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Gurlanin

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this polymorphic race of beings was native to the planet Qiilura. Their normal shape resembled a large, canine predator, but the average Gurlanin had the ability to assume a wide range of other forms, including that of a human. In addition to their shapeshifting abilities, Gurlanin were also strongly telepathic, and could communicate without speech. Although the Gurlanin had no love for the Old Republic, they agreed to assist the Republic during the height of the Clone Wars, after the Separatists established a base of control on Qiilura. Throughout their history, the Gurlanin had been feared or abused by the settlers of Qiilura, and they viewed the Separatists as the worst of the lot. Their assistance to the Republic's forces was given with the singular goal of removing the Separatists and freeing the Gurlanin. Gurlanin were generally considered to be marsupials, and the females had a pouch on their stomachs in which they carried their young.