Nurdakian

The Nurdakians are a canid race who are native to Nurdak

Apperance
The Nurdakians were very tall, standing at 2.20 meters tall. Because of a combination of their size and various physical exercises they were immensley strong, being able to break through stone with a few punches. They had black or grey fur and long dog like faces with ears that stood up. They had humanoid hands but dog like feet with retractable claws. Their eyes came in a wide range of colours, such as red, black, gold, grey and blue. Red was the most common colour. Despite their bulky apperance they were suprisingly agile.

Society
The Nurdakians had a warrior society and spent most of their time preparing for battle. They trained themselves to be able to handle hundreds of different weapons, from vibro-swords to blasters and thermal detonaters. They also created their own form of martial art that utilised their great strength and speed. When in battle they always wore their own form of armour created from phrik, which their planet was rich in. They were also a religious species and set up numerous temples in their towns and cities. In battle they often used phrik coated shields. They were ruled by Warlords.

History
Because of their phrik armour, many were hired as mercaneries by the CIS and proved to be incredibly useful when fighting Jedi. When the Galactic Empire rose to power they launched an attack on Nurdak because of the phrik mines. Despite fighting back, they were no match for the Empire and were enslaved. Many joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Nurduk became a member of the New Republic. The Nurdakians helped to fight off the Yuuzhan Vong when they invaded the galaxy, but at the cost of one of their colonies.

Famous members
Vazaar Thorp was the Warlord during the Clone Wars and early days of the Empire. When he rebelled against the Empire for attempting to steal their phrik reserves, Nurdak came under siege from the Empire. He dueled and almost defeated Darth Vader, before being stabbed through the head when his helm fell off.