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The events of [[Star Control II]] are part of a [[Second Doctrinal Conflict|major galactic war]] between the established [[Ur-Quan Hierarchy]] and the atavist [[New Alliance of Free Stars]]. Several races are not aligned with either faction, but still interact with the members; there is no canonical term for these races.

==Neutral Worlds==

===Druuge===
The [[Druuge]] are shrewd businesspersons, first and foremost. They appear to have avoided [[Ur-Quan Hierarchy|Hierarchy]] membership by selling-out the neighbouring [[Burvixese]] while maintaining relations with the [[Utwig]]. [[The Captain]] can have a range of interaction with them, including slave trade, barter and war, but the Druuge remain well outside of both the Alliance and the Hierarchy.

===Melnorme===
The [[Melnorme]] are a transient and inevitably successful people who trade in advanced technology and intelligence. They can be a major help to the [[New Alliance of Free Stars|New Alliance]] without entering any formal agreements, and it was them who sold the ill-fated [[Probe]] to the [[Slylandro]]. There are no reported links between the Melnorme and the [[Ur-Quan Hierarchy|Hierarchy]] worlds. The Melnorme have no [[Sphere of Influence]].

===Slylandro===
The [[Slylandro]] are a gaseous people who live extremely long lives and cannot leave their homeworld. They tell the [[The Captain]] about receiving friendly visits from the [[Precursors]], the [[Ur-Quan]] and, more recently the [[Melnorme]]. The Slylandro have no [[Sphere of Influence]].

===Spathi===
The [[Spathi]] wanted to be [[Slave Shield|slave shielded]] in order to follow a policy of isolationism and neutrality. Due to a communication error, they became [[Ur-Quan Hierarchy|Battle Thralls]], but then defected to the New Alliance at their first opportunity and used the relationship to study the Slave Shield around [[Earth]], which they replicated at [[Spathiwa]].

==(Optional) Neutral Worlds==
Four worlds are free from the [[Hierarchy]] and will remain neutral unless the Captain invites them to join the [[New Alliance]]. These races did not participate in the [[Ur-Quan Slave War]] and were never incorporated into the [[Hierarchy]].

===Orz===
The [[Orz]] came to our dimension after the Ur-Quan Slave War and settled in [[Androsynth]] space, which seems to explain why that race is extinct.

===Supox and Utwig===
The [[Supox-Utwig Alliance]] is the only known pact outside of the Hierarchy and Alliance. Both worlds sit along the border of Ur-Quan space and if the Captain plays his data plates right, both races will join the New Alliance simultaneously.

===Zoq-Fot-Pik===
The [[Zoq-Fot-Pik]] homeworld is within Ur-Quan space, which poses a grave danger to this plurinational race. They seek contact with the Captain soon after the New Alliance is founded and, if they join, will send a delegation to the [[Earth Starbase]]. Regardless of their status vis-à-vis the Alliance, they will send an S.O.S. to the Starbase as their space comes under attack by [[Kohr-Ah]] forces. If the Captain is unable to respond within a limited amount of time, the Zoq-Fot-Pik will be exterminated before the [[Death March]] even begins.

==Unofficial Alliance Members==
Three races affiliate themselves tactically with the [[New Alliance]] but do not make their ships available for construction at the starbase. Because of this detail, many Humans do not consider them to be full members of the Alliance. Two of these races are not under the [[Hierarchy]] either, meaning that they will remain effectively neutral if the Captain does not make contact.

===Arilou Lalee'lay===
The [[Arilou Lalee'lay]] were members of the original [[Alliance]] before disappearing in the final stages of the [[Ur-Quan Slave War|Slave War]]. In the late 2150s, they are (optionally) contacted by the Captain and provide aid to the New Alliance. They send a delegation to the [[Earth Starbase]] like a full member but do not allow for the construction of their ships, choosing instead to donate a few vessels during their visit.

===Pkunk===
The [[Pkunk]] are at war against the [[Battle Thrall]] [[Ilwrath]] and will eagerly support the New Alliance. They become heavily involved the in [[Yehat Revolution]] on the pro-Alliance Rebel side, but they do not formally enter into the Alliance nor the Hierarchy.

===Yehat Rebels===
The [[Yehat Rebels|Rebels]] are a faction of the [[Yehat]] torn between allegiance to their Queen and to their old Allies. The united [[Yehat]] were members of the original [[Alliance]] before defecting in 2234 to the [[Hierarchy]] and becoming [[Battle Thralls]]. They (might) eventually split into warring factions with the [[Yehat Royalists|Royalists]] continuing as Battle Thralls and the Rebels supporting the Alliance without becoming ''full members''.

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