ata ▁K ane . ▁Hum ans ▁settled ▁other ▁habit able ▁plan ets ▁and ▁quickly ▁formed ▁an ▁organization ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Council . ▁The ▁council ▁made ▁first ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁V ell - os , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁tele path ic ▁humans ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁Earth ▁centuries ▁before , ▁and ▁benef ited ▁from ▁their ▁advanced ▁technology . ▁Event ually ▁a ▁break away ▁group ▁of ▁humans ▁left ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Council ▁and ▁settled ▁plan ets ▁beyond ▁the ▁star ▁Pol aris , ▁taking ▁that ▁name ▁for ▁their ▁people . ▁When ▁the ▁council ▁re contact ed ▁the ▁Pol aris , ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁toler ate ▁any ▁inter ference ▁from ▁the ▁council . ▁When ▁the ▁council ▁sent ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁deleg ation , ▁the ▁Pol aris ▁viewed ▁it ▁and ▁its ▁small ▁military ▁esc ort ▁as ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁invasion ▁and ▁destroyed ▁it , ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁council ▁to ▁declare ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁Pol aris . ▁The ▁V ell - os ▁opposed ▁this ▁war , ▁and ▁destroyed ▁the ▁council ' s ▁invasion ▁fleet ▁before ▁it ▁reached ▁Pol aris ▁space . ▁A ▁fifty ▁year ▁long ▁war ▁then ▁broke ▁out ▁between ▁the ▁council ▁and ▁the ▁V ell - os . ▁The ▁V ell - os , ▁being ▁peace ful ▁in ▁nature , ▁eventually ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁avoid ▁further ▁blood sh ed ▁and ▁were ▁ens la ved ▁by ▁main stream ▁human ity . ▁Until ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁sue ▁for ▁peace ▁the ▁V ell - os ▁were ▁easily ▁holding ▁their ▁own ▁against ▁the ▁more ▁numerous ▁Council