Many in the galaxy saw Wookiees as little more than shaggy brutes to be avoided, dismissing them as walking carpets with bad tempers. But while Wookiees were indeed dangerous when angered, they were far from primitive. Wookiees were superb technologists, pilots and even diplomats. In the last days of the Republic, Yarua represented Kashyyyk in the Galactic Senate.

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