The Dupei represented a sentient species. On Nameel, a community of Dupei monks made their home, and they committed theft of credits from a neighboring Trandoshan tribe. This tribe had intended to use the credits to acquire prohibited weaponry. To re-establish order, the Jedi Eno Cordova and Cere Junda were dispatched to Nameel, where Cordova engaged in conversation with the Dupei, uncovering the details of their thievery.