In the harsh stormy jungles of Dromund Kaas, there is only one being that can truly claim to pull the ears off a Gundark: the Jurgoran. A favorite of Sith who seek to have a vicious pet for themselves, the unruly Jurgoran is the only animal on Dromund Kaas which vies for the top of the food chain with the ever popular and ever violent Gundark.

Known for their razor sharp claws and their leathery, rough hides, the Jurgoran is primarily a water-based creature which builds its nest underneath accumulations of floating leaves or branches of trees which were knocked down during one of Dromund Kaas' constant storms. Their hunting habits, however, correlate directly with that of the Gundark.

Almost equal in every quality, a fully grown adult Jurgoran and Gundark have been known to battle with one another for hours—sometimes even days—over hunting grounds or the corpse of one animal. Their vicious, unrelenting strength will often overpower a Gundark in the long run, but due to the excessive breeding nature of the Gundark, the Jurgoran often has to assert its dominance by slaughtering entire nests of the only other predator it finds itself in contest with.

Over the millenia of settlement on Dromund Kaas, the Jurgoran has gained a cult following. Their frighteningly tall stature and appearance led many to think of them as Kaas' form of a scary mythological creature. Many servant families often tell tales of children who disobey the Sith and find themselves pulled off to caves where Jurgoran cook and consume the naughty children.

This image had made them even more frightening than they are in appearance and there remain many rumors with little substantial evidence behind them. Tales of Jurgoran climbing the walls of ancient Dromund Kaas or ripping open covered speeders to eat the passengers remain silly little tales told to scare children. However, it hasn't stopped a new Lord of the Sith or Darth from taking the name of Lord Jurgoran to give him or herself the image of being a big, scary mean Sith.

Norredi Anlon Dekk
RHN Columnist
Republic HoloNet News Biolife Report
[Jurgoran]

The occupation of Balmorra has officially ended. Through the combined efforts of the Balmorran government and the army of the Galactic Republic, all Imperial presence has been removed through blunt force directly to the Sith Empire's pride. The plan that finally shook the shackles from the wrist of every Balmorran citizen was put into motion months prior to this day, the combined effort of the Galactic Republic leader of forces on the planet, Commander Madine, and two resistance leaders known as Beke Talrott and Colonel Marric, the latter being the most decorated officer in the Balmorran military.

With the resources from Commander Madine, Beke Talrott contacted the head of the Balmorran military, Colonel Marric. At first it seemed as if Marric held loyalties to the Empire due to their treatment of him and the well known fact that sympathizers held higher positions and often were elected to public office to serve under the newly placed Imperial Governor known as Darth Lachris.

Like many of Taris' flora and fauna, the indigenous Bogstalker was thought to be extinct since the planet's prehistory until its rediscovery during the planet's recent recolonization. Unlike what the original Tarisians thought, the Bogstalker survived for millennia beneath the sprawling undercity in sewers and maintenance piping.

After the bombardment turned most of the planet wide city that was Taris into a mess of broken buildings, irradiated swamps, sinkholes, and flooded bogs, the Bogstalker slowly began to see the sky again. They thrived due to their natural ability to adapt well to swampy habitats and moist areas such as the sewers they were so accustomed to for centuries.

With the spread of Taris' swamp-like environment over the years, the Bogstalker have entered a full-on mating frenzy. Males and females both have become exceedingly interested in procreation, opting the Planetary Travel Advisory to issue several warning areas to seemingly good settlement sections which are swarmed with mating Bogstalkers during the night hours.

As if they were born to live in pollution, the Bogstalker's recent upturn in breeding has also led to a more resilient, faster species as they evolve and adapt to their new homes. The radiation and pollutants in their swampy homes have made their flesh poisonous to all of their predators, including the worldwide menace that are the Rakghouls.

Norredi Anlon Dekk
RHN Columnist
Republic HoloNet News Biolife Report
[Bogstalker]