Hivers

The Hivers of Guaran (Ricenden 0827) are a race of echinodermoid non-humanoids with a modified six-fold radial symmetry. They have no aural (spoken) language. Despite their name, Hivers have a highly individualistic society. They avoid direct violence and war whenever possible, preferring instead to work behind the scenes via all forms of covert manipulation. They take a paternalistic viewpoint to many other species, preferring to raise as many of them to sophonthood as possible. At the same time, their predilection for macrosocial manipulation intimidates many. The Hiver developed the Jump drive in -4698. The Hiver government is known as the Hive Federation and bears some properties of a Confederation, as well as being as close to a stateless society as can be found in the major states of Charted Space. Most Imperial political scientists classify the Hive Federation as a Confederation with strong properties of anarchy.