Gand were a stocky, three-fingered, two-toed, insectoid sentient species with brown skin whose heads featured a pair of large, silver compound eyes.

There existed two subspecies of Gand: one that breathed ammonia, a compound that made up most of the atmosphere of their homeworld of Gand, and another that did not breathe at all, drawing its sustenance by absorption from its food intake and approximating speech by modulating the sounds of its flatulence.

Ammonia-breathing Gand had to wear respirators over their mouths in order to breath in oxygen-rich environments. In terms of genetics, Gand were distantly related to the Kel Dor and Tognath species, who similarly wore masks when off their homeworlds.

Some Gand were findsmen, a mystic tradition that dated back centuries on their fog-shrouded homeworld who were known for their uncanny tracking skills. The species spoke a language of the same name. It was against Gand tradition for them to leave their homeworld. If they spoke their last name, it often meant they were remotely ashamed.