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an alien race that carries its skeleton on the outside of its body. This exoskeleton helps protect them from the sudden pressure changes and periods of hard vacuum that occur on the surface of Yag'Dhul, their homeworld. This exoskeleton allows them to seal their joints, giving further protection. Many scientists have likened the Givin to Twi'lek string puppets in their appearance. The Givin live in hermetically sealed cities built to withstand the tides of vacuum, and their society has grown up around the intense mathematics needed to accurately predict the vacuum tides. This had given the Givin the reputation of of being proficient mathematicians and strategists. The Givin also have a fairly advanced technology, and are respected starship builders in most sector of the galaxy. During the Clone Wars, the Givin allied themelves with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, providing their shipbuilding talents in an effort to gain a measure of respect against the Mon Calamari.