The Banu are a spacefaring civilization, the first extrasolar one to ever make contact with Humans. They are capable of quantum travel, traversing jump points, and terraforming planets. Because the Banu do not keep historical records and inhabit multiple celestial bodies in disparate planetary systems, their world of origin is unknown. They are capable of comfortably breathing in a variety of atmospheres and can adapt to a wide range of environments not suitable for Humans, Tevarin, or Xi'an. Banu are trained from childhood in a single skill by members of their Souli, a group of non-blood related Banu who live and work together. They maintain open trade relations with all known spacefaring civilizations.
