Star Wars Galaxies Friday Feature

SOE’s official Star Wars Galaxies website has been updated with a new Friday Feature, this time telling us more about the nomadic Sand People of Tatooine.

Tusken Raiders roam the sands of the desert and hide in the rocky canyons of the Jundland Wastes. These aggressive wanderers are known for scavenging and stealing from the settlers scattered across the planet. They travel in bands on the back of banthas, riding in single file to conceal their numbers.

Sand People endure in the desert by shielding themselves from the wrath of the binary suns and the deadly heat. Heavy, dusty bandages and cloth protect their faces, and metallic eye protection lenses allow them to see in even in fierce sandstorms. A breath filter over the nose and mouth also give some protection from sand particles. A moisture trap is attached to the filter to provide some necessary hydration in the scorched air.

Sand People are covered in thick robes, gloves, and boots from head to toe, and often carry their weapon of choice: gaderffii. Gaderffii, also known as gaffi sticks, are crafted with metal scavenged from the wreckage of crashed ships.