The Darthanains are a species are a legendary species that once existed in the galaxy.
Biology[]
It is unknown what the original Darthanains looked like, but their descendants, being the terrestrial vampires and the offshoot branch, the werewolves, could be indicative of their true appearance.
When a vampire preys on an Eclipisain, it leads to a drastic transformation into a creature that could be referred as a Super Vampire. The subject transforms from going from a humanoid being to a creature that is eight feet tall, with the subject gaining strength and size. The skin of a Super Vampire hardens as well, developing a scale structure. Overall the vampire doubles in mass with muscles protruding from the skin. Eyes become small and completely black. With waves of black spikes like porcupine quills laying across the head and vibrate whenever the subject roared.
The mouth had extended jaws, exposing sharpened fangs for every tooth. The normally retractable claws of a vampire which can rend human flesh are replaced with daggers on each finger which can pierce through Eclipisain skin. They could be retracted, by wrapping the back over the hands to form a sharp ridge down the center of each new massive fingers.
More interestingly the vampires who undergo this transformation have the ability to be resistant to ultra violent light. Though they do appear to retain their vampire abilities to read the memories of their victims through blood.
For werewolves, which were creatures that were born from vampires, after a vampire had bitten a wolf and that wolf had bitten a man, he transformation as a Darthanain is much the same. Though they can grow in height of twelve feet after tasting Eclipisain blood. with bones breaking through their flesh to create ridges of armour. And claws and teeth growing in proportion to resemble swords and razor-sharp teeth as big as a human arm.
A single of these creatures and make short work of a unit of Eclipisain warriors.
Oddly terrestrial witches who accompany those Darthanain descendants experience amplified power in their presence.
History[]
According to the Eclipisains, the Darthanains were creatures that their ancestors had destroyed many years ago on their planet.
Many years later the stories of the Eclipisains were deemed to be fictional, mere legend by the former.
After achieving spaceflight, the Eclipisains used the species name to trick humanity that they were a threat that existed in the galaxy. And that their occupation of their planet was a justification, which led to the Eclipisains feeding on humans as a food source.
This caused many supernatural species such as the vampires, werewolves and witches to cast down their old grudges and form an alliance with the human resistance against the aliens to defend Earth.
After it was discovered vampires could feed on the Eclipisains and gain amazing transformations, more research into the Darthanains were explored as well as the vampires origins.
It seemed that Adam the first vampire was a person of no importance and skill who had lived in an English village as a farm laborer. After he died from the Black Plague, he rose from his grave. There was no explanation of his return and so he was shunned and cast out of his family and village. From the records, the villagers had claimed to have seen strange lights i the graveyard where Adam had been buried which made them believe that it was the work of the devil.
Eventually a connection was found when the resistance studied the ancient vampire texts. It was believed that the original Darthanains had come to Earth long ago, and probably other planets to create biological weapons within its inhabitants. The Darthanains had known one day that the Eclipisains would come to these worlds one day. Once one of their creations had tasted Eclipisain blood, it would be the trigger that would awaken the dormant genes that the Darthanains inserted.
After the vampires and werewolves had wiped out the Eclipisains from Earth, they declared themselves the new Darthanains. Intent on meting revenge on the Eclipisains, they vowed to pursue them throughout the galaxy to feast on their blood.
It is inferred that the original Darthanains could still exist somewhere in hiding in the galaxy, watching and waiting for the Eclipisains to spring the trap they placed. When that happens it is expected that they will return to exact their revenge with the army they created.
Culture[]
The Darthanains from the account of the Eclipisains were said to be called the Dark Ones, an evil race and used dark science that even the latter could not replicate. Despite having been supposedly wiped out, the impression that the species left on the Eclipisains is deep as they are regarded as their species equivalent to bogeymen.
According to the Eclipisains myths they were creatures that waited to take people in the night, and would one day return.
Source[]
- Vampires Vs Aliens: A Dark Alliance by P.A. Ross (2023)