 Narn
- Humanoid species with reptilian appearance featured on the
science fiction series BABYLON 5/SYN/TNT/1992-98. The Narn have
mottled skin ranging in color from dull yellow to dark green.
Their eyes are red in color. The Narn carry their children in
pouches like the marsupials on Earth. The Narn society is divided
into different "Circles." The First/Inner Circle (the 8 Royal
Families of Narn); The Second Circle (the Holy Prophets and
Priests); The Third Circle (the Ambassadors who are the voice of
the Kha'Ri, executive council and ruling body of Narn - composed
of the executive, legislative, and judicial; The Fourth through
Eight Circles (Warleaders, landholders, and other influential
clans); The Pleabians (those aspiring to the upper circles); The
Outer Circle (the working class and bulk of the society); and
finally The Outcasts (poor, homeless, criminals and other
undesirables).
One thousand years earlier, the Narn race joined forces with a
confederation of planets called "The Army of Light" to fight a
dark consortium of races lead by The Shadows. After using their
telepaths to help subdued the Shadows menace, the Centauri race
conquered the Narn who forced the Narns into slavery and raped
their planet and depleted its resources. Then in 2159, the Narn
revolted and won back their planet.
Notable in the fight against the Centauri oppression was citizen
Ambassador G'Kar (Andreas Katsulas) whose father died at the hands
of his Centauri master. When the Centauri reoccupied the Narn home
world in 2259, G'Kar was granted asylum on the space station
Babylon 5 under the political protection of Earth commander John
Sheridan. Now, G'Kar's main mission was to reclaim the dignity of
his people and make the Centauri pay dearly for their brutal abuse
of the Narn race.
G'kar & Londo
G'Kar's main adversary is Centauri Ambassador Londo Mollari, who
also lives aboard Babylon 5. He uses a various array of sinister
alliances with other races such as the Shadows to curtail the
political power and expansion of the Narn race.
In 2261, G'kar was captured by the Centauri and tortured (lost an
eye) by Catagia, the insane Centauri Emperor. When Londo asked
G'Kar to became a pawn in the assassination plot of the Emperor,
he agreed but on the condition that Londo evacuate the Narn home
world (which he did). G'kar was fated to kill Londo in the year
2277 (they strangled each other). See also - "The
Book of G'Quan"
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