▁any ▁bar ▁within ▁Federation ▁or ▁non ▁H era an - family ▁Aur or an ▁space . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁player ▁progress es ▁along ▁the ▁Aur or an ▁and ▁Pol aris ▁story lines , ▁he ▁enc oun ters ▁the ▁Th uro ki ir , ▁the ▁Ob s id ian ▁Heart ▁or ▁Spirit ual ▁Master ▁of ▁House ▁H era an , ▁Te cher akh ▁the ▁Blo ody ▁Ham mer . ▁If ▁following ▁the ▁Aur or an ▁story line , ▁Te cher akh ▁ren ames ▁your ▁character ▁Kar H all arn , ▁or ▁the ▁Wolf . ▁Both ▁titles , ▁one ▁as ▁Th uro ki ir , ▁and ▁one ▁as ▁a ▁fleet ▁master ▁( Kar H all arn ▁of ▁the ▁Pack ) ▁symbol ize ▁the ▁Aur or ans ' ▁deep ▁respect ▁for ▁cl an - war fare ▁and ▁battle ▁honor . ▁Similar ▁to ▁East ▁Asian ▁countries ▁of ▁earth ▁from ▁the ▁Dark ▁A ges ▁to ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁Aur or ans ▁build ▁their ▁society ▁around ▁" face " ▁and ▁" sh ame ." ▁To ▁fle e ▁from ▁battle ▁or ▁surrender ▁to ▁the ▁enemy ▁is ▁an ▁at roc ity ▁against ▁one ' s ▁emp ire , ▁house , ▁and ▁self . ▁Thus ▁the ▁Aur or ans ▁provide ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁complex ▁fa ctions ▁in ▁Nova , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁intr ica cies ▁of ▁their ▁war rior ▁society . ▁ ▁Pol aris ▁The ▁Pol aris ▁are ▁a ▁race ▁of ▁techn olog ically , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁tele path ically , ▁advanced ▁humans