Mirialan Species | Star Wars: the Old Republic

Renowned in all corners of the galaxy for their spirituality and strong connection to the Force, the Mirialan endure rigorous mental and physical training rituals to become both formidable warriors and skilled negotiators. Their reputation is not without merit; Mirialan are taken from home at a young age to be educated at one of the many youth academies. There, they are instilled with the cultural ideologies that have been engrained in Mirialan society for hundreds of generations.
🔗 Written guide: swtorista.com/articles/mirialan/
Deeply held spiritual beliefs are the cornerstone of Mirialan culture. Their understanding of the Force is based on the idea that the actions of each individual affect not only their own fate, but also the destiny of the Mirialan as a whole. Personal achievements are recorded on each individual’s body with geometric tattoos. The shapes and locations of the tattoos denote different actions in the life of the Mirialan, and upon death the markings are used to determine the cultural worth of the individual and their contributions to furthering the Mirialan as a whole.
TOPICS
0:00 - Mirialans Intro
0:50 - Mirialan Unlocks
2:55 - Mirialan Classes
- Mirialan Jedi Consular
- Mirialan Jedi Knight
- Mirialan Trooper
- Mirialan Smuggler
- Mirialan Sith Warrior
- Mirialan Sith Inquisitor
- Mirialan Bounty Hunter
- Mirialan Imperial Agent
6:55 - Mirialan Colors
7:34 - Mirialan Tattoos
8:18 - Mirialan Tattoos in Society
10:16 - Mirialan Naming
11:09 - Mirialan Name Examples
11:20 - Notable Mirialans
12:20 - Mirialan Lore
12:38 - Species
12:57 - Culture
13:27 - Physiology
13:55 - Homeworld
14:08 - Language
14:15 - Perception of the Force
14:44 - Republic Ties
15:07 - Republic Military
15:27 - Edge in Negotiations
15:57 - Jedi
16:15 - Luminara Unduli, Jedi Master
16:48 - Barriss Offee, Jedi Padawan
A full lexicon of Mirialan tattoos and their various meanings would be extensive beyond the imagining of other species, and even most Mirialans cannot memorize the entirety of the tattoo lexicon. Part of the reason of this is the subtle interactions between the placement and positioning of different geometric shapes. A slight variation in spacing or placement on an individual’s face can drastically change the meaning of a tattoo set. While this ensures the Mirialans can portray the entirety of their life histories on their faces, it also means very few non-Mirialans can decipher the markings.
SOURCES
📖 A majority of this lore comes directly from the various Star Wars books and in-game resources and have been compiled here to help you learn about this Star Wars species when creating your own character or project.
View the source of each quote in the written guide! swtorista.com/articles/mirialan/
- Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
- StarWars.com archived databank
- Cloak of Deception, 2001 novel
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[@indianhacker9062]

Made a Miralan Jedi Knight when i first subscribed. I like the tattoos honestly, they look cool without being edgy.

[@graved1gger]

Create new Mirialan knight > cancel first cutscene/dialogue > send master's datacron from another character > use master's datacron on new knight > get to Dark 5 alignment via diplomacy and flashpoints > return as Dark 5, level 75 character to Tython > watch that intro > start playing the story. Almost every dialogue becomes fun. Like, "This weapon will be a light in the darkness" says pale-greenish character with glowing orange eyes and veins popping of the face cause the darkness. It's even funnier when choosing the light side option in dialogues while looking like this.

[@SantiSMF]

how would you receive the datacron from another character being lvl 1? do you have access to the fleet as lvl 1? or is there a legacy bank on the starting planet of the character?

[@graved1gger]

@@SantiSMF via mail

[@Swtorista]

haha!!!

[@SantiSMF]

@@graved1gger wow cool

[@SantiSMF]

@@LeeAndrewVideos excellent!! Thank you guys!!!

[@linsen8890]

My main character is a Mirialan Jedi consular I've had since the first day the game was released.. He's my favorite character and really fun to play!

