▁who ▁broke ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Council ▁in ▁ 4 8 0 ▁NC . ▁The ▁first ▁expedition ▁that ▁vent ured ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Star ▁was ▁arranged ▁by ▁Ker rell ▁Pol aris , ▁who ▁died ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁started . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁century , ▁the ▁Pol aris ▁encountered ▁the ▁W ra ith , ▁a ▁space ▁dwell ing ▁race ▁of ▁cre atures ▁that ▁can ▁util ize ▁hyp ers pace . ▁Near ly ▁all ▁enc oun ters ▁the ▁Pol aris ▁had ▁with ▁the ▁W ra ith ▁ended ▁in ▁blood sh ed , ▁which ▁is ▁what ▁initially ▁fost ered ▁the ▁Pol aris ' ▁isol ation ist ▁ide ology . ▁ ▁The ▁isol ation ism ▁of ▁the ▁Pol aris , ▁in ▁turn , ▁caused ▁problems ▁when ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Council ▁attempted ▁to ▁re - est ab lish ▁contact ▁with ▁them ▁by ▁sending ▁in ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁fleet . ▁The ▁Pol aris ▁mis inter pre ted ▁this ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁war , ▁and ▁destroyed ▁the ▁fleet . ▁Out rag ed , ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Council ▁sent ▁out ▁an ▁invasion ▁fleet , ▁which ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁V ell - os ▁— ▁a ▁cousin ▁race ▁of ▁human ity ▁with ▁advanced ▁tele path ic ▁ab ilities , ▁who ▁have ▁always ▁supported ▁the ▁Pol aris . ▁This ▁spark ed ▁the ▁V ell - os / Col onial ▁Council ▁war , ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁Pol aris . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁hyper gate ▁system , ▁the ▁Pol aris ▁hyper g