assassinate

There is no word for it in the Kilrathi language. FA p.150

Arakh leaves

A popular Kilrathi intoxicant, much like our own tobacco, that is often chewed or
made into the Kilrathi equivalent of tea. KSM p.67, AS p.? FF p.8

bak

Another predator that was a threat. AS p.90 Tastes bad FA p.71

Brajakh Kar

Fortress of the Dark. FC p.57

Birha

Type of tree with large, red, sweet scented flowers, native to the Kilrathi renegade colony of Ghorah Khar. FC p.? FF p.8

chakta

Those rare warriors of equal rank who deserved execution upon capture rather then slavery. AS p.143

Chee'dyachee

Senior vassal and retainer to a royal figure. FC p.?

Churnah

Grandmother. AS p.?

dai Nokhtak

FC p.419

Dakhath

Deathstroke CM p.35

drakhai

Imperial Guard...the elite of Kilrathi pilots. SM2g

gatagak'vu

Total eradication or genocide. The Kilrathi not only slaughter every- man woman and child, but they also slaughter the very worlds their enemies live on through the use of high radiation doses. FA p. 240-41 FA p.240

Haggin

 A classic maneuver referencing an old hunting trick, of sending a lone warrior out and letting him feign injury to draw the pray in. The pray would be so focused on the Haggin that they would not notice that they in turn were being encircled. AS p.15

Harakh

It is, how you say, warmed leavings of a male cow. FF p.? FA p.59

Hrai

The equivalent of a clan in Kilrathi culture, includes all blood-relatives as well as any oathsworn to the clan leader and his descendants. FF p.?

Hraijhak

The most direct heir. AS p.?

Huckster

Deceitful one. p.?

huma ta humas

 Quid pro quo. AS p.108

Hyilghar

First Officer. VS p.?

Ikgara Kutgaga

This a book containing the sacred history of the clans, tracing the linage to the mist of creation. Also contains the Story of Eight. AS p.105

Jak-ta Ga

Success AS p.? (Not certain about this one.)

Jak-tu

The war or surprise or the spring from surprise: Ancient Kilrathi word, that dates to the time when they were predatory hunters on Kilrah. Roughly meaning to spring from concealment upon a larger but unsuspecting prey, killing them with one blow. AS p.8, 16, 108

jirak

Ceremonial herbal brew. AS p.104

Ka-tagu

 Title(?) granted to a offspring whose parent committed tagugar. AS p.80

Kabaka

Heroic death, but its literal translation "his soul winging to Sivar for his courage" KSM p.67, FA p.117

kaga

 The warrior spirit. AS p.116

Kalkrath

 Interrogation of a prisoner through torture. not used on high ranking Kilrathi except by order of the Emperor. WC2G, KSM p.67, AS p.?

Khantar

Commanding officer of a Kilrathi ship. KSM p.67

Kharak Tar

Venice System WC1(V1)

Kil

 Any member of the Kilrathi race FC p. 436

Kilra'hra

A common, lowborn Kilrathi.
In appearance, he or she is characterized by coarse fur of mingled colors, a blunt muzzle, a flat head , and blunt teeth. KSM p.67, SO1G

Kn'thrack

Darkness, evil, void, the ultimate evil. WCV, SGV p.174 One of two possible outcomes, viewed by the Cult of Sivar, that the Kilrathi history was taking. The other is Tr'thrak. ICIS p.20

Ko'bar Yagar

The planet knows to Confed as Torgo. FC p.41

Krahnakh Ghayeer

Unseen Death HotT p.112

Krat’na Sector

Vega Sector? VOW

K'Shrik-Non

death den (Funeral or Furial chamber.) PPK

Lerkrath

 Interrogation by drugs, not used on high-ranking Kilrathi except by ordered of the Emperor. FF p.?

merdha

Tiny prey creature. FF p.11

Nak'tara

 Earth KSM p.67 FA p.145, 162

Nar

 Part of every Kilrathi's name. It precedes the name of the planet on which the Kilrathi Hari (clan) originated. (Ralgha nar Hhallas' hari, for example, was from Hhallas.) KSM p.67

Nargrast

A hell of Kilrathi mythology, this is a barren, frozen wasteland in which there is nothing to hunt. ?

paki

 Pawns for power KSM p.67 FA p.62

Puckal

Ritual of atonement, much like a confession, held on the second moon of Kilrah, Largkza, where an ancient and famed temple to Sivar is located. ?

Rha'rhi

Kilrathi Curse word? SO2g-4B

rugalga

 The equivalent of herds of semi-intelligent beasts which had once wandered Kilrah. AS p.12

Sa'guk

One who is dead to his hrai, even though he lives. It refers to disgracing ones family name, either by displaying weakness, or allowing themselves to be captured by the enemy. KSM p.67, FA p.55 AS p.?

