Neti

The Neti are a Species of sentient plants, first encountered on the planet Ryyk (some may call them Ryyk because of the planet's name). Roughly six thousand years before the Battle of Yavin, a supernova destroyed the planet. Neti are known to have survived the destruction of their homeworld and now await discovery in remote locations.

As plants, Neti survive through photosynthesis, though they also need some water. Neti are extremely long lived, with an average lifespan of several thousand years. A Neti reproduces by creating a few seeds, but this occurs only once every few centuries. Seeds often sit for over a thousand years before germinating.

Neti are also capable of changing their size and shape at will. A skilled Neti can morph its shape to a roughly humanoid form, a squat quadrupedal shape, or a solid treelike mass anywhere from 2 to 9.5 meters tall. They are capable of maintaining these forms even when asleep or knocked unconscious.

Some scientists suggest that the planet Myrkr is the true homeworld of the Neti. Although Master Ood Bnar himself was native to Ryyk, it is also possible that the Neti moved from Myrkr to Ryyk at some point in the ancient past. Despite the best efforts of Jedi scholars, the galaxy at large might never determine the true origins of the Neti Species.

Neti are sentient plants with rough gray skin similar to plant bark, thin branching arms, and thick body trunks. Neti foliage tends to be brown or black, and grows on the upper part of a Neti's body. Neti also spouts a crown of black-green vegetable "Fur" resembling hair. Rootlike appendages serve as feet. When resting, an adult Neti generally appears as a 5-meter-tall tree.