The Confederation
The immediate saviors of the doomed human soldiers are representatives of a race of beings called the Shalnuksi's. These particular Shalnuksis are looking to continue to profit from the trafficking of a recreational drug that is obtained only from the planet Tran. The planet is generally unknown amongst the other races of the Confederation, a secret the Shalnuksis are intent upon maintaining. While their drug trafficking is not illegal, per se, the use of "wild" humans to produce the drug is something that would be curtailed if it were known; thus the need for secrecy.
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