325204904}}</ref>
A [[Battle of Mon Cala/Legends|second battle]] for control of the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Dac|Mon Calamari]] occurred around [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]] when the Quarren, backed by the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]], attempted to seize the [[Calamari system]] from the [[Mon Calamari/Legends|Mon Calamari]] people and the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]].<ref name="Water War">{{TCW|Water War}}</ref> The [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] intervened in the conflict, bringing reinforcements from the [[Grand Army of the Republic/Legends|Grand Army of the Republic]] and the [[Gungan Grand Army/Legends|Gungan Grand Army]]. However, [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Separatist]] [[Commander/Legends|commander]] [[Riff Tamson/Legends|Riff Tamson]], a [[Karkarodon/Legends|Karkarodon]], proved to be a more formidable opponent than imagined and his tactics resulted in the capture of all Republic forces except [[Ahsoka Tano/Legends|Ahsoka Tano]] and [[Prince/Legends|Prince]] [[Lee-Char/Legends|Lee-Char]], heir to the Mon Calamari throne.<ref name="Gungan Attack">{{TCW|Gungan Attack}}</ref> Quarren leader, [[Nossor Ri/Legends|Nossor Ri]], realized that Tamson and Count Dooku were plotting to take Dac for themselves, and not the Quarren people, so they re-allied with the Republic and routed the Separatists.<ref name="Prisoners">{{TCW|Prisoners}}</ref>
===Under the Empire===
===Under the Empire===
[[File:Quarren_Gunslinger_FC.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Netek]], a Quarren [[gunslinger]].]]
With the dawn of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], Imperial forces [[Subjugation of Mon Calamari|invaded]] Mon Calamari. This was fueled by the Humanocentric Imperials seeing the people of Dac—the Mon Calamari in particular—as slaves whose industries and resources could be used to power the Imperial war machine. Also, prior to the formation of the Empire, both of Dac's senators signed the [[Petition of 2000]], an anti-[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] document ([[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Chancellor]] Palpatine was now [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] of the Empire). Some sources indicated that Quarren agents, motivated by their hatred and long-standing prejudice towards the Mon Calamari, sabotaged the [[Planetary shield/Legends|planetary shields]] shortly before the Imperial attack, facilitating a swift Imperial victory. [[Seggor Tels]], a Quarren leader, later admitted to being one of these saboteurs.<ref name="SW Sourcebook" />
With the dawn of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], Imperial forces [[Subjugation of Mon Calamari|invaded]] Mon Calamari. This was fueled by the Humanocentric Imperials seeing the people of Dac—the Mon Calamari in particular—as slaves whose industries and resources could be used to power the Imperial war machine. Also, prior to the formation of the Empire, both of Dac's senators signed the [[Petition of 2000]], an anti-[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] document ([[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Chancellor]] Palpatine was now [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] of the Empire). Some sources indicated that Quarren agents, motivated by their hatred and long-standing prejudice towards the Mon Calamari, sabotaged the [[Planetary shield/Legends|planetary shields]] shortly before the Imperial attack, facilitating a swift Imperial victory. [[Seggor Tels]], a Quarren leader, later admitted to being one of these saboteurs.<ref name="SW Sourcebook" />
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===Emperor reborn===
===Emperor reborn===
After the reborn Palpatine's [[Battle of Calamari|assault on Mon Calamari]] in [[10 ABY/Legends|10 ABY]], the Quarren threatened to leave in a mass exodus, though it is unknown how many actually did.<ref name="Dark Empire">''[[Star Wars: Dark Empire]]''</ref> Eventually, many Quarren could be found scattered among the many worlds of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. The Quarren population that continued to thrive on Mon Calamari were still loyal to their people, but personal and cultural relationships began to blossom between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari. The most famous such relationship was the romantic relationship between the male Quarren [[Nrin Vakil]] and the Mon Calamari female [[Ibtisam]], both of whom were members of the elite [[Rogue Squadron/Legends|Rogue Squadron]].<ref name="Mandatory Retirement">''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement]]''</ref>
