Dar'aa Shap Halaat

The Dar'aa Shap Halaat, which translates as Hunters who speak the Shap Halaat language, often called Dar or Hunters, were a sentient species hailing from a homeworld long since destroyed by the aggressive Daahk.

Physical Description
The Dar'aa Shap Halaat were very supple and strong. They became tough during their adaptation to the various worlds which they settled on after their homeworld's destruction by the Daahk. They were roughly the same shape as humans, though several centemetres taller. They were protected by an exoskeleton, as they were insectoid in origin. Their heads were smooth and flat, with two eyes in around the same position as humans and a third centrally above the others. This third eye could be opened while sleeping, meaning Dar were never fully without a view of the area they were in, though they could still close it to get a more uninterrupted sleep. They had simple slits for mouths, and inside their mouth were twin walls of cartilage which could be lowered if the Dar wanted to hide its jaws. This was necessary for Dars to be able to speak any language except their own. Dar had four thin wings, similar to a dragonfly's, which were not protected by casing. Many Dar owned suits that covered their wings, protecting them.

On their homeworld
The Dar homeworld is said to have been perfect for the Dar in every way. It was almost completely covered in rainforest or rolling grassy hills, and had no predators to the Dar whatsoever. The Dar apparently lived in harmony, never warring between eachother or any other race. This description is probably not entirely true, as it probably arose from a Dar legend that put their homeland in a favourable light. The Dar discovered space travel early, but dismissed it as unnecessary after discovering no nearby planets better or equal to their own.

The Daahk arrive
However, after millennia of peace and solitude, the Dar were found by the Daahk, who colonised part of their homeland and secretly enslaved many Dar. The native Dar were a little uneasy about their new neighbours, but managed to get along peacefully for a short while. The aggressive Daahk attempted to take more Dar as slaves, but this time, the rest of the Dar found the slavers before they could take the Dar. The Dar decided to remove the Daahk from their native land, and declared war, starting the Dar-Daahk War.

The Dar-Daahk war
The war raged for about 100 years, before the Dar won and reclaimed their home. However, the Daahk decided to destroy the planet rather than lose it, so called in a Daahk De-planet ship. The planet was destroyed, but some Dar were lucky enough to escape, and the species continued on the several planets that the survivors migrated to.

Hunting
Soon, the Dar used their salvaged technology to create weapons, and in their continued battle against the Daahk, discovered these weapons to be the only ones (except lightsabres) effective against the Daahk. Soon, the Dar drove back their invaders to their home in the unknown regions. The prospect of hunting had been realised.