Direct descendants of the Hakarren people, the Specters inherited the mental prowess and arrogance of the Hakarren, but little of the physical capabilities which gave the Hakarren dominance over all people. Although the Hakarren originated in the southern continent, the Mighty Hakarren Empire was forged in the northeast continent, and the modern day Specters settled in the abandoned capital of the empire, Thul'Mar, on that continent. The Specters were created when a misguided attempt to free the Hakarren from another dimension, to where they had been banished, was interrupted and halted by the god Astarot.