Star Wars Universe Roleplaying Game

Quarren

The Quarren are a squid-like sentient Species native to the ocean world of Mon Calamari, where they share their home with the Mon Calamari people in a relationship that has swung between uneasy coexistence, open conflict, and hard-won alliance over the centuries. Broadly practical, conservative, and slow to trust outsiders, Quarren society prizes stability, self-reliance, and the interests of their own kind above idealistic causes or grand galactic visions.

For most of their history, Quarren communities have clustered in pressurized, oxygen-filled cities built deep in Mon Calamari’s oceans. There, they manage mining, heavy industry, and trade concerns that keep their people fed and their cities supplied. While the Mon Calamari focused on art, engineering, and starship design, many Quarren turned toward resource control, mercantile networks, and political leverage. This economic pragmatism, coupled with longstanding cultural differences, often fueled resentment between the two Species.

During the final days of the Galactic Republic, that tension was weaponized. Separatist agents and the Quarren Isolation League exploited Quarren grievances to push the planet toward civil war. Some Quarren sided with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, fielding undersea forces, Hydroid Medusas, and engineering corps, while others remained loyal to the Republic and sought peace with the Mon Calamari. Count Dooku’s meddling, the assassination of King Yos Kolina, and the occupation of Mon Cala dragged the Quarren into brutal conflict—only for many of them to realize they had been used as pawns.

In the years that followed, leaders like Nossor Ri helped realign Quarren interests with those of the Mon Calamari, fighting side by side against the Empire’s occupation and later resisting First Order reprisals. Even so, Quarren memory is long, and many never completely forget how often galactic powers have exploited their world. This history leaves them wary of grand causes and charismatic offworlders promising "freedom" or "order" at someone else’s expense.

Away from Mon Calamari, Quarren tend to drift toward the edges of galactic society. Their talent for logistics, resource management, and hard bargaining makes them natural fits as smugglers, pirates, brokers, or underworld financiers. Others become bodyguards, mercenaries, or enforcers for criminal syndicates. A few pursue more legitimate paths as merchants, engineers, or local administrators, but even these Quarren usually keep a close eye on the odds and a firm grip on their own advantage.

For all their suspicion of idealism, Quarren are not purely selfish or cruel. They show fierce loyalty to family, clan, and those who prove themselves dependable over time. Once a Quarren decides that someone is truly "theirs"—a captain, a business partner, a fellow soldier—they will endure hardship and danger to honor that bond. But winning that loyalty is difficult, and sentimental speeches rarely help; consistent action and practical benefits speak far louder than words to a Quarren mind.

Home Planet: Mon Calamari
Physical Description: Quarren are bipedal, squid-like humanoids, averaging about 1.8 meters in height with leathery skin in shades of orange, salmon, tan, pink, or purple. Their most distinctive feature is their head: a broad, cephalopod-like visage with four long facial tentacles hanging from the lower jaw and small tusks around a hidden mouth. Deep-set turquoise eyes give them a watchful, slightly alien stare, and gill-like ridges along the sides of their heads actually house sensitive hearing organs rather than true gills. Their hands are webbed and finned, with suction-tipped fingers well suited to operating tools underwater and maintaining a grip in strong currents. Quarren are strong swimmers by nature and can move comfortably both in the depths and on dry land, though they prefer cool, humid environments and regular immersion. In arid or low-humidity atmospheres, their skin and nasal passages can dry out, forcing them to rely on oils, mists, or long, hot showers to remain comfortable. Quarren possess the ability to expel a cloud of dark ink while submerged, a biological defense that some have adapted as a combat tactic even in modern times. Their physiology supports both cybernetic augmentation and long periods spent in pressurized habitats or starships, making them physically adaptable even if their cultural instincts push them toward familiar depths.

Average Height: 1.8 meters
Average Weight: 72 kilograms
Age of Adulthood: 17 years

Personality & Customs: Quarren are cautious, pragmatic, and deeply skeptical of sudden change. They value stability, tangible results, and hard-won security far more than lofty ideals or heroic rhetoric. To many Quarren, the galaxy is a place where the naïve are exploited and the reckless get others killed—an attitude shaped by centuries of political manipulation and war visiting their homeworld. Socially, Quarren often come across as brusque, blunt, or outright cold. They prefer direct speech, clear terms, and mutually beneficial agreements, and they tend to view charm and grand speeches with suspicion. Optimists and crusaders unsettle them; dependable partners who deliver on their promises earn their respect. Within their own circles, however, Quarren can be surprisingly warm, sharing meals, stories, and private jokes with close friends, family, and trusted colleagues. Quarren culture places strong emphasis on obligation and debt—both financial and personal. Favors are remembered, failures are not easily forgotten, and betrayal can echo for generations. Many Quarren distrust large institutions after seeing Mon Calamari, the Republic, the Empire, and later the First Order all drag their world into conflict. As a result, they gravitate toward smaller, tighter-knit organizations: crews, clans, cartels, or companies where they can clearly see who benefits and who pays the price. Religiously and philosophically, Quarren vary widely, but a common thread is an acceptance that the depths are dangerous and unforgiving. They respect the sea and its risks, and this worldview translates easily into a hard-edged approach to life among the stars. When a Quarren does choose to commit to a cause—be it a pirate fleet, a rebel cell, or a local community—they tend to do so with steady, unglamorous dedication rather than showy heroics.

Languages: Quarrenese, Basic, Mon Calamarian

Example Names: Kelmut, Seggor, Tessek, Tsillin, Vekker, Vuhlg