Lelari

The Lelari are an advanced, non-aligned humanoid civilization native to Lelar Prime.

The Lelari actively monitor the races around their space, including the Myhr'an, but felt many species were not worth communicating with.

In 2367, the USS Galaxy (NCC-70637) crew made first contact with the Lelari. Had it not been for the linguistic skills of then-Ensign Dakota Caldwell, the first contact could have been disastrous.

The Lelari requested Caldwell as a cultural exchange officer, a post he maintained until 2372. During this time, the Lelari started to allow various other races access to their homeworld, limiting entry to a select few of the best and brightest. One such person was Dr. Helena Bourget of the Arkrand Society.

By 2372, Taris Syndrome had taken its hold on the Lelari, and tens of thousands were infected. The Lelari solution, as had been in the past, was to segregate the sick Lelari, let them die and try to find the cause or root of the disease. In this case, they attempted to charge Dakota Caldwell with genocide.