THE QUILLIP
The Quillip are a bipedal avian race, the only one within the Thranx Commonwealth. They have contributed much scientific knowledge to their alien partners, including instantaneous long-range communications (FTL) and the "lightstep drive". This drive is revolutionary since it allows for short-distance "jumps" for warships, something critical for interstellar combat. They are the Commonwealths' premier technicians and philosophers as well as economists and theorists. The Quillip fully support the war against the insect-like Dionii races and have helped develop highly advanced weaponry that aides in the ongoing conflicts against their vile neighbors.