After the reborn Palpatine's [[Battle of Calamari|assault on Mon Calamari]] in [[10 ABY/Legends|10 ABY]], the Quarren threatened to leave in a mass exodus, though it is unknown how many actually did.<ref name="Dark Empire">''[[Star Wars: Dark Empire]]''</ref> Eventually, many Quarren could be found scattered among the many worlds of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. The Quarren population that continued to thrive on Mon Calamari were still loyal to their people, but personal and cultural relationships began to blossom between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari. The most famous such relationship was the romantic relationship between the male Quarren [[Nrin Vakil]] and the Mon Calamari female [[Ibtisam]], both of whom were members of the elite [[Rogue Squadron/Legends|Rogue Squadron]].<ref name="Mandatory Retirement">''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement]]''</ref>
===Yuuzhan Vong invasion===
During the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], a Quarren, [[Pwoe]], represented Mon Calamari alongside the [[Mon Calamari/Legends|Mon Calamari]] [[Gron Marrab]]. After the [[Battle of Coruscant (Yuuzhan Vong War)|loss of Coruscant]] to the [[Yuuzhan Vong]], Pwoe tried, and failed, to usurp the New Republic Presidency and eventually joined the [[Ylesian Republic]] on [[Ylesia/Legends|Ylesia]].<ref name="Ylesia">''[[The New Jedi Order: Ylesia]]''</ref> His Mon Cal counterpart, however, remained loyal and represented his [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]] in the [[Galactic Alliance Senate|Senate]] of the [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]].<ref name="Agents of Chaos I">''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]''</ref>
===The New Sith Empire===
{{Quote|What of the other species, Lord Wyyrlok? The Quarren have been allies and the other species, largely neutral?''"<br />"''No one is neutral. They will share the fate of the Mon Calamari. The Quarren's help has been nothing. Allow them to flee, but offer them no aid.|[[Darth Azard]] and [[Darth Wyyrlok (III)|Darth Wyyrlok]]|<ref name="Legacy 47">[[Legacy (2006) 47|''Legacy'' (2006) 47]]</ref>}}
[[File:UnknownQuarrenMerc.jpg|thumb|right|A Quarren mercenary in [[130 ABY]].]]
By [[130 ABY]], following the end of the [[Sith–Imperial War]] and the rise of [[Darth Krayt]] as [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Galactic Emperor]], Quarren gained a position of power as they were placed in the government of [[Dac]], possibly because the [[One Sith|new Sith Order]] held several Quarren amongst its members.<ref name="Legacy 22">[[Legacy (2006) 22|''Legacy'' (2006) 22]]</ref> Two of these [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lords]] were [[Darth Maleval]]<ref name="Legacy 4">[[Legacy (2006) 4|''Legacy'' (2006) 4]]</ref> and [[Darth Azard]]<ref name="Legacy 20">[[Legacy (2006) 20|''Legacy'' (2006) 20]]</ref>.
Following the [[Battle of Mon Calamari (Second Imperial Civil War)|Battle of Mon Calamari]], the Quarren were spared from [[Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] [[Darth Krayt|Krayt's]] edict ordering the [[Genocide on Dac|execution]] of ten percent of Mon Calamari, [[Massacre of New Coral City|starting]] with the members of the [[Mon Calamari Council]] including Quarren. However, the Quarren who voiced their opposition to the orders were executed as well.<ref name="Legacy 22" />
When the genocide reached a stonewall with the destruction of [[Vul Isen]]'s [[Sea Leviathan]], Krayt's successor [[Darth Wyyrlok (III)|Darth Wyyrlok]] ordered Isen and Darth Azard to execute the [[Final Protocol]], which would poison the oceans of Dac and render the planet uninhabitable in seven days. When Azard asked about the wellbeing of the Quarren, who had collaborated with the Sith Empire, Wyyrlok merely told him that the Quarren would be allowed to leave the planet, but without any kind of Imperial aid. After the Final Protocol became known to the galaxy, [[Regent/Legends|Regent]] [[Morlish Veed]] was confronted by a number of Quarren ministers. As the public face of the Imperial throne, Veed had to answer for the actions of the Sith, just as Lord Wyyrlok had intended.<ref name="Legacy 47" />
