Free Trandals
The Free Trandals are a group of Trandals that have broken free from Overmind during one of his glitches. The Captain helps the Free Trandals after discovering them in Beta Llorven. After gaining more Free Trandals, they clear Overmind from the Vindicator, allowing the ability to use the combat upgrades and not have Overmind take over other races.
First Contact
First contact with the Free Trandals is during one of Overmind's messaging systems, telling you to visit Alpha Naviculum III, where a tower tells you to head to Beta Llorven. There, true first contact is made with the Free Trandals, who tell you of Overmind's true purpose in the upgrades, and ask for help in getting more Free Trandals.