Drillarian

"I have seen few creatures as honourable as the people of Drillaria, other Kartanin left aside. As much as I despise the Pirate Regent, I respect the Drillarians more than any other species. They stand true to their word and to their friends. I plead the Council not to subjugate or destroy, or even leave Drillaria to the Confederacy. No, I plead to liberate them from their corrupt ruler, and offer them a place among our midst."

- Lord Admiral Barryl-Sherr-H'ay in a meeting with the High Council, 1552 A.F

The drillarians are a species of octopus-like amphibians from the Achiara system, within the stellar cluster of Ardustaar. Their spacefaring was sparse before a being dubbed as "Pirate Regent" took absolute control of Drillaria, after capturing a stranded cargo ship from Ardustaar. After several years of costly raids against the Kartanin Dominion as well as the Black Star Confederacy, the Pirate Regent was ultimatively defeated at the Battle of Drillaria. The drillarians were liberated from his rule and accepted into the Dominion. Today, they actively support the Kartanin Warfleet, both with vessels of their own and personnel on other ships.

They have also begun migrating to other worlds within the Dominion, erecting their underwater cities in areas otherwise largely unused by the respective worlds other inhabitants.