Than-Thre-Kull

The Than-Thre-Kull are a hive-based species from the planet San-Ska-Re in the Triangulum Galaxy

Biology
The Than are Ant-like in biology, they begin life as grubs in broods of hundreds, their familial structures have hundreds of parents and children in one family, anatomically they are fairly humanoid with two legs and 5-digited hands, they have a beak-like mouth with two antennae and compound eyes.

Culture and Society
Than have a very strict caste system, in which an individual's primary form of work is based on the colour of their carapace, the Yellow-Brown Amber caste are the workers of the Than Hegemony, the Dark Green Emerald caste are the warriors of the Hegemony, the Bright Red Ruby caste are the builders and technology experts, the Brilliant Blue Sapphire caste are the scholars and scientists, and the Shimmering Diamond caste are the royalty and priests of the Hegemony.

The Than have a very certain connection to a jewel which they believed to be the crystalized heart of the original Than queen.

History
The Than-Thre-Kull first came into contact with other civilizations when their homeworld was conquered by the Vedrans and later, integrated into the Systems Commonwealth, following the Nietzschean uprising and the coming of The Long Night The Than managed to maintain a sizable presence in the Intergalactic community.

300 years following the fall, the Than nearly went to war with a Chichin space station owner who had illegal possession of a Than artifact.