Sivar-Eshrad

 Way of Sivar:

This Kilrathi military-religious ceremony known as the Way of Sivar. The Kilrathi believe that they have to sing the praises of their war god once every year, on a planet chosen by the Sivar priestesses. If they fail to do so, then the war god will not favor the Warriors of Kilrah in battle and their enemies are destined to destroy them. SM2g

Skabak

 The will to die for the glory of Kilrah. FA p.1

Sukhar May'ya

 Kilrathi Alcoholic drink. WC2G

tagugar

(kamikaze) To commit tagugar and destroy an enemy and, by doing so, enhance the strength of the clans was the highest honor a warrior could seek. Having thus volunteered they were treated as beings who were semi-divine until they left upon their mission. any female that sired a cub from then was held in honor and the offspring granted the honorific Ka-tagu. AS p.80

Takhars

Brothers of equal rank. KSM p.67 FA p.120

tanist

The most likely heir. FC p.384

Thrak'hra

A noble lord, head of a hrai.
Highborn Kilrathi are characterized by their sleek, brightly-colored pelts marked with the distinctive patterns of their clan, sharp teeth and stout noses. SO1G

Tr'thrak

A glorious final battle against the star gods where the Kilrathi would find either final victory or eternal honor in death. One of two possible outcomes, viewed by the Cult of Sivar, that the Kilrathi history was taking The other is Kn'thrack. ICIS p.20

Trav'hra'nigath

To grant the prize without struggle, surrender. ?

traggil

A Kilrathi animal. FC p.433

Treaty of Ko-bar Yagar

 Officially known as the Treaty of Torgo. Those feeling sympathy for the Kilrathi's destruction their homeworld use the kilrathi name for the world rather then the human. FC p.41

Tuhaga

 Very important holiday? AS p.83 (the date in which supposedly the two great furies gave birth to Sivar, preserver of the eternal conflict.)

tuka

 One who displays hesitation or weakness. Spoken with sneering contempt, a word so insulting that a Kilrathi challenged with such a smear will fight to the death. FA p38

ukta

prey-food AS p.90

ulanna

A tree originally found on Kilrah but has been occasionally been imported to other worlds to provide something familiar on an alien landscape. AS p.102

utak

The lowest caste of the Kilrathi hierarchy. These are the ones who clean the privy pits (sewers) for fertilizer, and it is considered a disgrace if their shadow even touches the shadow of another, higher-ranked Kilrathi. FA p.240

Vak'qu

 Kilrathi Alcoholic beverage. FA p.71

Vikyah

McAulliffe

Vrag'chath

Skipper ?

vraxar

Kilrathi swear word FC p.20 (A wish of damnation upon occurrences)

 Warach Tha

 Kilrathi name for the Kurasawa System. WC1(K1)

Xag

The legendary warrior who had established the First Empire. AS p.115

xark

Fresh blood drawn from what had once been the main species they hunted, served hot. AS p.90

Ko-bar Yagar

Kirlathi name for the Torgo system. FC p.41

Zaga

The warrior spirit. AS p.311

Zu'kara

Ritual, throat-slashing, suicide in atonement for an act of shame to one's family KSM p.67, VS p.5 FA p.54

God of the Running Death FC p.1

Kilrathi Phrases / Sayings

Ek'rah skabak erg Thrak'Kilrah maks Rag'nith

For the glory of Kilrah, the Emperor and the Empire. KSM p.67, AS p.?

H'as aiy'hra n'hakh ri'kahri krikajj, nai korekh sha'yi...

Kir'kha n'ikh rakh k'har, Sharhi nar Hhallas...

"Beyond the eyes of my enemy I shall prepare for the day of his destruction.

I, Sharhi of Hhallas, swear to avenge my honor.
A phrase from an old Kilrathi war story. SO2G

"His blood flows well?"

A standard ceremonial question regarding the health of a friend. AS p.112

"His blood is thick"

Meaning "he is well". This is the reply to the question "His blood flows well?" if the person in question is in good health. AS p.112

"Honor shall flow to the warrior who is true, to his hari, to his comrades, to his people, and to himself, for only the true warrior shall know the gods hereafter."

FC p.21

Jal'ra rash'nakh hrai

Why do you consort with this human? AS p?

Krajksh nai varkish h'hassrai?

What have you to report? ?

Krakh drish'kai rai h'ra

Stay where you are FF?

"May your talons be wet, and if fated not to return, may praise be sung in thy name."

