Species: Teek
Home Planet: Endor
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY 2D/4D
KNOWLEDGE 1D/3D
MECHANICAL 1D/3D
PERCEPTION 2D/4D
STRENGTH 2D+1/4D+1
TECHNICAL 1D/3D
Special Abilities:
Speed Burst: Teeks are capable of amazing bursts of speed, quadrupling their movement for small periods of time, and performing multiple actions without penalty.
Primitive: Because they are a primitive species, beginning Teeks characters may not place any skill dice in any vehicle operations, starship operations, or repair skills, but can learn those skills over time.
Story Factors:
After the Battle of Endor, Ewoks, and Teeks had a pathway to the larger universe and could be seen on occasion off Endor in spaceports and cities.
Move: 10 (20 with speed burst)
Size: 1m
Background: Teeks were an intelligent species of rodent who had a colony on the forest moon of Endor. They had a scruffy appearance, with thick white fur covering their entire body; only their face and hands were devoid of fur. Due to their fast metabolism, Teeks could run extremely quickly, and were often seen as a blur. Teeks did not originally hail from Endor, but around 800 BBY, a Starhunter menagerie ark carrying Teeks, Gupins and choreamnos crashed on Endor, forcing the Teeks and other species to form colonies on the forest moon. The Teeks were extremely unpopular with the other sentients of Endor—especially the Ewoks, who viewed them as pests. Expert thieves and scavengers, Teeks were known to hoard the various trinkets which they had taken from animal nests or Ewok dwellings. Teeks, however, did not think of themselves as dishonest; they always left something behind that they felt was of similar value to whatever they had taken. However, Teeks found value in things where most others would not, meaning that their victims were rarely satisfied with the trade-off.
One of few Teeks to ever venture into the wider galaxy was Yeep, who came first in a prestigious Republic running race in 22 BBY. At the time no-one knew of Yeep’s species, though he was judged sentient, and was thus allowed to keep his medal. Teeks were only finally recognized as a species by the galaxy at large during the reign of Emperor Palpatine, who sent a scout team to Endor to search for the numerous species missed by an earlier survey. Another well known Teek was one named simply “Teek,” who lived with shipwrecked spacer Noa Briqualon during the Galactic Civil War. He was ultimately left behind when Noa departed the moon on his repaired starship.
Teeks were covered in thick, white fur, and averaged at just under one meter in height. Their fur was generally scruffy and matted, though some Teeks had much thinner hair below their neck. They had two large front teeth, with much smaller teeth extended to each end of their jaw, and a pair of small, close-set eyes, usually dark brown or black in color. Some Teeks had small heads, which narrowed into thin snouts, though most had no such snouts. The other Teeks had a normal mouth, with a small nose several inches above it, and whiskers protruding from both cheeks. This type generally had no visible necks, though the smaller Teeks had long, thin necks. Both variants of Teeks had two large ears, which curved upwards into a fur-covered point, though some Teeks had much longer ears, covered in tufts of white fur. They also often pierced their ears, leaving in bronzed rings. Some Teeks were also known to have had different colors of fur; at least one Teek had fair hair on his head, and dark gray hair covering the rest of his body. Some Teeks also tied the hair at the top of their skulls into a knot, though this was not common practice. Underneath their thick fur, they had peach-colored skin.
Teeks were a bipedal species, with two short, furry arms and legs. They had small, five-fingered hands devoid of any fur, ranging in color from pink to yellow. The smaller variant of Teeks had much longer, thinner legs, with only a thin layer of fur covering them. Teeks had an extremely fast metabolism, allowing them to run at a speed far faster than nearly all other species in the galaxy. At full speed, Teeks looked nothing more than a blur, and could often do tasks in mere seconds.
Appearances: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, Skeleton Crew