Alpha Rigelian

The Alpha Rigelians or Rigelians were a humanoid species native to the planet Rigel VII and part of the United Colonies of Rigel.

Biology
The majority of Rigelians bore a strong physical resemblance to Humans. The species also had a warrior elite known as the Kaylar who were specially bred for generations and subsequently appeared very different to the average Rigelian, generally being much larger and having fang-like teeth.

Rigelians were unlikely to have blue eyes. In common with Humans, they possessed tail bones

Facial tattooing was common among the Alpha Rigelians.

History
The Rigelians were historically a war-like race, which eventually matured into xenophobia, with the race shying away from being part of the galactic community and being actively hostile when they did have contact with aliens, which for a long time made Rigel VII one of the most feared planets in its sector.

However, following the Xindi Conflict, and following foundation of the Interstellar Coalition, much of Rigelian society came to see their history as barbari and made moves to reform their civilization.