The Narn are a proud and
aggressive race whose history is shadowed by their
violent relationship with the Centauri.
They are one of the less evolved races and have only
achieved their status among the more advanced ones
because of their aggressiveness, large population and the
technology stolen from the Centauri.
Appearance:
Narns are stronger and tougher than humans, and the most obvious
difference is their spotted and reptile-like skin.
 
Planet:
The Narn homeworld was a fertile planet until
the Centauri conquered it and began exploiting both the
people and the planet itself. The culmination of this
ecological rape came in 2259 when the Centauri bombed the
planet with meteors. As a result a layer of dust in the
atmosphere changed the climate of the entire planet,
making it almost uninhabitable. After joining the
Interstellar Alliance the Narns have received help from
the Minbari in restoring their planet's ecosystem.
Government:
The Narn are led by a council called the Kha’Ri.
The Centauri dismantled the council in 2259, but it was
probably restored in 2261 when Narn was freed.
Religion:
There are several religions in Narn. Most people
are followers of either G'Lan (an angelic being of light),
G'Quon (a religious leader) or Na'ki'li. Ambassador G'Kar
became also a religious figure after the publication of
the Book of G'Kar in 2262.
Telepathy:
The Narn do not have telepaths. In the
penultimate Shadow War the Shadows killed all telepaths
and their families to root out telepathy altogether.
Narns still have the latent telepathy gene, but
unfortunately it isn't strong enough to produce Narns
with telepathic abilities. At least since late 2250's
there have been attempts to buy DNA samples from
telepathic races to be used in attempts to restore Narn
telepathy.
History:
Somewhere in the the 13th century (Earth time),
long before the Narn were capable of leaving their home
planet, the Shadows used their
planet as a base. To hide their weaknesses the Shadows
had almost all Narn telepaths and their families killed.
Their reign only ended when G’Quon and the few
remaining telepaths managed to drive the malevolent First
Ones away.
The Narn, still a peaceful agrarian people, were
enslaved again in 2110, this time by the Centauri. For
the next hundred years the Centauri exploited the planet,
but eventually the Narn managed to drive them away by
using stolen Centauri weapons. A period of rapid
development followed and the Narn used left-over Centauri
technology to claim their place among the most powerful
races alongside the Centauri, the Minbari
and the humans.
During the late 2250's the already infected relations
between Narns and Centauri went further downhill as the
Narn tried to revenge their former masters. For a while
they were able to keep the Centauri Republic - now a a
mere shadow of its former glory - in their leash, but
when a war finally broke between the two races, the
Centauri had in secret allied themselves with the Shadows.
The war ended with the Centauri bombing Narn home world
with asteroids killing millions of Narns. The bombings
also resulted a ecological disaster - the dust in the
atmosphere didn't allow any light through thus affecting
the winds and the temperature. The Narn surrendered and
were once again enslaved. The second Centauri occupation
was no different from the first one - the Narn were
considered no more than animals.
The occupation ended when Londo Mollari had the
Centauri Emperor Emperor Cartagia assassinated. G'Kar had
helped him in the deed and in return Mollari - now the Prime
Minister and de facto ruler of Centauri Republic - freed
Narn.
After gaining freedom (and actually in some extent
already before that) the Narn helped the Army of Light
first in the Shadow War and later in the Earth Civil War.
Narn was also one of the first members in the
Interstellar Alliance, though together with the Drazi they did soon act
against President Sheridan's wishes by attacking Centauri
Prime.
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