Dinharanalea

"Sir, what could I do? The snow was higher than we were, the temperatures were frigid, my troop's were experiencing hypothermia under five layers of coating, and then - we encountered the Dinharanal people... their brute strength, their skill in magic, and their heavy, devastating weapons... we stood no chance at all."

- A Rakata general reporting to the High Priests after losing to the Dinharanalea.

The Dinharanalea were a sentient species from the Frigid world of Dinharanal.

Apperance and Biology
The typical Dinharanalea was stocky, muscular, and had a layer of fat (about seven inches thick) to keep them warm. They had several coats of fur emerging from their body. They were naturally force sensitive.

Religon
They believed that the Dark Side was a divine power from a God named Dinharanalus. They had several annual Ceremonies to this God, and they imitated their God with ferocious, agressive combat styles and heavy weapons. In the time of the [Infinite Empire], their planet was invaded by the Rakata. The Dinharanalea assumed the Rakata to be demons, and fought them ferociously.

Infinite Empire invasion
Despite the Starship technology and advanced weapons of the Rakata, the Rakatan army suffered heavy losses, because the Dinharanalea fought the "demons" with extra effort. The Rakata suffered crushing defeats, due to the superior force powers of their opponents, and their inability to adapt to the planet's harsh climate. In the end, the Dinharanalea managed to comadeer several Rakatan landing crafts, and took them back to the flagship of the invading army. They destroyed the ship by destroying the engines, and managed to escape back from the ship before the explosion. The Rakatan fleet abandoned their efforts to conquer the planet, and returned to Lehon, with only a quarter of their reinforcements remaining. Despite the victory of the Dinharanalea, the war left their species near extinction.

Tribal Wars
In the years following the war, it had been discovered that the Cheiftan of Dinharanal had been killed in the war. Tribes began accusing others of failing to protect him. This led to tribal wars that continues for fifty-three years, until a new Chieftan had been apointed. After the Wars, many Dinharanalea speculated that if they had not started fighting one another, they would be battle ready by the time the new Chieftan was appointed.

Forming of the Republic
In the Galactic year of about 15000 BBY, the Republic came to explore the planet when they discovered the Dinharanalea. They immediatley sent a Diplomatic team to try to form an alliance with the Dinharanalea. Although the Dinharanalea people understood the team's language (the team was led by a Jedi who used the force to make them understand), they barbarically slaughtered the entire team. None of them escaped, and the Republic never sent another team.

Czerka corps. landing
Shortly before the Jedi Civil War, Czerka corporation landed on the planet. Seeing a good opportunity for profit, the greedy company tried to enslave the people, only to be slaughtered by them. An army of Sith troopers was sent to capture the people. It was quickly learned that capturing individuals from the species was nearly impossible, that that even a durasteel cage was rarely enough to keep the strong people in confinement, and that once let out of the cage to do work, the stubborn species would attack all sentients in the area except for other Dinharanalea. Czerka corps. abandoned their efforts after only a month.

Discovery of Hyperspace travel
The Dinharanalea made a late discovery of Hyperspace travel, but were well aware that they could not stand up against the entire galaxy. They decided to wait until they were strong enough. Thanks to hyperspace technology, a Dinharanalea warrior returned home with schematics for a Lighthammer. The lighthammer became the primary weapon for the Dinharanalea soldiers. Despite the goals of the savage species to build a Galactic empire, they never gained enough reinforcements.

Cheiftan
The Cheiftan was in complete control over all aspects of the Dinharanalea government and Brotherhood.

Grand Priests
The Grand priests were old Dinharanalea with white fur. This means that they were usually one hundred fifty years old or older. Despite their age, they were still as strong as any other Dinharnalea. These Priests and Priestesses carried out the Cheiftan's orders, and usually had some control over the government and the Dinharanalea Brotherhood.

High Priests
High Priests were sometimes in charge of colonized planets, but most High Priests and Priestesses lived on Dinharanal. They were in charge of Provinces and colonized planets, and were second in command of the Dinharanalea Brotherhood.

Low Priests
Low Priests and Priestesses were in charge of individual tribes. They gave sermons to the Tribe members, and acted as Judges. They were in charge of governing their tribe.

Overseer
The overseer was in charge of overseeing obtaining of supplies and construction. They reported failure to the low priests, who would deal with the matter as they saw fit, usually in a harsh manner.

Worker
The worker was the lowest caste in Dinharanalea society, and made up about 75% of the civilian population. Despite their lowliness, most workers lived comfortably.

Dinharanalea Military Castes
About 50% of the Dinharanalea population were in the Military.

General
The General was the highest caste, and included the Ranks Grand General, High General, and Low General. They were in complete control of the military, though they almost never planned a battle that was not to defend an important Dinharanal city, or to invade an important enemy city.

Officer
The officers were usually the ones who planned the less important battles. The ranks included Colonel, Major, Minor, and Lieutenant. They assumed control over platoons.

Soldier
The soldiers were the lowly fighters who fought in battles. Despite their inexperience in combat compared to the officers, most other species would consider them the mightiest fighters they ever encountered.