Psyche

Over 50,000 years of hardship have scarred the Dhe'nar, forging and twisting their ancient beliefs into what they are now. They are an elitist race. Time has taught them that the other races are inferior, and that they are nothing more than pawns or to be used to their own ends. 50,000 years of near-continual fighting for survival has taken its toll on the Dhe'nar psyche, however.

As a whole, the race has become cruel, debauched, and cynical to an extreme. A continual miasma of depression hangs over the race, especially in the homelands they have carved for themselves. Dhe’nar history, its trials and tribulations, has been cruel and harsh, changing the Dhe’nar over the eons into something completely unlike what they were originally.

The Dhe'nar have long been hunters, warriors, and survivalists. The taint of their brutal history, violent racial memories, and angst appear to have taken a great toll on the race’s psyche. The Dhe'nar at battle are a gruesome sight, far removed from the calm, measured, and precise warriors they once were. They seem to want to torture and punish their prey, savoring the pain they inflict with each kill. By inflicting pain and torment on the "lesser" races, perhaps the Dhe’nar wish to vent their anger and depression on their foes.

The Dhe'nar do not believe in the concepts of "good" or "evil." They believe in survival and they believe in power. They hold true to the philosophy, "To be strong is to survive; to be weak is to perish," however simple survival is not enough for the Dhe'nar, thus they constantly strive to better themselves in their quest for power.

Their belief structure has changed over time and they believe that evolution, driven by survival of the fittest, can carry the race as a whole to the threshold of ascension. Many Dhe’nar have lost sight of the original beliefs that any sort of spiritual development, as individuals or as a people, is relevant to their quest for ascension.

This belief in the strength of evolution is shared with the great Drakes of ancient times, and has long endured the tests of time. While history is very important, a Dhe'nar scholar does not waste time brooding over such concepts like good and evil or spend their days asking "why," but rather they ask "how?"