The Kiffar were a near-human species from the planets Kiffu and Kiffex. Although they seemed human in appearance, Kiffar were distinguished by their scarlet blood and facial tattoos, which indicated their clan affiliation on their species’ homeworlds. They had dark tan skin, as well as brown eyes and dark hair. Some members of the species possessed the gift of psychometry, the ability to read the memories of inanimate objects through touch.

Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, who took part in the Clone Wars, was a male Jedi Master Kiffar, and who possessed the gift of psychometry. Vildar Mac was a Jedi Knight Kiffar during The High Republic.