Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower Starting Experience: 85 XP Special Abilities: Mandibular Dislocation – Shani can open their mouths extremely wide and swallow most sentients whole. Make a Grapple action, and if successful, may swallow the target. Regeneration – Recover 1 additional wound from natural rest or bacta tank, regrow lost limb in 1 month.

The Shani were a sentient species of feathered reptilians who possessed long lifespans, and were considered by the Hutts to be the galaxy’s original bounty hunters.

Physiology: Shani are reptilian humanoids, of average human height. Their scale coloring has been seen to range from shades of green and blue, with brightly colored feathers atop their heads. Shani have the ability to open their mouths extremely wide, and have sharp teeth and pointy tongues. It is a well known rumor that they were able to swallow sentients whole, a rumor that has proven to be true; a Shani was seen to eat a humanoid opponent alive, armor and all, only leaving the head. Shani are capable of healing quickly; despite having half of her face and body charred by a flamethrower from a rival, Deva Lompop was healed and without blemish in short order. Shani are extremely long-lived, with lifespans covering centuries. Some have been recorded as being experienced adults in the early High Republic era, and still active in the time of the Resistance and First Order.

Society: Shani hatch from eggs, and devour their nest-mates shortly after hatching. As indicated by this, they are predatory by nature. Shani are often seen as bounty hunters, and the Hutts even consider them to be the galaxy’s original bounty hunters. Even those Shani who pursue more cerebral careers tend to direct their work in ways that are seen as destructive or harmful to others.

Homeworld: The Shani homeworld has not been revealed.

Language: The native language of the Shani is likewise referred to as Shani. They are also capable of speaking Basic, which most Shani learn.