[quote=@Imperfectionist]
So... You don't want a whole bunch of humans, HeySuess, I get that, but what about an [url=http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Iyra]Iyra[/url]?

I had an idea for a genetically modified subspecies of Iyra, exiles who modified themselves in order to survive on the harsh and limited land of their home planet. Breaking with the relatively oppressive tentacle-based caste system of their aquatic kin, they are born with four walking and four manipulating tentacles, are smaller and leaner than other Iyra (aiding in locomotion and coordination on land), and aren't nearly as dependent on moisture (though they still prefer humid environments to arid ones). This particular land-dwelling Iyra would have left her very dangerous homeworld with a group of Jedi, discovering her own force sensitivity in the process.

:) Would a land-dwelling radially symmetrical sapient cephalopod Jedi Knight be alien enough?

She would be... an outsider to the conflict, to say the least. Much more focused on the Jedi side of things, she would have joined the Revanchists mainly to help the others survive and minimize conflict as best she can. It'll be interesting to see how she'll respond to the true horrors of war, and how the more humanoid Republic soldiers would respond to seeing her walking around dispensing wisdom and chopping fools in half and such.
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Sounds like a plan.