The Hathine were a race who lived in the Alpha or the Beta Quadrant thousands of years ago. They were the dominant native race of the planet Nolth in the Halat star system, and there they constructed many beautiful cities. In time, they rose to become one of the strongest civilizations active near Rigel. Circa 700 BCE (that is, 800 years after 1508 BCE, reference stardate -35/0811), the Hathine became one of the founding members of the Nine Worlds Confederation, a significantly powerful alliance with eight of the strongest neighboring civilizations. Along with the rest of the Nine Worlds, the Hathine were signatories to the Treaty of Kammzdast, which governed the use of Orion slaves.