Star Wars Universe Roleplaying Game

Anzellan

Anzellans are a tiny but brilliant Star Wars species known throughout the galaxy for their exceptional engineering talent, rapid speech, and expressive personalities. Featured in both canon and broader Star Wars lore, these diminutive beings hail from the volcanic world of Anzellia—a landscape filled with geothermal vents, metallic deposits, and unpredictable terrain that fostered generations of ingenious tinkerers. Despite their small stature, Anzellans possess sharp intuition, fearless curiosity, and an uncanny ability to repair or reinvent machinery of any scale. Their fast-paced chatter and animated gestures make them memorable figures aboard starships and repair bays, and their mastery of technology often allows them to solve problems larger Species cannot even access.

Anzellans treat machines almost like living companions, believing that every device has a personality and story worthy of respect. Their culture emphasizes collaboration, joyful problem-solving, and craftsmanship, and they can become so absorbed in mechanical work that they forget time entirely. Though outsiders frequently underestimate them, Anzellans have contributed to some of the galaxy’s most complex engineering projects. When they appear offworld, they are often indispensable technicians, droid specialists, or starship engineers whose ingenuity saves countless crews from disaster.

In the wider Star Wars universe, Anzellans embody the idea that even the smallest beings can have galaxy-shaping impact. Their loyalty to their crew—or workshop collective—is unwavering, and their upbeat curiosity makes them natural explorers of technology and culture. As player characters, they excel in roles involving mechanics, slicing, droidcraft, or starship maintenance, bringing boundless enthusiasm and surprising courage despite their size.

Home Planet: Anzellia
Physical Description: Anzellans are extremely small humanoids, averaging around 20 centimeters in height, making them one of the tiniest sentient Species in Star Wars. They possess large, reflective eyes adapted for low-light conditions, giving them exceptional detail perception while working with fine machinery. Their nimble three-fingered hands allow delicate manipulation of components, and their compact, sturdy bodies are well suited for squeezing into starship conduits and tight engineering compartments. Their skin ranges from tan to deep brown, often accompanied by tufts of wiry hair.

Anzellans typically wear tool harnesses, goggles, scrap-built accessories, or belts loaded with miniature instruments. Their faces are highly expressive—quick blinks, subtle grimaces, and rapid gestures reveal their thoughts instantly. Their chirpy, fast-paced voices are notable across the Star Wars franchise, and their body language plays a key role in communication with non-Anzellans.

Average Height: 0.2 to 0.3 meters
Average Weight: 1.5 to 2 kilograms
Age of Adulthood: 10 standard years

Personality & Customs: Anzellans are curious, upbeat, and intensely focused when working on mechanical puzzles. They approach machines with reverence, treating maintenance as a partnership between engineer and device. Humor, fast banter, and cooperative tinkering define their social interactions, and many Anzellans consider problem-solving to be a communal experience. Their culture discourages wastefulness or careless engineering, viewing such behavior as disrespectful to both machine and maker.

While friendly and eager to help, Anzellans can become overstimulated in chaotic or noisy environments, prompting them to retreat into familiar mechanical tasks for comfort. Offworld, they frequently serve as starship technicians, droid experts, or slicers whose combination of creativity and precision can turn the tide of missions. As adventurers, they contribute innovation, adaptability, and keen insight—proving that even the smallest heroes play vital roles in the galaxy.

Languages: Anzellan, Basic

Example Names: Babu Frik, Likka Dro, Tibb Wink