Well, I think they're the cool battlesuits. They were originally humans, but had been genetically modified over the generations to become warriors. The transformation took place so long ago that nobody's ever quite sure of why they were made in the first place. But boy, do they hate humans. While the Ghar are killing machines (literally and figuratively), they do have their outcast versions who don't have quite the stats of the main-line Ghar units. So there's some flexibility in what you choose to field.
The first Ghar sets will come in the Beyond the Gates of Antares starters that will be making their way to you soon.
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