[quote=@Assallya]
I should add that an while an  exotic race may appear interesting in the short term it can result in significant limitations in the long term.

For one, the empire isn't fond of non-humans which makes sneaking about under their noses very difficult.  Secondly, there'a the interspecies romance angle.  Very few romances exist outside of their ethnicities let alone species.

Really, all you need for an interesting character is an interesting background.  Humans have been interesting going for a thousand years without a new coat of paint.  So what if you have a red skinned Twi'lek?  The very fact people expect hwe to act like Darth Talon is only going to shock them when she doesn't
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I politely disagree. A lot of the wookieepedia misses much coverage you would only know by reading every book entry they list as the system is fallible due to needing the human input. This often leads players to read between the lines and make their own conclusions about races and racial interaction. Not all Twi'lek are sexy as hell, Bib Fortuna was rather fugly in my opinion and we never see another twi'lek after him with the sharpened teeth he had. Was he an anomaly or the male standard for his species?

Many species are near-human, such as the Mirialan or zeltron, and close enough for cross-breeding. So I believe the romantic notions of interspecies is not so unbelivable as that. Not to mention much more off-topic factors such as bedroom proclivities and the 'exotic' of new species as is proven by peoples preference either for or against those of their own race. I could imagine the joy of a real life 'furry' meting a farghul or shistaven for the first time.

Also as an aside, I think a lot of the notions to being a role player is to break the norm, be a little more than the societal accetance. And if that is to include being a wholly different species than what you are used to, then chalk them up to 'elves in space'.