Star Wars Universe Roleplaying Game

Weequay

Weequay are tough, desert-born humanoids from the arid world of Sriluur, infamous across the galaxy for their violent tendencies, clan loyalty, and unsettling silence around outsiders. Their thick, leathery hides and dense bone structure make them naturally resilient to blunt force, burns, and cuts, while their stoic demeanor gives the impression that nothing fazes them. Generations of conflict, mercenary work, and service to criminal syndicates have forged the Weequay into hardened survivors who are quick to intimidate and slow to trust.

Beneath their fearsome reputation, however, Weequay culture is deeply spiritual. They revere a broad pantheon of deities, with the moon-god Quay at the head of their faith—so central, in fact, that "Weequay" translates roughly to "Follower of Quay." Many Weequay carry personal totems through which Quay is believed to speak. In times of need, a Weequay will quietly consult their totem, shake it, and treat the resulting omen as binding guidance. Outsiders who mock or question these signs quickly learn how violently a Weequay can respond when their faith is challenged.

Weequay society places the clan above the individual. Within a clan, Weequay communicate primarily through complex pheromones unique to each member, rendering names largely unnecessary. This chemical language is completely opaque to most other species, contributing to the Weequay’s reputation as grim, monosyllabic brutes. Those raised strictly within traditional culture rarely speak in the presence of non-Weequay at all, instead relying on intermediaries or letting their actions speak for them. By contrast, Weequay who grow up offworld or apart from clan traditions often develop stronger individual identities and personal names, though such Weequay seldom reintegrate cleanly into mainstream society on Sriluur.

Home Planet: Sriluur, an arid desert world in the Outer Rim.
Physical Description: Weequay are humanoids with thick, leathery skin ranging from tan to deep brown, more akin to a rugged hide than typical flesh. This tough exterior, combined with a denser-than-average skeletal frame, gives them notable resistance to blunt trauma, burns, and shallow cuts. Their faces are lipless, with flat or slightly flattened noses, deeply wrinkled features, and a pronounced jowl-frill that frames the jawline. Males commonly grow long, rope-like braids that can number one or several, traditionally used to mark years spent away from Sriluur—called seclusion braids—before being shorn off upon their return. Female Weequay are usually bald and do not follow this custom. Weequay eyes are dark, recessed, and always watchful, set in expressions that many outsiders find unsettling or unreadable.

Average Height: Weequay males average 1.7 meters tall; females average 1.6 meters.
Average Weight: A typical Weequay male weighs about 75 kilograms; females average 65 kilograms.
Age of Adulthood: Weequay reach adulthood at 18 years and can live into their 90s.

Personality & Customs: Culturally, Weequay are brooding, superstitious, and intensely clan-focused. Individual identity matters far less than the survival, honor, and prosperity of the tribe; one Weequay is expendable, the clan is not. This outlook, coupled with a brutal desert upbringing and a long history of conflict, has produced a people comfortable with violence and sacrifice. Their religion centers on Quay and a wider pantheon of deities, with offerings made at sacred black stone shrines called thal on Sriluur. Offworld, where building thal is forbidden by religious law, pious Weequay instead conduct animal sacrifices to honor Quay and seek favor.

Within their clans, Weequay communicate largely through pheromones—complex scents unique to each individual. This private scent-language allows nuanced, near-silent communication but leaves outsiders locked out, reinforcing the Weequay habit of speaking very little around non-clan beings. Many Weequay will stand in menacing silence, confer chemically with their kin, and then act with sudden decisiveness. Those raised apart from these traditions—such as Weequay who grew up in mixed communities or offworld from a young age—tend to be more talkative, individualistic, and willing to challenge authority, but they often feel like outsiders among their own people.

In the wider galaxy, Weequay are best known as mercenaries, guards, pirates, slavers, and enforcers in service to the Hutts, Black Sun, and other criminal syndicates. Their quiet coordination, natural toughness, and fearsome reputations make them ideal for jobs that rely on intimidation and violence. A minority, however, have risen as Jedi, officers, or respected warriors in more formal organizations, proving that Weequay can channel their ferocity and discipline toward higher causes when given the chance.

Languages: Scent-based clan pheromone communication, Sriluurian (a spoken language of whispers and hisses), and often Basic when dealing with outsiders.

Example Names: Weequay rarely use names among themselves, but outsiders assign them nicknames or personal designations: Adazian Liebke, Ak-buz, Ak-rev, Diergu-Rea Duhnes'rd, Fyg, Grimorg, Labansat, Nort Toom, Plaan, Que-Mars Redath-Gom, Solum'ke, Sora Bulq, Tas Kee.