Tritites M

For a long time this race was unknown to science: an inorganic form of life. Today they are the only inhabitants of open space. Tritites can intercept ships leaving hyperspace. They feed on radiation given off by stars and especially by supernova explosions. Attacks on peaceful ships long went unexplained, but after the first Tritite was captured it became clear that radiation from a ship's internal reactor is what attracts them. The creatures have no intelligence and in developmental terms are closer to single-celled organisms, so their presence in inhabited worlds is highly undesirable, and their behavior is treated as parasitic. The Confederation encourages destroying or capturing Tritites. After a capture, Tritium can be extracted; it is used in the hyper intercept device.

This Tritite type is a mid-strength member of the race, but even it can destroy an intercepted transport ship.

Object mass: 10