Mechari (archive)

The Mechari are a highly-intelligent race of mechanical beings created by the Eldan on planet Nexus. Originally constructed to interface with other civilizations in the galaxy, the Mechari became the architects of Dominion civilization, guiding it to success in the centuries since the Eldan's mysterious disappearance. Cold, cruel, and calculating, the vigilant Mechari work tirelessly to ensure the continued dominance of the Dominion by directing its intelligence gathering operations - strategically eliminating the dissidents, spies, and traitors who threaten to bring about its demise.

Construction
Though they are mechanical in nature and artificially built in facilities like the Foundry on Cassus, Mechari are fully sentient beings with free will and what the Vigilant Church has decreed are "souls." That said, their unique construction allows them to endure injuries and situations that would kill an organic being. As long as the Mechari's soul core is intact the Mechari can always be reassembled or even transferred into another body.

Mechari dismemberment has even become a cultural motif in the Dominion. History is filled with tales of Mechari warriors decapitated in battle who returned to avenge themselves on the very foes who "killed' them. News reports of Mechari surviving grievous dismemberment at the claws of Nexus wildlife are not uncommon, and one of the most popular Dominion holo-comedies ever features a severed Mechari head name Max whose endless quest for a new body is always getting him into allegedly-hilarious situations.