[@kmac169]

Mirialan and Chiss were the main reasons I looked to subscribed to begin with... I liked the visual aesthetic for both. Of course then I met Vette while playing the game and suddenly wanted a Twi'lek smuggler that I never wanted before... that only cemented my drive to go ahead and subscribe. Damn you SWOTOR, making likable versions of aliens that make me want to create one of my own.

[@chrisg8989]

Ohhh is this a new series? More please! 😀

[@Wheelie91]

My Mirialan is a wisecracking, gun-toting smuggler by the name of Barriss Khanak, who loves fast ships, quick credits, and beautiful women (particularly Lana Beniko) 😉

[@james739123]

my main Jedi Consular is a Mirialan, Harlow Jetal, born to a noble family from their home world but was given up to the Jedi when his potential was made clear as a toddler, afterwards his story is the story of the game until the Shadow of Revan as all the characters worked to stop Revan and save the galaxy, the Jedi Knight became the Alliance Commander wile Harlow Jetal who went missing after the attack on Darth Marr's ship, he and the other main characters were lost in space for 3 years before been rescued by Theron Shan and help Lana Beniko save the Jedi Knight and rebuild the Jedi order

[@ArmouredProductions]

This came out at the right time. I'm planning to finally dive into the Republic stories when 7.0 drops and I was planning on making a Female Mirialan Trooper Sniper.

[@Carblesnarky]

Great video. A couple more deep dive tidbits. Mirial (the Mirialan homeworld) was aligned with the Sith Empire during the Jedi Civil War and returned to the Republic after Darth Malak's death. This could easily be a good headcannon reason for a Mirialan Sith Warrior or Imperial Agent. They could just be a descendant of Mirialans who stayed loyal to the Sith. Also we do have one piece of information about Mirial during the time of SWTOR. Apparently, there was a tectonic gap on Mirial that revealed an underground city with ineffably riches.

[@Swtorista]

Hey!! Where is the info about them aligning with the empire from? and yes the tectonic thing is cool!! It made it into the written guide but not the video version.

[@Carblesnarky]

@@Swtorista The first place I saw it was the old Old Republic Holonet. You can only get to it now with archived links but the full quote from there is: "The Mirialan homeworld-simply known as Mirial-is a cold, dry planet near the Hydian Way trade route. Though Mirial first joined the Republic several centuries ago, its’ lack of resources has allowed some measure of isolation even while giving the Mirialan the freedom to explore the larger galaxy. Exposure to other cultures has led to greater diversity among the Mirialan, and even some surprising inclinations from their society as a whole. During the Jedi Civil War, Mirial sided with Darth Malak against the Jedi Order. After Malak’s defeat, the planet was re-assimilated, and in the current conflict, the Mirialan have come down decidedly on the side of the Republic." I know that bit is still in the Wookiepedia entry in the Legends continuity. Swtor is running under Legends canon so it still should be good.

[@Carblesnarky]

@@Swtorista I just checked. The archived link to the Old Republic Holonet article is listed in the sources on the Mirial Legends entry on Wookieepedia.

[@treblazer]

awesome video Swtorista!! i love the Mirialan species they’re so cool

[@Newt.--.Jaeden]

I would love to see one of these on Rattattaki, and specifically if there is a canon reason for the lack of hair other than "They didn't have Canonical Hair until after the game came out"

[@Swtorista]

Hoping to do them all, we'll see how it goes!

[@DawidKov]

Do Rattataki even exist in the canon? I believe they were originally invented for Ventress, but then TCW discarded that story in favour of Dathomir Zabraks, which was... a bold decision.

[@ether2275]

@@DawidKov But then why can Ventress grow hair?

[@Rotten_Lasagna]

@@ether2275 female dathomir zabrak can grow hair and rarely grow horns. Dathomir females have more dominant human genes if i remember correctly

[@ether2275]

@@Rotten_Lasagna It feels weird cause they have no horns. They look more human than Zabrak.

