Arkanian Offshoot

"I don't think we can hide from our people's actions. And the Arkanian people have acted without thinking again and again. We have tampered with many species, Jarael. But the worst&mdash;the worst was when we tampered with ourselves. You and Camper both are artifacts of our self-destruction."

- Arkoh Adasca

The Arkanian Offshoots were a sub-species of the Arkanian race, genetically engineered by the famed Arkanian scientists and genetic researchers of the Old Republic era.

Description
Known to be unscrupulous when it came to the bounds of scientific exploration, the geneticists of Arkania began to experiment on their own species, mixing the blood of other races with their own to create offshoots of the Arkanian species. These offshoots were first bred to excel at specific industrial tasks such as mechanical or technical work in order to relieve pure-blooded Arkanians of physical labor. One particular sub-species were bred as workers for the famed Arkanian gem mines. These people had five-fingered hands and eyes resembling the Human race after which their blood was mixed. With stark white skin, the offshoots were easily distinguished from the pure-bloods and were often times shunned, even if covertly. Among the other races the Arkanian's experimented with were the Sephi of Thustra, a species of humanoids with pointed ears.

History
Developed in the era surrounding the Great Sith War, the offshoots were bred as an answer to the need for laborers to mine the vast diamond stores of Arkania. This race was especially vulnerable to minor Arkanian illnesses. The Offshoots were treated as second-class or non-citizens by the baseline Arkanians, and the question over what to do with them was termed the "Offshoot question." Arkoh Adasca planned to use Adascorp's genetic engineering expertise to solve the problem in a generation. Indeed his grandfather, Argaloh Adasca, attempted to exterminate the Offshoots with a plague that ravaged those of advanced age.

Arkanian Offshoots in the galaxy
While the Arkanian Offshoots only existed during the early eras of the Galactic Republic, many became known across the galaxy for their heroism during the Great Sith War and the Mandalorian Wars. The Arkanian-Sephi hybrid, Arca Jeth, was a famed Jedi Master of the era who trained many students of the Jedi Order during his lifetime. Jeth's DNA was eventually used to create the fierce warrior Jarael, though she had the white skin of a Human-Arkanian and the pointed ears of a Sephi-Arkanian.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 0: Crossroads
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3: Commencement, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 4: Commencement, Part 4
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 5: Commencement, Part 5
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 6: Commencement, Part 6
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Reunion
 * "Labor Pains"
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Nights of Anger
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Daze of Hate
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 23: Knights of Suffering, Part 2
 * The Adjudicator Special Report: The Colonies
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 28: Vector, Part 4
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Exalted
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 31: Turnabout
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 35: Vindication, Part 4
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Prophet Motive
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 38: Faithful Execution
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Dueling Ambitions
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 42: Masks
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: The Reaping
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Destroyer
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Demon
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic—War 5
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic—War 5

Non-canonical appearances

 * Star Wars Miniatures: Knights of the Old Republic advertisement