{{Quote|They get every tenth ship and they are lucky to have that. They try to take more—shoot to kill. I'm not playing games with collaborators.|Admiral Gar Stazi|<ref name="Legacy 47" />}}
During the [[Evacuation of Dac|evacuation]] of the planet organized by [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Gar Stazi]] of the [[Galactic Alliance Remnant]], a Quarren delegation demanded that their species receive greater priority than the [[Whaladon/Legends|Whaladons]] and [[Moappa]] in the evacuation efforts. While non-bipedals, the Whaladons and Moappa were another sapient species native to Dac. Since the Quarren had been collaborators with the Empire, Admiral Stazi ordered that they would only be given every tenth ship in the evacuation fleet and that those who tried to board other ships would be shot.<ref name="Legacy 47" />
===Galactic Triumvirate===
[[File:Mon_Calamari_Shipyards_slave_uprising.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Quarren and Mon Calamari join forces to overthrow their slave masters]]
Following the defeat of the [[One Sith]], the Sith were driven underground again and a [[Galactic Federation Triumvirate]], consisting of the Fel Empire, the Jedi Order, and the Galactic Alliance, assumed power in Coruscant. In [[138 ABY]], a large number of Quarren and Mon Calamari were lured back to Dac under the pretext that the planet was being "renewed". Instead, these unfortunate Quarren and Mon Calamari were enslaved by a pirate syndicate led by the rogue Sith [[Darth Luft]], who forced them to build a fleet of ships. Darth Luft and his pirates also kept their children and elderly relatives hostage. The Quarren and Mon Calamari ship builders were also beaten and mistreated by their pirate captors.<ref name="Legacy 8">[[Legacy (2013) 8|''Legacy'' (2013) 8]]</ref>
One Quarren named [[Tikin]] befriend a Mon Calamari environmental engineer named [[Luen]]. These two encountered the [[Imperial Knight]] [[Jao Assam]] and the junk dealer [[Ania Solo]], who learnt about their predicament and quickly transmitted word of the pirates and their slaving operation to the Triumvirate authorities in Coruscant.<ref name="Legacy 8" /> Later, Tikin was murdered by Darth Luft and his death triggered a slave uprising by the Quarren and Mon Calamari, who joined forces to rebel against the pirates.<ref name="Legacy 9">[[Legacy (2013) 9|''Legacy'' (2013) 9]]</ref> This uprising coincided with an attack by the Galactic Triumvirate led by Admiral Stazi and the Imperial Knight [[Yalta Val]], who liberated the slaves and apprehended the pirates. Darth Luft himself was killed during a duel by Jao Assam. The Quarren and Mon Calamari then settled in the space station, which had been flooded with water by Admiral Stazi, to provide a comfortable atmosphere for the former slaves. As a gesture of reconciliation between the Quarren and Mon Calamari, Tikin's son [[Tilin]] was raised by Aunt Luen.<ref name="Legacy 10">[[Legacy (2013) 10|''Legacy'' (2013) 10]]</ref>
==Quarren in the galaxy==
==Quarren in the galaxy==
Quarren in Lamaredd achieved certain renown as the co-engineers, along with the [[Gungan/Legends|Gungan]], of the popular [[gondola skimmersub]]. Other Quarrens who succeeded in that planet were shipping manager [[Kurline (Quarren)|Kurline]], maximum responsible of the [[Sailor's Union]] [[Landing Union chapter]] in [[Little Mon Cal]]; [[Trusty Trikker]], former outlaw turned weapon dealer in [[Bartyn's Landing]];<ref name="BL" /> and [[The Red Quarren]], a pirate.<ref name="R">{{GamerCite|7|Reckonings}}</ref>
Some Quarren became [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]]; both [[Qid Proko]]<ref name="Rebellion Era Sourcebook">''[[Rebellion Era Sourcebook]]''</ref> and [[Sarn Vals]]<ref name="Behind the Threat">{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/BtT5antiheros|text=Behind the Threat: The Sith (Part 5): Antiheroes|int=Behind the Threat: The Sith (Part 5): Antiheroes|archivedate=20081202233414}}</ref> became [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knights]] and managed to escape the [[Great Jedi Purge/Legends|destruction of the Order]].
