Therat

The Therati (singular Therat) were a species native to Jintip Prime, a planet in the.

Biology and appearance
Though not as gaunt as Athans, the Therati also had sharp, angular features. Their eyes were set deep into their sockets, resulting in diminished peripheral vision, and narrow jaws with long, somewhat conical chins ending in a rounded edge rather than a point. They had broad, flat noses, and vestigial antennae.

Therati had hard knuckles, sharp fingers, blocky toes, and pronounced shoulders, clavicles, and scapulae. Apart from these traits, they tended to resemble s, Doloy,, and other humanoids in build.

Despite their vestigial antennae, Therati were classified as full s rather than insectomammals. Female Therati bore live younglings after eight standard months of gestation, and Therati grew to physical maturity in roughly sixteen standard years.

Society and culture
Tough, hardworking, and independent by nature, the Therati had a reputation among other species for being difficult to impress and hard to smooth-talk. Though often giving the impression of brusqueness or arrogance to aliens, they were impressed by blunt honesty and respected even enemies who were straightforward. Individual Therati cultures had more or less tolerance for forms of subterfuge.

Because Therati antennae were completely nonfunctional and had almost no pain receptors, both males and females developed a variety of styles for their antennae. Some extreme religious ascetics cut off their antennae.

Therati had a variety of native religious traditions; the most common was a tritheistic religion, though there were monotheistic and polytheistic sects as well. Even after Jintip Prime was integrated into the Golden Empire, the Therati maintained numerous different native languages and cultures in a loosely united confederation.

History
The Therati evolved from insects millions of years back in their history; though modern Therati were fully mammals, they retained vestigial antennae and angular bodies more reminiscent of their ancestors. Warring as frequently as most other humanoids, they gradually spread over all of the hospitable regions of their homeworld and some of the less pleasant ones as well.

By the time the Simyastos and their Zarban Hegemony arrived at Jintip Prime in 33 ABY, the most powerful Therati nations had developed rudimentary weaponry, though most militaries still depending on projectiles. Unlike the Shillins, Quaffans, and Temi Temis, the Therati fought hard against the Hegemony, and though they were ultimately conquered, they remained contentious and rebellious throughout the rest of the Hegemony's existence. During the Shield War, noteworthy numbers of Therati actually deserted the Hegemony to fight on the side of the Horzyx.

When the Golden Empire absorbed the Hegemony, some Therati hoped for independence for their homeworld. The majority were eventually persuaded to accept the Empire's governance after the Ministry of Diplomacy took a delegation of Therati political and religious leaders on a tour of the Empire to see for themselves that other species were allowed active, substantial participation in the governance of their homeworld and the Empire's civil service. A rebellious undercurrent remained, and joint Therati-Horzyx terrorist networks plagued the Chavrazeen sector on occasion.

In the galaxy
Cambis Aeroty, a Centurion and Royal Guard to Queen Rin Sakaros, was a Therati.