Star Wars Universe Roleplaying Game

Hutt

Hutts are colossal gastropod tyrants whose shadows stretch across Hutt Space and far beyond. To most beings, they are synonymous with crime lords, slavers, and black-market kingpins, but the truth is more nuanced and far more dangerous. Hutts think in centuries, not years, and measure success in empires, dynasties, and kajidics rather than in single scores. Their massive bodies are matched only by their towering egos and their appetite—for food, for luxury, and for power.

From their throne-dais or repulsor barges, Hutts rarely need to lift a stubby arm to get what they want. They rule through layers of intermediaries: majordomos, enforcers, bounty hunters, brokers, and whole networks of criminal syndicates. A smiling Hutt is rarely your friend; it’s a predator that has already calculated your value, your weakness, and the most profitable way to use both. Yet Hutts are not random butchers. They understand leverage, reputation, and long-term investment, and they maintain a twisted sense of honor tied to their kajidic and contracts made in Huttese.

Their legendary resilience and unnatural longevity give them a detached view of the galaxy’s constant upheaval. Governments rise and fall, but Hutt cartels endure, adapting to each new regime while pretending to bow. Some Hutts remain focused on overt crime—spice routes, slave rings, gladiator pits, and gambling dens—while others drift closer to respectability as ‘legitimate’ merchants and information brokers. A rare few Hutts even operate in relatively open partnership with planetary governments, putting on the face of stability and order while quietly binding whole sectors in debt and obligation.

Adventuring Hutts are unusual but unforgettable. Whether exiled by their kajidic, seeking new enterprises on the frontier, or simply bored with ruling from a palace, such Hutts bring terrifying social presence, ironclad self-confidence, and stubborn survivability to any group. They are not quick or agile—but they don’t need to be. A Hutt hero walks into a room assuming they are already the most important being there… and more often than not, they’re right.

Home Planet: Nal Hutta (adopted); originally Varl
Physical Description: Gigantic sluglike beings with thick, wrinkled, slimy skin, tiny arms, massive tails, huge mouths, and catlike eyes. Their physiology includes three lungs, powerful musculature, and a tail-supported spine. An adult Hutt averages 4 meters long and can weigh over 1,500 kilograms.

Average Height: 1.6 meters tall (4 meters long)
Average Weight: 1,500 kilograms
Age of Adulthood: 91 standard years

Personality & Customs: Hutts are manipulative, cunning, and unflinchingly confident in their superiority. They value power, influence, and wealth above all else, and loyalty extends only as far as one’s usefulness to their kajidic. Hutts delight in negotiation, domination, and careful scheming, preferring to command from a throne or dais rather than take direct action. Their culture revolves around kajidics—massive family clans that dictate Hutt politics, alliances, and rivalries. Despite their brutal reputation, Hutts possess formidable charm and insight, making them frighteningly capable social opponents.

Languages: Basic and Huttese

Example Names: Jabba, Gardulla, Popara, Zordo, Borga, Grelb, Nullada, Churabba