[@timbaugh4034]

I have Mirialan Scoundrel named Millusus. He likes credits, the ladies, and cool hats.

[@captaincrazy3758]

I would love to see more of this type of videos.

[@Channel5Gaming]

great information, great editing! Well done! :)

[@phyreblade]

This looks to be a series of videos I will greatly enjoy! Very useful in putting together a really good backstory for our Mirialan characters. Good work putting this together!

[@scottboyer8450]

I just wish BioWare would add/unlock the full range of cosmetic options for Mirialan race. They should have more skin and hair color options.

[@TridentLandStudios]

I'm highly considering unlocking this species so a video like this is perfect!

[@inuboy867]

Hope for more species vids.

[@SimonCarl93]

I think the Mirialan actually had some sort of agreement with the Jedi so any Mirialan padawan would only be trained by a fellow Mirialan. Also love this kind of videos, make one for each race.

[@Swtorista]

Yes! " For several hundred years, the Jedi Temple always had at least one Mirialan Jedi in residence, each training the next in the Jedi arts and in the history and culture of their homeworld."

[@lil343]

Just wanted to thank you for always providing a (so good) written version of your articles. I can't wait to discover the other species!

[@Swtorista]

cheers!!

[@MeAndMira]

I have a Mirialan mercenary, a Mirialan vanguard trooper, a Mirialan operative and a Mirialan sorcerer

[@Iwanhunt4181]

Mirialans have always been a great race to me, I currently have a dark 2 mirialan jedi shadow and a scoundrel mirialans, i feel like i dont see enough of them on the server i plau

[@james739123]

I know what you mean, my main Jedi Consular is a Mirialan, and it always makes me smile when I see a fellow Mirialan of any other class

[@salgarcia8021]

Just ran into this channel.. great watch. Ty..can't wait for more.

[@woosnjerry]

I love the species specific series. Thank you.

[@robinfreebird4784]

Excellent information! Thank you ☺️

[@couldntfindaname966]

Keep these videos going 😁

[@MrProp16]

Mirialans are an underrated species.

[@LagoonKnight]

I look forward to all the other races you do. Hopefully, we get more in the game.

[@FriendlyKat]

This is so well done and made! You should be hired to do stuff for SWTOR! Amazing detail and effort!

[@jello6451]

Wow this type of video is wonderful

[@Channel5Gaming]

My 2nd character on release was a Fallen Jedi Shadow Mirialan named Miralin ;)

[@VPoje]

Good video as always!

[@sofaking1627]

I ended up unlocking Mirialans for my first playthrough as a sith inquisitor. I absolutely love how they actually acknowledge that I'm an alien in unfriendly lands. Thanks for covering them.

[@Swtorista]

I love when they acknowledge that kind of thing too!

[@aspookyeel]

You should play the imperial agent story line as a chiss, lots of cool extra stuff for them!

[@lettussy]

I’d love to see a video on the Cathar!

[@tsukinolegacy9875]

My Mirialan is a Bounty Hunter Bodyguard, named her "Fortune Cookie" :-)

[@owenkonsmo1454]

I would LOVE to see more in-depth lore videos focusing on the playable races of SWTOR from you.

[@KaiSaeren]

Great video, id love to see more swtor lore being talked about. I think you could do well with a theory as well, for like future content, where the story will go, what happened to certain characters from storylines or even cut content and what was originaly meant to be in the game and such. Another thing Id love to see would be cover of the stories from the books, I think Malgus would be especially pertinent to do right now :)

[@bloodykain8747]

Literally just started playing 3 days ago haha. Great channel, and good info.

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

This is really helpful, thanks. I much prefer watching a video like this to drudging through the wiki. My best friend got into Tor recently, so I plan to start playing, as well, and join her (since we can't see each other due to covid). I'm deciding between playing as a Mirialan or a Twi'lek.

