Hanar

'''***The following is the Initial Draft, subject to change with ME3's release. It should only be used as a temporary guide.***'''

Following the collapse of galactic civilization at the barrel of the empire’s guns, the Hanar quickly erected an “iron curtain,” staunchly refusing to partake in trade or diplomatic relations with humanity. As there was little benefit in spending the immense resources it would have taken to sack Kahje, only to gain little return as the planet was largely inhospitable to most galactic life, the Terran Empire has instead chosen to impose sanctions and embargoes upon the planet, “locking out” the planet itself behind a wall of imperial ships.

The empire had not seen fit to ignore the planet entirely, however. Several raids composed of imperial agents and soldiers led to the capture of most drell, who were seen as important assets to remove from hanar control. While the galaxy itself was largely secured within one galactic year, the bloody struggle involving the capture of the drell took another three years to complete.

The self-imposed isolationist policies of the hanar, as well as their unique ecosystem and biology, have enabled them to exist largely apart from further imperial tampering. At the height of the raids’ frequency, the hanar were a galaxy-wide culinary delicacy. The practice of capturing and consuming hanar has faded in popularity as it became more difficult to catch the hanar, who adapted and evaded capture from human fishing vessels, and eventually the cost and investment were seen as not worth the effort.