Ewoks 4,000 years + before Battle of Endor? Hidden in caves, no knowlage of fire, no tree houses, no arrows, no axes, no capes, just a dumb little bears without own language.
That could be so much fun! Yeah, about that, no.
In books Darth Maul is assassin. Always send to kill somebody, obtain something - by Palpatin. Silent, hidden, moving in shadows. No "lion of saloons".