Castithans

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Castithans are an alien race that feature in Defiance.

History

During the time of the Omecs, a period known as the Enlightenment saw the Castithans taken as slave courtesans who were taught their conquerors language and poems. A remnant from this time saw their children told of the Omecs as mythological figures.

After the Battle of Bloody Kansas, a group of religious elders formed the Soldiers of the Way.

Six months afterwards, the Votanis Collective was petitioned for the release of Datak Tarr who was being held in detention at Camp Reverie by the Earth Republic for killing one of their military officers.

Overview

Their fine sense of smell allowed them to determine if a woman was pregnant.

Castithans were a patriarchal culture with males in positions in dominance whilst females subservient with this being orthodox by their people. In fact, females were expected to be submissive to their males and were not allowed to bathe alone as doing so would bring shame to both themselves as well a their families. They were a very liberal people with regards to sex and often used it to get their way. It was claimed that their people drew their strength from their culture.

One item inherent to their culture was the Kyerupavo that were courtship gems crafted on Casti and precious items to an individual that were given to another to indicate courting.

There were a number of liros that included:

• Shanje Liro : the ruler caste
• Valáne Liro : the noble caste
• Emine Liro - the merchant caste
• Rizi Liro - the soldier caste, consisting of soldiers whose families have served in the military for generations who were often used by the ruling castes to oppress the lower ranks.
• Yuke Liro - the worker caste, they were known as the fog caste that operated as labourers in Castithan society who despite being the lifeblood of their people were treated as being expendable.
• Thorn Liro - an unofficial caste, formed on Earth
• Thawandayo - the casteless, reserved for criminals, outcasts and rebels

Bathing was viewed as a family activity with wealthy Castithans bathing a least three times a day. The use of showers was considered only for the lowest of liros. Powerful families were sometimes assisted in their daily activities by a handmaiden with some being purchased as servants.

Sometimes, Castithan children used puppets to enact plays from their holy scrolls. From the time of the Enlightenment, Castithan children were taught the language of the Omecs and their stories along with poems.

For crimes, those that opposed their culture and religion faced punishment at the shaming rack. Those guilty of murder were strung up where the members of the community placed stones into the rack that increases the weight designed to pull the criminal apart.

It was said that that they were cruel but beautiful race of conquerors that were suited for survival. Those that called another brother were honor bound to avenge their death.

A central religious belief system in their society was Shirivanawo that was a monotheistic faith that worshipped the god Rayetso. It was very important to them and violation of their religious practices results in persecution.

On Earth, a radical group formed among the Castithans religious elders known as the Soldiers of the Way who desired to wipe out all of humanity.

There were a number of words in the Castithan language such as:

• Favi : an honorific given to another with their faily name added second, for example Favi Tarr.

Similar to the other Votan races, the Castithans had many legends surrounding the Omecs. According to one, if a Castithan girl ever met an Omec she would fall madly in love with him and be snatched away during the Dread Harvest

Members

• Datak Tarr :
• Stahma Tarr :
• Alak Tarr :
• Favi Kurr : a male priest who resided in the town of Defiance and believed in the patriarchal culture of his society which was why he opposed Stahma after she overthrew her husband in control of their family.

Notes

• The Castithan language is created by linguist David J. Peterson, developer of the Dothraki language used in Game of Thrones.

In other media

Video games

• In Defiance, Castithans featured in the MMO video game and became playable characters in the DLC expansion.

Appearances

• Defiance:

External Links

• Defiance Wiki Entry

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