The Skirineen

The Sirineen are a race of traders. They are the most hated beings in the entire universe. Only the Cyth have committed anywhere close to the number of attrocities the Skirineen are credited with. The Cyth may say that they are misunderstood, but the Skirineen are just plain evil, and they are quite pround of it. The Skirineen live by three simple rules. 1) Anything a Skirineen sees becomes part of the Skirineen Empire. 2) Any beings in Skirineen space must be eliminated. 3) The entire universe will someday be under Skirineen control.

The Skirineen originally claimed to be peaceful traders. They set up trading stations throughout known space. They had bases in every alien territory, except for the Tarth and Uva Mosk empires. As it turned out, they were using the bases to evaluate the weaknesses of each race, so that they could eventually exploit them. Each base secretly had a signifigant force of cloaked ships orbiting it, which were used for surprise attacks when the Skirineen turned on the other races.

When trading, Skirineen were noted for paying very little and charging huge sums for goods. The other races tolerated this practice in the interest of keeping the galactic peace. They were tired of fighting. The Quadra Wars had taken a lot out of everybody, and no one wanted another fight so soon.

When the Skirineen were defeated, the other races were very angry with them. They cut up pieces of the Skirineen Empire and divided it amongst themselves. The entire Skirineen Empire was destroyed. All that was left the the Skirineen was their home system. They agreed to extreme sanctions, and promised to never arm themselves again.

With the Galvis IV pact, the Skirineen again found some acceptance as traders. They were unwilling to honor the terms of the agreement. As a consequence, they were not allowed to land a coloney on the planet. They proceeded to send small groups of traders down to the surface to trade with the coloney leaders. This was highly illegal, but they were tolerated because no race wanted to admit they had dealt with them. When the search for Xythra began, they again found work supplying the treaty members with illegal goods. It is worried by many races that the Skirineen will use the vast wealth they have gained from their trading to rebuild their empire. If that happens again, they may well be unstoppable.

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