Talz were large bipeds covered in thick, shaggy white fur with sharp talons capping their five-fingered hands. They possessed four black eyes — the small eyes used for day vision and the larger eyes for night vision — and a small proboscis for feeding and communicating. The shaggy fur coat protected them against the freezing conditions of their ice and snow habitat.

The Talz were a primitive civilization that used few tools and lived a simple life in a harsh environment.They organized themselves in tribes led by chieftains, and used the native narglatches as mounts and protection. They had a language of their own, called Talzzi, but were unable to speak Galactic Basic Standard.