Paul Rice is a Star Wars fan who designed the Jeby in the Design An Alien contest held in the Star Wars Galaxy Magazines. The entry was given an honorable mention in the under 16 years old category. He was 7 at the time his entry was published.
The planet Rainboh, which Rice created for his backstory for the Jeby, was canonized with its placement in the Hapes Cluster in The Essential Atlas.