By NatoGreavesy
Jul 04, 2022
A rare and resilient subspecies, the Daraz’Ak Kig-Yar are colloquially referred to as the Corsairs by other ex-Covenant factions, and dubbed the “Dracorex” variant by UNSC researchers, due to their draconic/saurian appearance.
The species originally hailed from a colony on a planet with higher gravity compared to their original homeworld of Eayn, leading to its colonists developing a larger, stronger build compared to other Kig-Yar subspecies. When most Kig-Yar submitted to joining the Covenant, the Daraz’Ak refused to forfeit their independence, and for their pride their planet was razed and their species driven to near-extinction, only a scant handful of survivors managing to escape in a rag-tag fleet of spaceships.
Rather than settling down elsewhere and risking being besieged by the Covenant again, the survivors banded together and became a purely space-faring civilisation, constantly travelling, scavenging and stealing to survive.
While ostensibly a matriarchal society like most Kig-Yar, the current Corsair fleet is led by a sister/brother duo, Ryza and Kelz, with the bloodthirsty Ryza leading their warriors in battle, and the self-titled King Kelz overseeing matters of state and strategy.
Physically, the Daraz’Ak are possessed of strength and stature similar to that of a Sangheili, making them far more physically formidable than most Kig-Yar. By reverse-engineering former Covenant technology they have developed a rudimentary form of power armour for their warriors, and needler weaponry similar to those used by ex-Covenant groups. Their most noteworthy innovation is a method of artificially growing subanese crystal, which they use to craft shields, blades, and other tools.
The species originally hailed from a colony on a planet with higher gravity compared to their original homeworld of Eayn, leading to its colonists developing a larger, stronger build compared to other Kig-Yar subspecies. When most Kig-Yar submitted to joining the Covenant, the Daraz’Ak refused to forfeit their independence, and for their pride their planet was razed and their species driven to near-extinction, only a scant handful of survivors managing to escape in a rag-tag fleet of spaceships.
Rather than settling down elsewhere and risking being besieged by the Covenant again, the survivors banded together and became a purely space-faring civilisation, constantly travelling, scavenging and stealing to survive.
While ostensibly a matriarchal society like most Kig-Yar, the current Corsair fleet is led by a sister/brother duo, Ryza and Kelz, with the bloodthirsty Ryza leading their warriors in battle, and the self-titled King Kelz overseeing matters of state and strategy.
Physically, the Daraz’Ak are possessed of strength and stature similar to that of a Sangheili, making them far more physically formidable than most Kig-Yar. By reverse-engineering former Covenant technology they have developed a rudimentary form of power armour for their warriors, and needler weaponry similar to those used by ex-Covenant groups. Their most noteworthy innovation is a method of artificially growing subanese crystal, which they use to craft shields, blades, and other tools.