The Biraka are an insectoid race originally hailing from the harsh, arid world of Bastis. The Biraka have forged a formidable empire in their corner of the galaxy known to its rivals as the Biraka Clanhold. The Biraka are a race with a strong sense of honor and civil service. However they are also a species that is proud, stubborn and dedicated to aggressive expansion of their territories and resources. This has resulted in the Biraka becoming a warlike race that is almost perpetually combating any other intelligent lifeforms within reach. This has led them into conflict with such factions as the Imperium of Mankind, the Tau Empire and the irbian Nirvana time and time again. With the M41 coming to a close the Biraka have explosively expanded their territory with the weakening of the Imperi