Resembling a cross between a snapping turtle and a fambaa, Ravenous Tortons are
the alpha carnivores of Rori, the swampy moon of Naboo.
Despite appearances, tortons are encased in a thick wooly hide. This has led to
some speculation that they may be a precursor breed to mammals, and is giving
rise to a small degree of academic interest. At any rate, they share mammals'
warm-blooded metabolism, which requires vast food intake. As a result, ravenous
tortons are quick to attack anything edible that approaches their lair, and
will attempt to knock down and subdue their prey with earth-shaking stomps of
their huge legs.
Like other varieties of torton,
ravenous tortons are quite stupid, and are
highly resistant to stun weapons. Their impressive shells, while not a true
armor, also give them effective resistances to electricity and acid, and offer
some protection against physical blows and energy weapons. Commandos report the
shell also seems to offer the creature some protection against explosives.
However, the density of the shell is insufficient to serve as a useful raw
material for any manufactured armors. Still, their wooly hides can be a
valuable resource, and has led to increased hunting pressure against the
population of a beast that is already only infrequently seen in the wild.
Fortunately, tortons are known to be enthusiastic breeders, so it is hoped that
they will prove themselves capable of sustaining their numbers in the wild. It
would be a sad development indeed, were Rori to lose substantial numbers of the
chief balancing agents in the ecosystem.