2.2. The Eight Species

Humans: The most common species in the galaxy. Humans receive no bonuses or penalties to their attributes, making them the most well-rounded characters.

Bothans: Small, hairy humanoids. Bothans are noted for their quickness and agility, but they aren't the hardiest species.

Mon Calamari: Fish-faced aliens with colorful skin patterns. Mon Cal are the most intelligent of all the species, but they have penalties applied to many of their physical attributes.

Rodians: Aliens with large eyes and tapered snouts. Rodians are nimble, but not as strong as other species.

Trandoshans: Large, reptilian humanoids. Trandoshans are strong and resilient, but slightly clumsy and not among the brightest characters in the game.

Twi'leks: Humanoids with fleshy head-tails. Twi'leks are intelligent and agile.

Wookiees: Towering, hairy humanoids known for their great loyalty and inner strength. Wookiees are the strongest species in the game.

Zabrak: A humanoid species with horns and tattoos. Zabrak have incredible willpower, but don' t recover Health as quickly as other species.

Although any character can pursue any profession or activity in the game regardless of species, each species has different strengths and weaknesses. The strongest Wookiee is always going to be stronger than the strongest Bothan, for example. These traits are conveyed through bonuses to starting attributes. All of the Attribute Modifiers for each species are listed in-game on the Species Selection screen.

GENDER
Gender has no impact on your character's starting attributes, although it does affect your character's maximum and minimum height choices and changes some of the available customization options.