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this friendly alien race was native to the planet Issor. They had green-scaled skin and a docile though unemotional nature, and were not generally outgoing. They rarely left the oceans of Issor, as the planet had very little landmass. However, they developed an advanced technology that helped them and their cousins, the Odenji, colonize many of their neighboring planets. Several centuries before the Battle of Yavin, the Odenji were nearly wiped out by the melanncho, a disease which had little effect on the Issori. The females of the species produced eggs, which they tended until they hatched. The eggs were fertilized through the use of a sperm packet produced by the males. Each young Issori was placed into a certain caste upon its birth, depending on its parents. The caste of the newborn Issori was the same as that of the egg-laying female. The caste of the male fertilizer determined the newborn's position within its caste and the family and political alliances it shared. Eggs were often shared among members of the noble castes from distant nations in arranged ceremonies, to provide deeper alliances and maintain genetic diversity. Nobles sometimes bred with common caste members, but only from the same nation. Issori names reflected their breeding, and had three parts. The first part was based on the father's side of the family, and indicated what type of a union the child came from. The second name was generally that of the child's mother's family. The last name was a unique name given to the offspring. Both the first and third names were determined using a formula in order to give the most auspicious numerical values to the letters of the offspring's name.