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"Kin of Vendrul!"

- A common greeting and battle cry among Dalkarii

The Dalkatii (singular: Dalkai) is a species of carnivores amphibians hailing from the large desert world of Vendrul, the Dalkaish word for sand. The Dalkarii had managed to reach a Tier 3 status before they were discovered by the Covenant in 2527, thanks to the Rampant Forerunner Monitor, 654 Ruined Hope, who was the Monitor of a Forerunner installation orbiting Vendrul's third moon. With the guidance of the rampant Monitor, the Dalkarii established a caste based society, much like the Forerunners' rates, and managed to reach a tier 3 status not long after Ruined Hope left the Dalkarii. Ruined Hope departed Vendrul after a large asteroid collided with the Forerunner installation. Ruined Hope transported to the installation to parts unknown for repairs and never returned to the Dalkarii again.

The Dalkarii established itself as an interstellar empire not long after

The Dalkai were a fractured species but had managed to establish an impressive empire of their own that included around 250 worlds. The Dalkai had a clan based social structure which constantly fought each other for power. This made them easy pray for the Covenant navy sent to subjugate them the first year of the Dalkai-Covenant War. The Dalkai, however quickly put aside their differences and united against a common enemy, dragging out the war for years. The Dalkai were losing but at a slow rate due to the ongoing Human-covenant War elsewhere. After about two years of fighting, the Dalkai realized that they couldn't achieve a meaningful victory against the more technological advanced Covenant and tried to surrender to the Covenant. The Covenant quickly seized this opportunity and absorbed the Dalkai into their empire. Integration into the Covenant went slowly as the Dalkai secretly plotted to rebel against the covenant as Covenant technology was being smuggled to secret bases near the borders of Dalkai explored space to be reverse engineered.