Ritual farewell. AS p.157

"My blood warms at the sight of thee"

Greeting AS p.153

"Steel against iron is not a testing"

FA p.60

"Va ka garga ka naru ha garga"

"Those not of the blood must have their blood spilt". AS p.11

The Word of the Codices FC p.52

First Codex 02:28:10

There is no such thing as a battle without honor, though it is possible to encounter an honorless foe. FC p.252

First Codex 04:22:10

No Warrior should fear honest labor, as no Warrior should shirk onerous duty. FC p.231

First Codex 06:34:14

Of all the weapons of the Warrior, it is the mind that elevates mere fighting to glorious Victory. FC p.62

First Codex 10:14:64

Honor the heroic dead, for their deaths are worthy of remembrance. FC p.298

First Codex 10:21:18

The brave Warrior is not without fear. He is a friend of his fear, embracing it, intimate with it, but never allowing it to overcome him. FC p.124

First Codex 12:16:03

Vigilance is the Warrior's salvation; inattention the Warrior's most dangerous foe. FC p.390

Second Codex 03:18:12

Fortunate is the Warrior Who Meets Death in Battle: no true Warrior should die in bed with his claws sheathed. FC p.25

Second Codex 04:18:21

Among the pillars of victory, the first and greatest is the art of the unexpected, for it is by surprise that the Warrior achieves domination on the field of battle. FC p.272

Third Codex 07:12:05

Honor is a thing to be cherished, but no true Warrior will place his honor above his duty. FC p.145

Third Codex 18:10:05

Victory must inevitably go to the Warrior whose desire for conquest is greater then his fear of death. FC p.344

Fourth Codex 02:17:06

The true Warrior preservers against any and all obstacles, and gains the greater glory for his efforts. FC p.164

Fourth Codex 04:18:31

Glory is the outward measure of the Warrior's worth, but the knowledge of a duty fulfilled is the one true inward measure. FC p.207

Fourth Codex 16:12:21

There is no dishonor in caution, so long as the careful Warrior avoids the pitfalls of cowardice. FC p.104

Fourth Codex 18:35:3

Better Death with claws extended then Life without honor.

Fifth Codex

Honor shall flow to the warrior who does his duty, for his Clan shall earn glory by his deeds. Honor shall flow to the warrior who meets death in battle, for his name shall be remembered. Honor shall flow to the warrior who strikes down his foe, for he shall win victory for his people... FC p.20

Fifth Codex 02:17:38

Brave comrades are the Warrior's most cherished gift. FC p.83

Fifth Codex 10:23:05

"Fang and claw, sharp eyes and alert ears and the nose of a hunter, these are the tools of the Ideal Warrior, but they are as nothing without the spirit and heart of a fighter." FC p.44

Sixth Codex 16:33:17

There is no treachery greater than the betrayal of comrade against comrade. FC p.184

Seventh Codex 04:17:09

Consider the story of the Karga the Hero, which tells of the rewards of honor and duty. Consider the story of Vorghath the Hunter, and reflect on the perils of complacence. FC p.412

Seventh Codex 12:16:07

The true leader offers his Warriors in sacrifice only when there is no alternative; the true Warrior offers himself in sacrifice in the knowledge that only thus will the battle be won. FC p.366

FC p.255

Ninth Codex 21:05:10

Never permit your enemy to learn your advantages, unless doing so can cause him to become fearful so the he stumbles during the chase. FC p.322

Tenth Codex 17:14:33

The gods expect that every kil shall perform his duty. FC p.436

Tenth Codex

Even in Death there can be victory! FC p.15

It is always to know where your enemy stands. FC p.187

The Codices teach that the first duty is to the Race. FC p.211

Burial ritual see FC p.225-226

Maxim of Xag (Kiltarthi version Sun Tzu)

"Judge not thy enemy by the strength of his arm but rather by the cunning of his brain."

Maxim of Xag. AS p.

"No attack plan ever survives first contact with the enemy."

Fourth of eight maxim of Xag. AS p.115

Victory should not be counted until the blood of the pray is in one's mouth

FA p.215

Always reinforce triumph, learn to back away from defeat.

Ninth Maxim AS p.296

Prophecy's of Sivar

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Seventh

Eight

"There shall come a time when our faith will be tested. When many will be misled by the selfish motives of a ruling Clan. The Great Warrior, who has the heart of a Kilrathi, but is not Kilrathi born comes to deliver justice to the wicked. Our people will be cleansed by the fire that burns in the heart of Kilrah herself and many will pay the price for the few." --prophetess, Kt'lan. PPK

Ninth

 "As our hearts are consumed in sacrifice, a sound of thunder will herald the beginning of a new age. Our Great Loss will bring with it dark enemies of our clan who will seek to feast on our bones and will, like the savage wind, spread to the four corners of the sky and all that is. But yet in this suffering, we must be strong, for Sivar will send another messenger who shall bring redemption to our race and fill us with the Warriors Spirit and reunite us as a people." --prophetess, Kt'lan. PPK

Kilrathi Armed Forces

Enlisted Ranks

Least Claw

Third Claw

Second Claw

First Claw

Officer Ranks

Fourth Fang

Most Kilrathi pilots attain at least the rank of Fourth Fang

Third Fang

1st Lieutenant

Second Fang

Captain

First Fang

Major
First Fang or higher usually go on to command ships and squadrons

Shintahr

 Lieutenant Colonel

Kal Shintahr

 Colonel

Flag Rank

Kalahn

Commodore

Khantahr

 Rear Admiral

Kal Khantahr

Vice Admiral

Kalralahr

Equivalent to a the Confed. Admiral or Space Marshal -- he controls whole sectors or commands large fleet operations