| abstract | - The greatest fear of any Darlok is that they forget their true self and cause. The history of the Darlok race is shrouded in mystery and myth. It was said that early intergalactic travelers landed on the Darlok home planet of Nazin many thousands of years ago. It was the first time that the Darloks had encountered an educated life form (which happened to be humanoid in appearance). It was the first time that the Darloks imitated another race’s appearance, but the surviving travelers described it as a nightmare. When the colonists fled from that “cursed and haunted” planet, they left behind the infrastructure and technology that jump started the Darlok civilization. The Darlok operate a dictatorship called the Cabal, ruled over by their Hindmost. The Hindmost relies heavily on spying, digital theft, and intelligence agencies in order to confidently rule the Cabal. The Darloks are excessively paranoid and xenophobic, but the Hindmost relies on his advisors to bring all knowable assets to the table. The Darloks operate as many independent agencies secretly serving the whole of the Cabal (and thus reducing the direct association to the government as a whole). The Hindmost oversees efforts between these agencies to reduce the risk of working against each other. So the Darlok continue to stalk the dark corners of space, stealing from the races whose form they take in order to advance their own civilization.
- Darloks were enemies of all other races with the notable exception of the Humans. This occurred because they were a treacherous (some say evil) race of shape-shifting spies. The Darlok skill at developing new computers aided their already deadly spying abilities. Darlok leaders were aggressive, but would try to buy time by signing treaties, waiting until their enemies were off guard to strike. Some people have noticed that these creatures resemble hooded wraiths. The reputation of the Darlok race grew somewhat better over time; no longer were they considered the galaxy's ultimate enemy. That title belonged to the Antarans now. Darloks seemed to have changed in appearance as well, although with shapeshifters you never really know. Not only were they still the best spies, but they also found a secret method to hide all of their space vessels from any scanners. Only the Elerian galaxy-watchers could detect them. As one would expect, the leader of these secretive people was a Dictator. Darlok emperors were often hostile to others, and easily angered. The Darloks respected the more "evil" races: Gnolams, Meklars, and Silicoids. They did not like the Bulrathi, and they despised the Alkari.
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