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=== Shaltari Tribes ===
[[File:Shaltari_infantry.jpg|125px|thumb|right|Shaltari Warsuit.]]
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The Shaltari are extremely long-lived, having mastered the art of transferring their consciousnesses into new bodies.  When death of natural causes is no longer an issue, they simultaneously fear death and yet venerate war as the only pursuit worthy of respect.  People who haven't seen battle yet don't even get names.

Their greatest technological advantage is that, rather than carry their units, their dropships are actually teleportation gates: units can enter one vehicle and get popped out of another one. In contrast to the Scourge and their homogenous arsenal of plasma weapons, Shaltari weaponry is a mix of energized particle beams, focused microwave emitters, and the occasional extreme velocity railgun. 

The various sub-nations of the Shaltari are named after the nations of Native Americans (of both continents). Their units are named for traditional weapons and totem animals of various pre-industrial cultures.