Some Quarren followed [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba Desilijic Tiure]], serving in his [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire|criminal empire]] as guards and thugs.<ref name="Eminence">{{TCW|Eminence (episode)}}</ref>
Some Quarren followed [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba Desilijic Tiure]], serving in his [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire|criminal empire]] as guards and thugs.<ref name="Eminence">{{TCW|Eminence (episode)}}</ref>
==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear]]'' {{Hologram}}
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|46|news/1337_1.html|Palpatine Sets Army Vote Date|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728124227/http://www.holonetnews.com/46/news/1337_1.html}}
*{{Hnn|47|sports/13314_1.html|Coruscant Eliminated in Galactic Cup Opening Round|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728112123/http://www.holonetnews.com/47/sports/13314_1.html}} {{Po}}
*{{Hnn|47|business/13314_2.html|XTS Cleared in Freighter Explosion|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728124515/http://www.holonetnews.com/47/business/13314_2.html}}
*{{Hnn|50|news/1344_5.html|Senators Implicated in Slave Ring|https://web.archive.org/web/20050221082919/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/50/news/1344_5.html}}
*{{Hnn|51|sports/13411_1.html|Brawl at Regional Dejarik Tournament|https://web.archive.org/web/20130105210617/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/51/sports/13411_1.html}} {{Po}}
*{{Hnn|54|regional/1352_2.html|Hunger Pangs Start to Hit The Colonies|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728123158/http://www.holonetnews.com/54/regional/1352_2.html}}
*{{Film|II}}
*[[Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' comic]]
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook|story=Perlemian Haul (adventure)|stext=Perlemian Haul}}
*[[Rebellion 0|''Rebellion'' 0]]
*[[Rebellion 6|''Rebellion'' 6]]
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
*[[River of Chaos 1|''River of Chaos'' 1]]
*[[River of Chaos 1|''River of Chaos'' 1]]
*[[No Disintegrations (West End Games)|''No Disintegrations'']]
*[[No Disintegrations (West End Games)|''No Disintegrations'']]
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*''[[A New Beginning]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=Payback: The Tale of Dengar|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Payback: The Tale of Dengar|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|''Shadows of the Empire'' novel]]
*[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|''Shadows of the Empire'' novel]]
*{{GalaxyCite|7|Assignment: Decoy}}
*{{GalaxyCite|7|Assignment: Decoy}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=The Obvious Scapegoat|stext=''The Obvious Scapegoat''}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=The Obvious Scapegoat|stext=''The Obvious Scapegoat''}}
*{{Shortstory|story=That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{Shortstory|story=That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*"[[The One That Got Away]]"
*{{Shortstory|story=Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}} {{Mo}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}} {{Mo}}
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*[[Return of the Jedi 2|''Return of the Jedi'' 2]]
*''[[Shadows of the Empire: Evolution]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire: Evolution]]''
*{{Tales|3|Three Against the Galaxy}}
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Leader 3]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue]]''
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"I saw my people living in the shadows, letting riches and glory go to the pompous Mon Calamari. I watched as my people—we—built their cities and labored for their dreams."
The Quarren, were one of several aquatic sentientspecies from the planetDac, called Mon Calamari by off-worlders. The Quarren shared their homeworld with the Mon Calamari, another sentient species hailing from Dac. The Quarren had many conflicts and a tense relationship with the Mon Calamari. However, in order to make their planet prosperous, they were forced to provide resources from the ocean depths so that the Mon Calamari could build starships for off-worlders.
Quarren were cephalopodal or cephalopod-like amphibioushumanoids with squid-like heads, at least four tentacles on their faces, and leathery skin. Quarren tentacles were prehensile, and they were able to manipulate food with them. Quarren had small mouths, with two fang-like teeth jutting from their faces on either side, and a long, thin tongue sticking out in between. Quarren had two long protrusions that extended from either side of their faces. In these protrusions were several gill-like structures that were actually aural structures, used for hearing instead of ears.[2] Quarren also had holes on either sides of their neck that were most likely used for breathing. Quarren had two sac-like organs that hung from the back of their heads as well.
The species was also able to change the color of their skin during mating rituals. Most Quarren had orange skin,[2] although some Quarren had gray-green skin; this trait, however, was extremely rare. Pink or purple-skinned Quarren existed, though presumably in small numbers. All Quarren also had two shimmering blue eyes. Being aquatic in nature, Quarren had to keep their skin moist in order to stay alive,[2] although clawed Quarren seemed to need less moisture than other Quarren. The average Quarren lifespan was 79 standard years.
There were three different types of Quarren, although the only difference lay in their hands. Some Quarren had suction-tipped fingers, either with three or five fingers. Other Quarren had thick fingers that lacked suction cups on the tips of their fingers, yet had sharp claws instead. Whether these three groups were actually distinct subspecies is unknown. [source?]
Having evolved in the depths of Mon Calamari, Quarren could descend to depths of 300 meters without any breathing or pressure apparatus. However, upon ascending from depths of 50 meters or below, a time, equal to the amount that they had spent below 50 meters, would have to be spared, so to as allow their bodies to decompress and thus adjust to the lower surface/water pressure.[2]
Society and culture
Quarren were a very self-centered and proud species, almost to the point of being xenophobic, which would coincide with their isolationist behavior.[2] The Quarren instead spoke their native language more frequently, in contrast to the Mon Calamari who spoke Basic far more often, in order to deal with off-worlders, which the Quarren seldom did.[2]
A Quarren Jedi Knight.
