Haraner

"*I personally think that there would have been a war between the Farsight Enclaves and the Taus but they [Haraner] prevent that. It seems that the Ethereal wanna have their empire to be destroyed.*"
— Rogue Trader Analia Darkhard
The **Haraner** are a sentient Xenos species in the Segmentum Ultimar. Their empire is near the T'au Empire with which they have a seemingly problematic relationship.

## Biology

### Anatomy

The Haraner are humanoid Xenos. Their hands have only 4 fingers and their feet have 3 toes. The skin colour depends on the genes. The known skin colours are light blue, light grey and light yellow. The brain is broken down into four separate areas working semi-autonomous. The eyes of the Haraner can see in several visions: normal sight, infrared, night vision and several unconfirmed. Most unconfirmed visions shouldn't even be possible for biological beings. The Haraner have 230 bones.

### Psychic capabilities

The Haraner species isn`t known for their Psykers and capabilities. They may have better psychic capabilities than the Taus but this isn`t a real achievement.

## History

The first Haraner existed before 100.000 Terran years. During the Dark Age of Technology, the Human Empire had an observation post over their homeworld. But after some years the natives were able to capture one of its shuttles and board the station. It is not known why the Humans didn't retaliate but most likely it was because of a Warp Storm destroying the fleet. The Haraner scientists were not able to fully engineer the technologies of the Humans. Or not to preserve them. Whatever, in 489.M28 there were already colonies on the moons of their homeworld. Because they were founded by nation-states that colonies weren't big and most weren't even bigger as a corvette.

In M37 they had already settled their sol system. A task much more difficult as it sounds considers dozens of space anomalies. It is presumed that they are the reason why the Taus weren`t able to storm their home system. Up to M39 they were able to fully colonize their home system and achieving a population over 20 billion individuals. Around this time the unification of their species under one government was completed. This process was mostly peaceful although several cases of heavy civil unrest happened and a war of honour was fought. The so-called War of Honour describes several ceremonial battles were fought with a death toll of 8.000 representing the year of unification in their calendar. After this achievement, they started a big colonizing effort to settle the neighbouring systems. It is unknown when they had the first contact with the Taus. Of course they tried to convert the Haraner to the Greater Good but failed. At first, the Taus planned to change their tactic in a way to convert them in the end but after several skirmishes and diplomatic incidents, the option of peaceful coexistence was shattered.

Rogue Traders report of frequent heavy skirmishes at their borders and fleet build-ups at the borders. A new development are Farsight Enclave ships mustering at the border to Tau spaces.

## Society

### Clans

The Haraner are organized in clans. Although there exist several variants of clans (as a result that their culture being a "newly" united one). Most clans have the following structure:

* **H`Pols** (**Clan)** no big central organized. Includes 2-6 H`Liks
* **H`liks** are 50 H`Zols. Comparable with tribes
* **H`Zols** are 50 H`Sasa. Comparable with clans on some imperials worlds.
* **H`Sasa** are a kind of extended tribal family. Comprise several H`Dard who have a close blood relationship. The exact classification depends on the particular sup-culture.
* **H`Dard** are the classical family.

Several related clans are forming a so-called **P`Hsn.**

## Values and codes

The Haraner are a family and orientated. Unlike other cultures the members of a clan can condemn another clan member (for example a mass murderer) but accept them in their clan without batting an eye and that without that the other clans bat their eyes. And it is common that orphans or other children with no parents are adopted by other clan members. Normally a Haraner can only be in one clan although it possible to marry into one other and so became a **Hal`Liker** a **"Two-Claner".** Such Haraner have often to each clans loyalties which isn`t often demanded.

The Haranish culture admires honour and strength. Another important fact is that the enslavement of subjugated enemies is normal. It is also normal that the victor of a war is allowed to plunder the defeated. Another result of the newly unification there is still not a fully developt unity-feeling in the population.

Slavery is an accepted practise in their culture.

Their religion worships a single god. The different denomination worship single aspects of this god.

## The Haraner Empire

The government form is an expanded elective monarchy. That means that a king is elected by nobles. The election assembly includes nobles, representatives from organizations, randomly chosen civilians and planetary governours and number in the tens of thousands of electors.

The second stage of the government body is the Parlament in which representatives from the planets sits. From there are ministers and commissars recruited who have to answer the Parlament.

## Military

### Flying Command

The Flying Command includes the planetary air forces and space vessels. The imperial navy has made the following dossier:

* **Lukid Class Heavy Corvette** a 250-meter long vessel class with strong shields and armour. It is so constructed that they can swim under/over water, fly in the atmosphere and fly in space.
* **Karan Class Strike Cruiser** a 900-meter long fast vessel. Used for intercepting enemy ships and fast skirmishes.
* **G`Eran Class Assault Cruiser** an 1100 meter long cruiser. Heavy weapons and hight tempo. Each vessel carries one heavy lance.
* **Temo class Heavy Frigate** this class was developed to manoeuvre inside of areas with many space anomalies.

### Ground Forces

The military of their species follows a unique doctrine called "J`Di". This doctrine says the following:

1. Ships, big army units and fortresses should be capable to produce some of its supplies. This is made with unknown technologies.
2. Repairing everything what is possible.
3. Use of secret underground bunkers as garrison bases for surprise attacks or hiding units.
4. Capturing of enemy weapons to use it in surprise attacks.
5. Massive use of cluster.bombs, napalm and poison gas

The ground forces know the following kinds of units:

* **Mobile Infantry Brigades:** Infantry units serving as a kind of Lineinfantry, attrition warfare and fast-reaction units. They have a more than average training and equipment. They use light body armour for protection.
* **Mobile Assault Brigades:** Veteran Mobile Infantry Brigades have even better equipment, have exoskeleton and tanks. Serve as a kind of elite Lineinfantry units.
* **Sky Ranger Regiments:** Infantry units equipped with jetpacks. Their tasks are rapid response actions, hit-and-run tactics, and search and destroy missions. In case of trench warfare, they rotate between the fronts.
* **Voltigeurs:** A unit (most battalion-sized) used as slave hunters.
* **Planet Guard:** Planetary Garnison. Better equipt as imperial PDF Regiments.
* **Steel Lancer Brigade:** This unit includes tanks and mechanist infantry. Most heavy or superheavy tanks are parts of such units.

## Notable Planets

* **Hartana** The homeworld of this species. Known for its hilly surface. Around the equator lay an extended savannah. Many cities have been build in and over bigger hills. Great crystal fiels lay benaeth the ground. The population is 12 billion.
* L**u`har** The biggest moon of Hartana and was the place of the first colonies. Lu`har is known for its naval yards and military installations. The population is 3,5 billion.
* **Karachi** A planetoid in the sol system of Hartana. Karachi became soon a important markt place. In M42 it became a fully urbanized. The population is 500 million.
* **Lrani** A planet in the east of the Haraner Empire. A planet known for its artists.