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The '''Templar Caste''' is a collection of [[Protoss]] tribes in the fictional [[StarCraft]] universe. Descended from great warrior tribes from the [[Aeon of Strife]], these were selected by [[Khas]] and his students to act as warriors. With few exceptions, only Protoss members of the Templar Caste do any fighting. (The exceptions are the [[Ara Tribe]], [[Shelak Tribe]], [[Furinax Tribe]] and [[Dark Templar]].) Members of the Templar Caste who are particularly skilled psychics are known as [[High Templar]]. Both High Templar and any member of the Templar Caste are sometimes simply referred to as "Templar". |
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==Known Templar Tribes== |
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As in every Protoss caste, templar tribes are named after constellations. |
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===Akilae Tribe=== |
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The Akilae Tribe represent the strongest fighting force in Protoss society. They dominated the other Tribes for hundreds of years during the [[Aeon of Strife]] but submitted completely to the [[Khala]]. Although loyal to the Judicators, the Akilae Tribe argued that the Terrans should be saved from the Zerg instead of meaningless obstacles to be destroyed because of the Zerg threat, and they protest the destruction of the infested Terran colonies. [[Tassadar]] and [[Fenix]] may have hailed from this tribe. |
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| style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.1em 0.6em 0.1em 0; vertical-align: top;" | green |
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===Auriga Tribe=== |
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Dozens of thousands of years ago, the Auriga were the first to construct sailing ships. Now they service and operate the massive Carriers of the Protoss fleets. During the brief civil war on [[Aiur]], the Auriga took the side of the [[Protoss Conclave]] against [[Tassadar]], but were defeated. |
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| style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.1em 0.6em 0.1em 0; vertical-align: top;" | orange |
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===Sargas Tribe=== |
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Easily the most notorious of the Tribes, their loyalty to the [[Protoss Conclave]] was questionable, only giving their services when it suited them. The Sargas are adept at killing, and were employed by the Conclave as assassins and enforcers. As the Sargas Tribe are obsessed with holding onto their "free will" and tribal identity, it is notable that more [[Dark Templar]] stemmed from this tribe than from any other Tribe, and as such form a large part of Dark Templar society and military force in the Fleet of the Matriarch. |
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| style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.1em 0.6em 0.1em 0; vertical-align: top;" | enforcers and assassins |
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| style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.1em 0.6em 0.1em 0; vertical-align: top;" | blue |
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===Venatir Tribe=== |
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Little is known of this tribe. Many of its members, like those of the Sargas Tribe, attempted to reject the [[Khala]]. After the death of the Overmind, the Venatir tribe is one of the few not wiped out by the Zerg, and it is with this tribe that the Protoss heroes [[Aldaris]], [[Zeratul]] and [[Artanis]] flee to Shakuras with the help of the Executor. The Tribe was later tasked with the establishment of the first Khalai settlements on Shakuras. Aldaris would later take control of the Tribe in a rebellion, and both Aldaris and the majority of the Venatir Tribe would be killed. Presumably, some survived, as they are seen defending the city of Talematros, but the Tribes present there were killed by the Zerg when the city's power grid overloaded and exploded. The motto of the Venatir Scout pilots is "Praemonitus, promunitus," which translates to "Forewarned, forearmed." |
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| style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.1em 0.6em 0.1em 0; vertical-align: top;" | vanguard of Aiur |
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| style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.1em 0.6em 0.1em 0; vertical-align: top;" | brown |
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===Velari Tribe=== |
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Members of the Velari Tribe appears to form the bulk of the Fleet of the Executor, one of the primary armies of the Khalai Protoss. They are often depicted as the Conclave's main agents, as the ruined buildings of the Conclave in Episode IV are of the Velari Tribe. When Aldaris is seen, he takes the color of the Velari Tribe. |
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.1em 0.6em 0.1em 0; vertical-align: top;" | Tribal color |
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| style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.1em 0.6em 0.1em 0; vertical-align: top;" | yellow |
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==See also== |
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* [[Judicator Caste]] |
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* [[Khalai Caste]] |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.blizzard.com/starcraft/ StarCraft homepage at Blizzard Entertainment] |
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* [http://www.battle.net/scc/ Battle.net StarCraft Compendium] |
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* Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. ''StarCraft (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998. |
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{{StarCraft}} |
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[[Category:Organizations in the StarCraft universe]] |
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[[Category:Fictional military organizations]] |
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[[Category:Protoss]] |
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Revision as of 21:17, 13 July 2007
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