In sharp contrast to the Mon Calamari, the Quarren were far more conservative and practical in their thinking. While the Mon Calamari looked towards the future, the Quarren remembered yesterdays. Also, while the Mon Calamari often traveled throughout the galaxy, the Quarren were far more isolationist, staying, for the most part, in the depths of the oceans of their homeworld. However, some Quarren followed suit after the Mon Calamari, and made their living in the galaxy as business managers and accountants.[2]
While the Mon Calamari manufactured starships in orbital shipyards, the Quarren diligently mined metal ore for their brethren from the deepest parts of the ocean. The Quarren also helped build massive floating cities for the Mon Calamari. While most Mon Calamari lived on the few scattered islands on Dac, or on the upper levels of their floating cities, the Quarren lived in their own cities, deep beneath the waves, or in the lower levels of the cities, for the cities stretched far below the surface, and the Quarren loved the dark far more than did the Mon Calamari.[2]
History
Early History
A Quarren miner.
The Quarren species evolved in the high pressure depths of Dac's oceans. Here, they mined the mineral-rich sea floor. They shared the depths of the planet's ocean with the Whaladons, the Moappa, and the Knowledge Bank.
Meeting the Mon Calamari
Circa 4500 BBY, the Quarren met the Mon Calamari, who lived in the shallow parts of the ocean, for the first time. Rather than meeting in friendship, the Quarren were suspicious of the Mon Calamari and attacked them. This instigated a long war between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari. The Mon Calamari, though less aggressive by nature, had a superior level of technology, and won the war. The Mon Calamari however did not wish to risk further wars, which they thought would only lead to the extinction of the Quarren.[2]
While the Quarren recovered from the previous war, the Mon Calamari prepared for a daring cultural experiment. In order to prevent future wars, the Mon Calamari took hundreds of young Quarren captive, and taught them the ways of Mon Calamari civilization, teaching them the arts, sciences, and ethics. Once they had fully educated the Quarren, the Mon Calamari released them back to their homes. The elder generations of the Quarren distrusted the younger Quarren, and viewed them as brain-washed usurpers. The Quarren youth, on the other hand, viewed their elders as uneducated barbarians. However, the youth eventually grew up and assumed control of Quarren society, and peace between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari continued for centuries (though it was sometimes a tense relationship as followup generations of Quarren slowly began to sink back into their traditional values).[2]
Under the Empire
With the dawn of the Galactic Empire, Imperial forces invaded Mon Calamari. This was fueled by the Humanocentric Imperials seeing the people of Dac—the Mon Calamari in particular—as slaves whose industries and resources could be used to power the Imperial war machine. Also, prior to the formation of the Empire, both of Dac's senators signed the Petition of 2000, an anti-Palpatine document (Chancellor Palpatine was now Emperor of the Empire). Some sources indicated that Quarren agents, motivated by their hatred and long-standing prejudice towards the Mon Calamari, sabotaged the planetary shields shortly before the Imperial attack, facilitating a swift Imperial victory. Seggor Tels, a Quarren leader, later admitted to being one of these saboteurs.[4]
Despite the compliance of some with the Empire, both the Quarren and the Mon Calamari were enslaved by the Empire. The Quarren may have been enslaved due to their involvement with the Confederacy. The Mon Calamari, however, tried to lead a passive resistance movement, but they were unsuccessful. Emperor Palpatine ordered three Mon Cal cities to be destroyed in reprisal. Eventually, however, many Quarren joined the Mon Calamari in driving the Imperials off Dac. Seggor Tels, ironically, was one of the Quarren leaders responsible for rallying the Quarren to resist the Empire. After the liberation of Mon Calamari, many Quarren wanted nothing to do with the Rebel Alliance, or later, its successor government the New Republic. As a result, many Quarren left Mon Calamari for other worlds, in order to avoid the Imperial reprisal that was to come.[4]
Emperor reborn
After the reborn Palpatine's assault on Mon Calamari in 10 ABY, the Quarren threatened to leave in a mass exodus, though it is unknown how many actually did.[5] Eventually, many Quarren could be found scattered among the many worlds of the galaxy. The Quarren population that continued to thrive on Mon Calamari were still loyal to their people, but personal and cultural relationships began to blossom between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari. The most famous such relationship was the romantic relationship between the male Quarren Nrin Vakil and the Mon Calamari female Ibtisam, both of whom were members of the elite Rogue Squadron.[6]
"The Shame of Seggor Tels" – The Star Wars Sourcebook
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