[@BN-xq7lm]

One of the most beautiful species in the SW universe :)

[@JabezFuutonSpecialis]

I hope you do a video like this for cathar as well, I've asked everyone else who do species lore videos but they all just kinda blow me off

[@Swtorista]

Hey! I ran out of stamina for the last three species, but I do have the written version for cathar up! swtorista.com/articles/cathar/

[@TheGeekiestOne]

Awesome!!! my Mirialan Made it on the video!!

[@RexVenge95]

Apparently, there are purple Mirialans in canon now. It'd be interesting to see that in the game, too, especially as a Sorcerer.

[@urracamb]

seeing my friends toon being shown in this video like !!!!!!!

[@tardwrangler]

I love these green little witch creatures

[@nightzebra]

I like this videos about races and their backgrounds.

[@rathchain3287]

Another Mirialan was Jana Lorso in KOTOR2:TSL. Though it was hard to tell on feeble graphics systems back in the day because her skin never looked green or even yellowish green, and the tattoos were minimal;)

[@Swtorista]

Yes!! I got her included in the tattoo section at least :) Mr Swtorista saw her while I was editting and said "She's a mirialan? I didn't realize that!"

[@katerinaFM]

My main is a Mirialan, love them so much :D

[@spartanhuntergaming]

Been wanting to know how I'd RP a Mirialan character if I made a Mirialan Jedi Consular

[@matthewevans6251]

Please do Miraluka next!

[@toolatetothestory]

Mirialan Jedi Knight, Pureblood Sith Warrior and a Chiss Imperial Agent, my colour Brigade :p Curious how a mix of Sith and Mirialan would look like... Anyways x3 My Jedi's name is Santavi, a bit of a snarky gal sometimes, but she means well. Mostly.

[@Swtorista]

.. lol does the green and red mix? haha!

[@toolatetothestory]

@@Swtorista Who knows x3

[@Swordyplayrebel]

Can you talk about the sith purebloods next? One thing i've noticed is that most of them doesn't seem to have quarrel with alien species, they do see them as underlings and even call them mud bloods buy they don't neglect aliens claim to power if they are worthy, maybe because they are alien like themselves, being mostly humans the ones who disregard and obstruct sith aliens the most, maybe out of self righteousness and jealousy for being the sith's predilected race in the chain of command.

[@Swtorista]

hey! I don't know if it will be next but the'res a lot to talk about for them for sure!

[@Aikurisu]

Way I handled the limited facial markings in TOR, I came up with the notion that the two mirialan I created were originally part of a street gang on Nar Shaddaa. The youngest, a boy named Artaen, was raised initially by his mother, who also raised a fellow mirialan, a girl named Zeleyl. Life was difficult on the streets yet they made do till a turf war claimed Artaen's mother after she sacrificed herself to save the children. So, in honour of her life, the pair had the woman's facial markings tattooed on them, not knowing their true meaning, since the streets weren't exactly a bastion of alien culture or knowledge. The markings of Artaen's late mother do eventually attract the attention of the Jedi, though, and after knowledge of Artaen's force sensitivity is known, an attempt is made to recruit him into the order. He doesn't warm up to the idea, though, especially when it means leaving his 'big sister' behind. Alas, while all this is happening, another turf war breaks out and Zeleyl is presumed dead among its victims. Artaen reluctantly joins the order and is completely unaware that his big sister survived and as a result is left on her lonesome with hate for the Jedi. She ends up becoming a bounty hunter with her sidekick, a battle droid Artaen ironically built for her, to save lives.

[@kentomarek6823]

My old Jedi Shadow serves as a Jedi Temple Guard. Wanna see how the Cathar Video will turn out

[@RoseKeely]

I've noticed you don't have one of these videos for the cathar.

[@brgardner897]

I don't see Cathar, and I'm really interested in that species. Are they on your list? Thank you for all you present to us!

