The Pitrillistians and their language were created by Desset Fabien through the "Design An Alien" competition run in the Star Wars Galaxy Magazine. The competition, launched in the magazine's third issue in April 1995, called for readers to create completely new alien species inspired by the original trilogy of Star Wars films. Fabien was nineteen years of age when they submitted their entry on the Pitrillistians, which was later published in the seventh issue in April 1996, under the "honorable mentions" section of the "16 and up" subdivision. Lucasfilm employee Leland Chee, who maintains the Holocron continuity database, later stated that published material from the "Design An Alien" competition was considered canon with respect to the Star Wars Legends continuity.
The Pitrillistians and their language were created by Desset Fabien through the "Design An Alien" competition run in the Star Wars Galaxy Magazine. The competition, launched in the magazine's third issue in April 1995, called for readers to create completely new alien species inspired by the original trilogy of Star Wars films. Fabien was nineteen years of age when they submitted their entry on the Pitrillistians, which was later published in the seventh issue in April 1996, under the "honorable mentions" section of the "16 and up" subdivision. Lucasfilm employee Leland Chee, who maintains the Holocron continuity database, later stated that published material from the "Design An Alien" competition was considered canon with respect to the Star Wars Legends continuity.