Wingmaw (8)Full unit name: Wingmaw (Creature)
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First appearance: The Old Republic
The Old Republic
(VIDEO GAME)
Native to: Balmorra
Balmorra
Planet
Summary
Wingmaws were winged reptilian carnivores and scavengers native to the planet Balmorra
Balmorra
Planet
. An oddity among Balmorra's diverse wildlife, the wingmaw evolved on a lonely chain of islands and were inadvertently introduced to the rest of the planet by careless explorers circa 4250 BBY. Eventually, the wingmaw species made its way to the Deep Core world Tython
Tython
Planet
, where it roosted in the mountainous world's upper meadows.
An evolutionary branch of Balmorran life that developed on an isolated chain of islands - it was only six hundred years ago that wingmaws were accidentally carried to the mainland by unwary explorers. The wingmaw demonstrated social qualities of insects: congregating in groups of three or more, and showing aversion to damp, dark places. Despite this, the wingmaw was reptilian and could devour the meat off a felled beast's carcass. Preyed upon by the Balmorran maweater
Balmorran Maweater
Creature
Non-sentient
, the wingmaw population surged after the extinction of the maweater during the Great Galactic War
Great Galactic War
Event
Great Galactic War (3681BBY - 3653BBY)
when the maweater fell prey to Imperial bombardment. They were bold carnivores and scavengers, happily swarming on a lone fighter or an unprepared convoy.
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See also
All the planets they inhabited
Balmorra
Tython
Complete list

Full unit name: Wingmaw (Creature) Last updated: 26.08.2023 21:22:13