Rakata

The Rakata are an extinct Force-rich humanoid species native to the planet Lehon. They were the founders and rulers of the Infinite Empire. The species has several descendant species that still exist, among them the mutant Flesh Raiders, the black-skinned Bukesek, the pale blue Droot, and the crimson-striped Ikalik.

History
They are one of the earliest known intelligent species. They emerged thousands of years before the foundation of the Infinite Empire.

Infinite Empire

 * Main article: Infinite Empire.

The Infinite Empire arrived on Lehon, the homeworld of the Rakata to travel across the galaxy in an instant. The Rakata were a cannibalistic people that ignored the Kwa teachings of balance, drawing only on the Dark Side of the Force. A Rakata stylizing himself the "Daritha (emperor) of the Rakata" founded the Infinite Empire. Using the Kwa technology and their newfound knowledge of the Force, the Infinite Empire expanded out from Lehon and began to conquer other worlds in the Unknown Regions.

The empire then induce fear and hatred in Force-sensitive beings, and build an enormous space station known as the Star Forge over the star Abo in the Lehon system, a factory powered by the Dark Side of the Force that produced warships and technology for the empire, the Infinite Empire spread out over the Unknown Regions and the Outer Rim by 35,000 BBY.