Cilare (species)

"We were warriors...we were brutal, we were ruthless. Our children were taught to fight from the moment they could stand."

- Unidentified warrior

This unidentified warrior species of humanoids subscribed to martial values. Around 25 ABY during the Yuuzhan Vong War, their homeworld was invaded by the Yuuzhan Vong who exterminated the entire species except for one unidentified warrior during a one-sided engagement.

Biology and culture
"Our greatest minds never attempted to cure disease. Disease only claimed the weak. Instead our scientists worked on instruments of destruction."

- Unidentified warrior

They were a tall humanoid species with large powerfully-built bodies. They had yellow skin and wore armor and fur garments derived from an unidentifed canine species. A walike people, they instilled martial values in their children while their scientists disdained medicines in favor of war matériel. They believed themselves to be strong and impregnable to any threat since they had mustered various predators on their homeworld.

History
"We were so proud, so strong...and now we're gone"

- Unidentified warrior

Their isolated existence came to an end with the break-out of the Yuuzhan Vong War in 25 ABY. Following the Battle of Dantooine, a potent Yuuzhan Vong invasion force landed on their world and waged war on the warrior species. Despite the valor and arsenal of the assembled indigenous army which deployed tanks, they were easily wiped out by the onslaught of Fire Breathers.

The warrior species were quickly exterminated as the Yuuzhan Vong pacified their homeworld. Only one unidentified warrior male survived to tell the story and he was taken captive aboard a Yuuzhan Vong slaveship Tsam P'ah. During his captivity, he was still able to transmit a signal into space which was eventually picked up by the two-men crew of the exploratory ship Pythea&mdash;the Chiss Panha and her Wookiee companion Sarkkin. Having intercepted the signal, the warrior related the nature and culture of his species before going to warn them of the depredations of the Yuuzhan Vong.

The warrior's species had been devastated in the attack; he urged recipients of the message to flee the oncoming Yuuzhan Vong invasion force while they still could, as attempting to fight the species was futile. Given that Panha's species the Chiss had fought the Yuuzhan Vong before, she understood the nature of their threat to the galaxy. Picking up the presence of a Yuuzhan Vong fleet near them in hyperspace, they powered up the Phythea and fled to the nearest world Artorias; in an attempt to warn the Artorians.

However, they were pursued by Yuuzhan Vong vessels. The Chiss explorer attempted to communicated with Artorias but the message was intercepted by an advance infiltrator who ensured that it did not get through. After fighting off a Yuuzhan Vong boarding party, the two friends agreed they would not face capture and drove their starship into the prow of the Yuuzhan Vong cruiser, immolating themselves and their vessel.

Later, the unidentified warrior joined forces with the Artorian princess Kaye Galfridian and other slaves to revolt against the commander Sha'kel.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Invasion 0, Part 1
 * Star Wars Invasion 0, Part 2
 * Star Wars Invasion 4: Refugees, Part 4