Kaek

From deep within the bowels of her icebound nest, the queen of the Kaek has guided the will of her subjects for eons. Over boundless distances, she inserts her thoughts and wishes directly into their very consciousness, for none amongst the Kaek can resist the call of their queen. Together they toil, linked telepathically in pursuit of a single thought, a single mission, as if all in simultaneous possession of a solitary brain. What they are thinking, and what they are doing, is but a compelling mystery to outsiders.

Unlike most other species in the galaxy, the Kaek have evolved very slowly with only rudimentary transformations to their genome over vast periods of time. The frigid temperatures and ammonia rich waterways of their planet created an environment uniquely free of biological competition and evolutionary drive. With the galaxy's landscape rapidly changing, the Kaek are being forced for the first time to test their ability to understand the logic of others. As they diligently work to assess and analyze actions that are completely foreign to them, they await the guidance of their queen, for it is she that will ultimately determine the direction and survival of their race.