Ysalamir

"How else could a man with a stun weapon and an extremely nervous mind have walked right up behind a Jedi without being noticed?"

- Talon Karrde, explaining how ysalamiri allowed him to capture Luke Skywalker.

Ysalamir (plural ysalamiri) are lizard-like tree-dwellers (on average, about 50cm/1.6ft in length) from Myrkr, most known for their ability to repel the Force by creating a Force-neutral bubble. This ability evolved in response to predation by the Force-sensitive vornskrs. Several ysalamiri together can expand their Force-neutral bubble by exponential distances - sometimes miles. Adult ysalamiri can grow up to 90 or 120 centimeters and hatch their young from bubble-like eggs.

Ysalamiri did not actually negate the Force; since all existence is infused with Force energy this is not possible. Rather, they project a Force bubble inside which it is completely neutral and unable to exert any influence. A single bubble measures up to 10 meters in diameter; groups of ysalamiri can extend this radius by miles, depending on how large the group is.

Early in their lifecycle, ysalamiri use their long claws to attach their bodies to olbio trees and obtain nourishment from the leaves and the minerals in the wood. As sessile creatures, ysalamiri soon die after being separated from their perch unless great care is taken in transplanting them to a similar environment. It is very difficult to remove a ysalamir from its tree without killing it, special techniques must be used to coax it to let go.

=Ysalamiri on Exodus=
 * Imperial Grand Admiral James Ardin was known to use ysalamiri when dealing with Force-users.


 * Oremin, thanks to its Reng Kasr's beliefs about Force-users, makes heavy use of ysalamiri. It probably has the highest concentration of the creatures outside of Myrkr. Not only does Oremin use ysalamiri in conjunction with their Force Troopers and the Type IV Dark Trooper, Kasr has even managed to install an arboretum of olbio trees, complete with ysalamiri, on his flagship: the Enforcer.

=Sources=
 * Wookieepedia
 * CUSWE