Kasatha

**Kasatha** are a race of four-armed humanoids native to the desert planet Kasath, in the Verndari System. Upon discovering that its star was dying, the Kasatha fled their native star system aboard the massive world ship, Idari. When the Kastha arrived the the Golorion System, after 1200 years of travel, their once technologically advanced people found themselves lost in a galaxy that had uncovered the Drift.

## History

The Kastha were an advanced technological civilization, a millenium ahead of the other races of the Milky Way Galaxy. A culture of gifted Solarians known as the Verndari Order, Kasatha studied the philosophy of the Cycle. An understanding that stat systems die and form in an infinite loop. Through this belief they discovered the demise of their own star, Verndari, was imminent.

The people of Kasath banded together to create the Idari, a massive world ship capable of taking them across the galaxy. The Kasatha had visions of a suitable planet, similair Kasath, known as Akiton. The Signal had not yet been revealed to the galaxy, causing a journey that would take a week through the Drift to take a century crawling at slower-than-light speed.

1200 years later the Idari entered the Golorion System and discovered the galaxy was a lot different than when they had departed Kasath. Technology had not only caught up with theirs, but surpassed it. Isolated pockets of the galaxy were now a mere Drift jump away. Entire star systems had formed alliances, pacts, and empires.

The Kastha that set out to conquer the primitive species of Akiton now found themselves outnumbered, outgunned, and outmatched. After quickly realizing they were incapable of taking the the planet by force, many Kasatha settlers chose to integrate into society on Akiton. The Pact approached the Kasatha, inviting them to join. The Kasatha stated they will only agree if they were granted a seat on the Council. The counter offer was refused.

Over the next few centuries the Kasatha acclimatized to changes in the galaxy. They set out into the Drift, establishing colonies across Near Space and the Vast. They built up temples of the Verndari Order across star systems. Despite their efforts to build a new home, most Kasatha felt most at peace aboard the Idari.

When the Veskarium attacked the Pact, they approaced the Kasatha for aid. Upon hearing of the potential alliance, the Vesk destroyed many of the newly established Kasatha colonies. The Kasatha were pushed into joining the Secret War. After a decade of war, the Kasatha released a biological weapon known as the Bolzenplod upon the Vesk. The war effort continued another 150 years, as the Vesk numbers began to dwindle. Ultimately, the war concluded in a Veskarium surrender in 853 PE.

For their efforts in the war, the Kasatha officially joined the alliance and were granted a seat on the Council, alongside the Shirren and Lashunta. The new Council signs the Guardian Amendment.

In 2157 PE the Kasatha made first contact with a group of Humans, activating a Drift Beacon, a contravention of the Guardian Amendment. The Kasatha fleet fired upon the Humans, beginning a breif conflict known as the Svyas Incident. The council intervened to prevent an all out war.

The Kasatha fought alongside the Pact, and Veskarium in the Azlanti Crusades.