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[[Image:Beast-slayer-crest.png|thumb|right|The Kiith Somtaaw Beastslayer crest]]

In the ''[[Homeworld]]'' series of [[computer games]], '''Kiith Somtaaw''' is one of many kiithid - or extended family-clans - that belong to the [[Kushan (Homeworld)|Kushan]] race. Originally a major religious kiith, the '''Somtaaw''' later became almost entirely geared towards mining.

(contracted; show full)that the [[Ships of Homeworld|Kuun-Lan]] keep this a secret within Somtaaw. The Kuun-Lan then met up with the Clee-San, and they opened up the device for analysis.  However, the artifact contained part of the intelligent [[nanotechnology]] organism known as [[the Beast (Homeworld)|the Beast]]. The infection rapidly spread, forcing the ship to jettison its entire lower section.

In ''[[Homeworld: Cataclysm]]'', Kiith Somtaaw played the role of the protagonist fighting the Beast threat.


They are mentioned in passing in the Homeworld 2 strategy guide, during the debate over reactivating the Higarans Far Jumper hyperspace core. They were opposed to the idea, creating a deadlock in the Higaran Government, until Karen S'Jet intervened. ⏎
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==Ship overview==
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The Somtaaw are a resourceful people, and to this end their technology is based on designs created using any sources they can find, be it purchased from the [[Bentusi]], adapted from old designs collecting dust in their engineering libraries, reverse-engineered from salvaged derelicts or even all three in conjunction.

To this end they possess technology that even the far-more advanced Kiith do not have, such as automatic self-repair systems, [[Force field (science fiction)|force fields]], the electromagnetic Repulsor defense system, microships and splitter technology for [[Ion Cannon]]s. It should be noted that this is 15 years after the events of the original ''Homeworld'' and 85 years prior to [[Homeworld 2]].

With the exception of the Repair Drones, all light vessels use Bentusi-designed [[fusion rocket]] fighter drives that are so efficient they render traditional Kiith-derived designs badly outdated.

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