The Gand species was made famous by the bounty hunter Zuckuss in The Empire Strikes Back.
Today we'll be talking about the biology, society and history of the insectoids.
I'll be using canon and Legends sources
but I'll try to keep all the information to things I think are likely still true in canon.
The atmosphere of the Gand homeworld, also called Gand, was rich in ammonia
and its people were required to wear respirators over their mouths in order to survive elsewhere.
As insectoids, the Gand had brown exoskeletons and large silver compound eyes.
Their natural armor allowed them to shrug off injuries that would cripple most other species.
It was strong enough that they were able to punch straight through stormtrooper armor.
Similar to Trandoshans, the Gand were able to regenerate lost limbs in a matter of days.
Their large eyes could see in the ultraviolet spectrum and provided them with excellent night vision.
The Gand people had a mystic tradition known as the findsmen.
These individuals were known for their tracking skills.
Zuckuss was one of the first of their kind to venture offworld, and he used his talents as a bounty hunter.
It's possible the abilities of the findsmen were linked to Force sensitivity.
Gand the planet was located in the Outer Rim.
Thanks to its atmosphere being lethal to most outsiders, the Gand were an isolated people.
Their society placed heavy importance on the achievements of the individual.
Beings had no name or worth until they proved otherwise.
They were simply called Gand until they had accomplished enough to earn the use of their family name.
Becoming a findsman or achieving something equivalent allowed for the use of their first name.
As the species evolved, they spread out into pocket colonies across their planet that were separated by kilometers of thick ammonia mist.
Those mists permeated Gand culture and the findsmen in particular worshiped them.
To accommodate for galactic commerce, they created space stations with more suitable atmospheres for visitors.
Very few outsiders ever set foot on the planet's surface.
The Gand were known to be xenophobic towards other species.
Thanks to the unwelcoming environment,
the rest of the galaxy was happy to leave the Gand alone
and even the Empire left them untouched during their reign.
And that's about all we currently know about them.
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