01-05-06

Squats are a race of humanoids who colonized the worlds close to the centre of the galaxy. They are part of the earliest human expansions into space, long before the emergence of the Emperor. Each of the planets colonised bears a striking resemblance to the next; dark, bleak and with high gravity. The planets are rocky and barren with little (if any) animal or planet life. The atmospheres are either thin or non-existant, and those planets with atmospheres are blasted by tremendous storms. The main attraction of these planets is their rich mineral wealth. The heavy mining and violent storms caused the populations to develop an underground society and culture centred around the machines they use to work the mines and keep them alive. They soon found that a compact build and stocky appearance was best for the job. This was where the similarites between the humans and Squats ended, for they quickly became short with a powerful build and an aptitude for mechanics. Some say the real history of the Squats begins in the Age of Strife when the worlds were cut off from Terra by violent storms, but their history begins much earlier during the Dark Age of Technology, or as the Squats call it, the Age of Founding.

Ultimo aggiornamento: 14-02-06