[@fmelogeek]

Do Togruta next, please

[@marty2129]

Awesome lore video :) I hope there is going to be more, at least for the playable species (and/or conditions... after all, cyborg in SWTOR is a human with cybernetics) and hopefully for more... :) Also, considering SWTOR is based in Star Wars Legends and its own continuity, would you also mention when the Legends lore gets different from the current Disney's/Lucasfilm's lore? :)

[@Swtorista]

hoping to do more, we'll see! I decided not to fuss too much between disney/legends. The only part it gets tricky is Zabraks I think w/ Dathomir. And Ventress as a Rattataki/not. I decided to mostly consult older legends material for these vids since I was hoping they would be more inline w SWTOR being legends.

[@Gigabitz]

Would you consider doing a video between now and the expansion where you give suggestions on what to do with all the various types of currency and tokens? Like cover which ones will be going away, which ones will be sticking around, and which ones we should spend soon before they lose their value or disappear?

[@Swtorista]

It's honestly constantly changing on the pts. Tech Fragments are sticking around. swtorista.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-the-7-0-expansion/

[@Gigabitz]

@@Swtorista fair enough, lol

[@alexpurvis4321]

I wish they would add more species

[@umbridly_doodly_oodly4]

My main is a Mirialan Sith Assassin

[@000Dragon50000]

The character my main is gonna be after the expansion is a Mirialan Sith Warrior/Sorceress. Essentially for her it's going to be looking for a way to use the dark side to do good in the galaxy. (The game will register this as light side but since she has very personal and emotional reasons for wanting to do this I feel like "Dark side but good" is a better way to describe her.) Gonna be interesting when she picks up Jaesa :p.

[@Swtorista]

very cool!!

[@jimicunningable]

What a cool coincidence. I chose the right race for my favorite class & story by accident. Mirialan sage, obviously.. GL.

[@mflax4331]

Star Wars AND Star Trek both like their green Martians. ;)

[@lalachazz]

Ooooo can’t wait for nautalan, my fish children

[@MadamIsard]

do we know if they 're planning on adding more customization options in 7.0? Not just for mirialans, but for other species as well (mainly togrutas, twi'leks and nautolans, there are not enough options...)

[@Swtorista]

there's at least a few new hairs and stubble coming. dunno about anything else.

[@coolrank12]

9:34 What is the name of the armor and the lightsabers that she is using? Any ideas?

[@SableSenpaii]

More info on the others?

[@laverniustucker8198]

First like, comment, and view. Keep up the good work and stay safe as always.

[@alexpurvis4321]

I have a dark side Jedi knight who’s a mirialan

[@Soulcatcher30]

sith purebloods for me

[@Kimcheejigae]

Think we'll ever get a Playable Gungun race? I want to be Gungun sith sorcerer

[@Swtorista]

Haha! I don't think so, they are too tall.

[@josealigueri1570]

question, im prefere player, how can i buy the mirial species in the legacy, if i can only have 1 million credits on my character??? i really want to make a darkside jedi knight that a mirilian that because of arrogance he lost his true path and became a powefull sith

[@Swtorista]

Technically you can use the "escrow" item from the cartel market. But as mentioned in the video it's not really a great option.

[@josealigueri1570]

@@Swtorista ty, i will buy cartel coins so i can buy the Mirialan, really love your videos, thanks to you i got into the game again and have been playing for 4 years now XD next step... flashpoints and operations :D

[@Dutchmancaptain]

well, there is one alien race very prominent within the imperial secret service: the Chiss!

[@laklomp]

MIRIALAN IS THE BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT #JEDICONSULARMIRIALAN #TETHAARAV

[@rex.jrd10]

CATHAR PLEASEEE!

[@Jack_Mercer]

Ah yes, the fit Shrek people

[@bindair_dundat]

I have a Mirialan Commander Shepard... I mean FemTrooper. I don't like the male ones, as their lack of facial hair severly limits the customization and they can barely stand out from others.

[@TheFlyWahine]

Yeah i dont really care about that race.