Nali

The Nali are a humanoid race of primitive aliens from the Unreal video game series. Native to the planet Na Pali, the nali are a peaceful race who are now part of the skaarj's interplanetary empire. The nali are deeply religious, and can often be found in deep prayer. Their prayers will sometimes be answered by the ability to teleport or by opening a wall, although it is unknown if this is their god or some kind of machinery that can only be activated by their species. They are also very timid, percieving the tiniest act of violence in their general area, even in their defence, as a threat.

Appearance
Nai are very similar to humans. The few differences they have are an extra pair of arm, a bald, elongated head and a flattened nose.

Religion
The nali religion is similar to Budhism. It frowns on violence and has it's own god. Few actual beliefs are known outside Na Pali. What is known is that the nali believe the skaarj to be demons sent down by angry gods because of something they had done. They believed that one day, a chosen one would free them from their "demonic" masters and bring their world peace. Two of their few known gods is Chizra, the water god and Vandora, the goddess of lightning.

History
Before the events of the first game, the nali were enslaved by the skaarj. The skaarj forced the nali to mine tarydium crystals from the Rrajigar Mines. They weren't allowed to leave and so the skaarj kept them under guard at all times so they wouldn't teleport. The nali would pray for the chosen one to appear and save them. When the Human prison ship Vortex Rikers crashed on Na Pali, they thought their prayers had been answered by Prisoner 849, the player character of Unreal and Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali. They escaped the planet, killing the Skaarj Queen and freeing the nali in Rrajigar in the process, but would be sent back by the captain of the battle cruiser UMS Bodega Bay to find a lost ship, the UMS Prometheus. As the prisoner went back across the planet to find the ship and then, after discovering the Bodega Bay's betrayal, to escape again, they would free more colonies, but not all. During this, the skaarj warlord in charge of the clan on Na Pali would be killed, leaving the clan leaderless. However, the Nali were still enslaved by the time of Unreal Championship 2, suggesting that they are still awaiting their divine intervention.