Praetorian

"We don't kill civvies. Not unless you want us too. That'll cost you extra. For you know, collateral and all."

- General Vulnu

The Praetorians were a militaristic species of Near-Humans, and served as mercenaries to the [{Cavus Conclave]] in the Vespera Chasm, where the Praetorians orginated. During the Vespera Crusade, the Conclave chose not conquer the Praetorians, noting their battle prowess, and the Conclave leader at the time, Kavus Cavus, elected to guide them into an age of violent prosperity, seeking to nurture their murderous tendencies, and use them in the future. Up until 200 BBY, the Conclave made use of the Praetorians' services, employing them to patrol the outskirts of the Chasm. When the Saccharii were created, the Praetorians were used as the Conclave's elite forces, serving as stormtroopers, infiltrators, and hunters, and basically filled any role the COnclave did not trust the Saccharii to do themselves. The Praetorians saught to emulate the Mandalorians up until the Clone Wars, at which point the Praetorians had become disgusted with the Mandalorians' softness under the reforms implemented under the rule of Duchess Satine Kryze. Up until the time of Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire, the Praetorians remained active within the Vespera Chasm, and regularly hired out their services to those who could afford them.