Spathi
Formal Affiliation: League
The Spathi have built a successful civilization around the basic characteristic of cowardice. They are slight and soft skinned, with vital organs covered by a hard shell. Spathi have a single large eye atop a thick, stiff stalk that protrudes from the main body. The most recent source of fear for the Spathi is the Ultimate Evil, the nature and intentions of which the Spathi have not been able to identify. They claim it lies just beyond the range of their most sensitive detectors, which they say "gives conclusive evidence as to the Ultimate Evil's nefarious intent". A cruel hoax led the Spathi to become Battle Thralls in the Kzer-Za Hierarchy, but they were never very agressive fighters. After the war, the Spathi were freed and quickly erected their own version of the Kzer-Za "Slave Shield" to protect Spathiwa from contact with all other races. However, they have emerged from their shielded homeworld to assist in the current galactic crises and are now (reluctantly) active members of the League.
Eluder
Primary Weapon: weak, but rapid forward bullets 
Secondary Ability: weak Backward Utilizing Tracking Torpedoes (BUTTs) 
The Spathi Eluder is designed for intimidation - - when the Spathi are intimidated, the Eluder allows them to flee with abandon. The Eluder is at its best while running from a victim, and firing BUTT missiles at medium range. The Eluder is an agile target, and can outrun most enemy weapons. Colliding head on with this vessel while launching short-range weapons is an effective counter to its fire-and-flight tactics.
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