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Kiith Somtaaw
In the fictional universe of 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''' made their living mining metal.

After the events of [[Homeworld]] however the '''Somtaaw''' were left with a substantially smaller portion of their kiith, most having been destroyed in the Kharak Genocide. After fighting against their own government to achieve rights to use the [[Kushan Mothership|Mothership]]s facilities for a limited period of time, they built three ships, two of command ship class and one science vessel.

They continued to use mining as their trade (though now it was asteroid resources they mined for, not iron), preferring the honest work of mining rather than the blood and violence of war. 

After the latest incursion by Imperial [[Taiidan]]i forces, they were dispatched to rescue a Kiith Manaan destroyer that was stranded outside the Hiigaran System. In the process, they discovered an artifact. Analysis yielded that the device was built by no known Galactic races and as such probably held great, unknown technology. The ruling Somtaaw council decreed that this would give them great leverage in the new Hiigaran government, and ordered that the [[Kuun-Lan]] keep this a secret within Somtaaw. The Kuun-Lan then met up with the Clee-San, and they opened the device up for analysis.  However, the artifact contained part of the 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.

==Ships and technology==
(contracted; show full)rship. Removing much of its original structure, the Kuun-Lan used the new space to house research facilities and the innumerable banks of storage and processor systems needed to keep a warfaring fleet in operation. In addition, the vessel boasts a feature no other known spacecraft in the Hiigaran Navy can claim; a massive Siege Cannon that has a theoretical maximum reach of 900km. The target must however be significantly closer than 900km in order to maintain the effectiveness of the weapon.

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