Irathients

Irathients are a fictional alien race featured in the Defiance multimedia franchise. They were first seen in the Defiance video game, published by Trion Worlds and Human Head Studios. They are also one of the seven established races of the Votan collective as featured in the Defiance television series on Syfy. Although several Irathients have been featured throughout the series, the most well-known among them is Irisa Nyira, who is one of the main characters on the show.

Description
Irathients are largely humanoid in appearance and are only distinguished from Earth human by their flat foreheads and lack of eyebrows. Irathients are also characterized by their bright red hair, which appears to be a dominant trait, though some Irathients do have hair of varying colors.

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 * Irisa Nyira: Irisa Nyira was a war orphan who was raised by the human Joshua Nolan. Although Irisa still maintained the aggressive passions of her people, she was also well-educated in the ways of human culture. Despite this however, she frequently found fault with Nolan's actions, questioning the value of his choices on many occasions.


 * Nizar: Nizar was a dark-skinned Irathient and a member of the Spirit Riders. He followed Sukar to an Arkfall in the Badlands where the group ran afoul of Joshua Nolan and Irisa Nyira. After a short fight, the two groups parted company. The Spirit Riders then journeyed to the city-state of Defiance where they began starting trouble with local business owners. By this point, Joshua Nolan was now the Chief Lawkeeper of Defiance.


 * Rynn: Rynn was a female Irathient and the foster-daughter of Sukar as well as a member of the Spirit Riders. She had a warrior's heart, but felt no small measure of disgust upon meeting Irisa Nyira, whom she regarded as Joshua Nolan's "pet". Rynn later journeyed to Defiance with the other members of the Spirit Riders where she found the men responsible for killing her parents, Boyd Bowen and Dalton Taggert. She used Hellbug pheromones to lure the dangerous Hellbugs to Bowen and Taggert's location, where they were then killed.


 * Sukar: Sukar was a large, mustached Irathient and the leader of the Spirit Riders. He led his group on a foraging expedition through the Badlands, scouting for Arkfalls, where they came upon Joshua Nolan and Irisa Nyira. During the ensuing conflict, Irisa stabbed him in the leg. Sukar later came to Defiance where he had a tense meeting with the city-state's mayor, Amanda Rosewater.

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