Only after DarkStryder was destroyed by the crew of the FarStar were the Kathol freed. However, they were unable to reclaim corporeal form, and instead chose to dissipate themselves. A few hundred decided to live, but were constantly at odds with each other.
As mentioned, the Kathol possessed advanced technology and were capable of growing advanced biological machines. They crafted several servant species to serve them which included the:
The Darkstryder in turn crafted for itself a few servants which included the:
The name "Cthol" was considered a mispronunciation of "Kathol", but still continued to appear in common usage up to 4 ABY due to being written so in erroneous documents.
The rough outline of the Kathol species is familiar to many HP Lovecraft and Dungeons & Dragons fans. Not only were the Kathol created for a type of source literature that is typically used for Dungeons & Dragons style roleplaying adventures, the Kathol themselves bear more than a passing resemblance to the story of Cthulhu, a fictional creation of Lovecraft. Indeed, the Kathol's name is even referenced in a manner similar to Cthulhu, written simply as Cthol. The Kathol species descend from the Old Ones, while Cthulhu is a member of the Great Old Ones. Both the Kathol and Cthulhu are imprisoned against their will in a remote region, one in space, and one on Earth. In addition, both the Kathol and Cthulhu have a form of cult-worship following; the Aing-Tii for the Kathol, and the Cult of Cthulhu for Cthulhu itself.
- Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
- The Kathol Rift
- Endgame
- The Official Star Wars Fact File75