New Essential Guide to Alien Species - Telepathic

Quermians are also telepathic, and communicate by locking eyes with their fellows. Geneticists claim this is a result of their genetic manipulation, though it was a latent trait—one the Xexto could develop in time. When they joined the Old Republic, many Quermians became Jedi, which of course made their world a target during the rise of the Empire. Even non-Jedi Quermians were the victims of violence when Imperials incited mobs by spreading the misinformation that all Quermians were Jedi who could read minds and spread evil thoughts via telepathy. Those who could escape withdrew to their world, remaining in seclusion during Palpatine’s reign. With the rise of the New Republic and the subsequent Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Quermians left their solitude to rejoin the galactic community.

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All three were known to have great skill in telepathically based Force abilities like Yareal Poof, though little more is known about them. It is obvious to most scientists that Quermian mental abilities make for stronger Jedi—a trait their Xexto forbears have not achieved.