The Eklaad are short, squat creatures native to Sirpar. They walk on four hooves, and have elongated, prehensile snouts ending in three digits. Their skin is covered in a thick armored hide, which individuals decorate with paint and inlaid trinkets.
Eklaad are strong from living in a high-gravity environment, but they lack agility and their naturally timid and non-aggressive. When confronted with danger, their first response is to curl up into an armored ball and wait for the peril to go away. Their second response is to flee. Only if backed into a corner with no other choice will and Eklaad fight, but in such cases they will fight bravely and ferociously.
The Eklaad speak in hoots and piping sounds; but have learned Basic by hanging around the Imperial training camps present on Sirpar. Since almost all of their experience with offworlders has come from the Empire's soldiers, the Eklaad are very suspicious and wary.
The scattered tribes of Eklaad are ruled by hereditary chieftains. At one time there was a planetary Council of Chieftains to resolve differences between tribes and plan joint activities, but the Council has not met since the Imperials arrived. The Eklaad have nothing more advanced than bows and spears. | 
