Species: Renari (E/197625256-RNI)
This document is intended as merely a guide to the species and in no way should it be considered exhaustive. A complete set of data and/or specific enquiries should be directed to the Anthropological Services department of data Services (Access No.: E/197625128-S11). A charge may be made for this service and the department reserves the right to restrict access and/or refuse requests.
Physiology
In a word "Unknown". The Renari's presence in the galaxy has been felt for many centuries but no contact has ever been established with them. As a result there is very little in the way of hard evidence regarding them as a species. Xenobiologists studying the Renari have been forced to rely solely on data recordings of combat encounters. Analysis indicates a hive intelligence and this is bourne out to a certain degree by their attack strategies. Similarly their ship design would indicate an insectoid race. The plated style of their cruisers fits in with several known insect races and the modular honeycombed design of their warships mirrors the common bee. Until either contact is made, a fighter is successfully captured, or just some simple DNA recovered, the Renari shall remain just as mysterious.
Society
Like their physical appearance, the Renari society is a total blank. Observations and analysis can reveal nothing about their social system, political alignment/structure or even their ultimate goal. One thing that is indisputable though is their aggression. Attacking seemingly at random, and with complete disregard for life, the Renari are hated by just about every lifeform in the galaxy, and it would appear that they hate without limit given the ferocity of their attacks. Could these attacks be linked to some form of colonisation? Given the structure and diversity of their attacks it would appear not and this sadly provides no insights into the race. Their science is in advance of our own and it's obvious that they do have technological superiority. Whether this points towards a science orientated culture, we simply don't know.
For more information, please refer to Naval document NPD-263#REN75