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[[Image:Beast-slayer-crest.png|thumb|right|The Kiith Somtaaw 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''' made their living mining metal.



Afterlater became almost entirely geared towards mining.



Following the events of ''[[Homeworld]]'' the Somtaaw were left with a substantially smaller portion of their kiithoriginal number, most having been destroyslaughtered in the Kharak Genocide. After fighting against their own governmentbattling through various legal trials to achieve rights tofor use of the [[Ships of Homeworld|Mothership]] construction 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 wasmine even among the stars (though they now mine asteroids resourcesather theyan mined for, not ironral veins), 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 outsidein the outskirts of the Hiigaran Sstar 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 [[Ships of Homeworld|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(contracted; show full)

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[[fusion rocket]] fighter drives that are so efficient they render traditional Kiith-derived designs badly outdated.

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