Faeyan

The Faeyans are humanoid-hermaphrodites with an over-sized brain and faceted eyes. They are slow-moving, physically weak creatures, with the larger part of their activity being aimed at thinking. A Faeyan can at his will divide his mind and facet eyesight into sectors, that would function independently from one another, thus creating a random number of autonomous mind fields, which separately perceive the world through their own sector of the Faeyan's vision.

Culture
The Faeyan (often called "Fae") race is characteristic of the highest level of natural intellectual abilities. They are philosophers, researchers, and innovators, cultivating their own technocratic culture and their own original picture of the world. The Faeyans have all the respect for the Gaalians and have a sort of a condescending attitude to their younger intellectual cousins - the Humans. As for the Maloqs, the Faeyans really consider them to be more of animals than intelligent beings. And as far as the Pelengs are concerned, the Faeyans get irritated by their constant attempts to send in their spies to steal the latest Faeyan technologies. The role of the Faeyans in the Coalition is that of leading researchers and developers in the field of science and technology. The Faeyans have a long history of encounters with humans since before humanity knew of life outside of its own solar system. Their research and influence in the development of mankind allowed humans to integrate rapidly once superphotonic travel was developed, which the Fae now tend to look upon as one of their less brilliant decisions. Fae are common representatives of Ranger Centers and Research Stations, where their knowledge of science and their eagerness to work with new technologies and micromodules are best put to use.

Technology
Faeyan technology is bleeding edge, often more effective than even Gaalian counterparts. Unfortunately, this technological superiority often comes at the expense of price tag and/or durability. Faeyan hulls are attractive, fast, and maneuverable, even as they scale in size, and Peleng military and pirate ships are largely based on stolen Faeyan designs. It's rare that a Ranger goes their entire career without at least flying a Fae-made ship at least once, be it for themselves or testing some prototype that the Fae have been building on a remote world.

The Fae are also brilliant computer programmers and engineers; paying for the best technological upgrades at one of their massive Research Stations gets the absolute most out of your equipment, and their research teams always pay market price (at minimum) for Dominator technology, double if it's project-relevant!