Hafelli

The Hafelli are an interplanetary species that were experimenting with warp gate technology that were encountered by Red One.

Description
Born on the world of Ellkun’ha around Fellkim, a red giant. The Hafelli had settled two terrestrial planets closest to Ellkun’ha.

History
At some point in the Hafelli's history, a scientist posited the existence of a way to travel faster than light. That scientist was laughed out of academia and his theories discarded. However, after further tests, it was discovered that Sophon was correct in his theories, and so the work on Crucible Archer began as a cooperative effort between Ellkun'ha and its colonies.

Crucible Archer was an FTL warp gate, meant to send ships into shockspace and achieve faster than light travel, and was the result of centuries of work. Its first activation successfully opened a shock point, but damaged it enough to require extensive repairs before a second test was possible.

Before a second activation could happen, Red One shocked in practically on top of the gate, destroying it with her generated shockpoint. Red One, in a fugue state and under the impression she had shocked to Earth, began transmitting strengths that burnt out the Hafelli antennae and sensors.

For unknown reasons, possibly panic, one of the ships observing the gate opened fire on Nemesis, and Red One retaliated. What followed was an utterly one sided battle against the Hafelli, with over sixty thousand casualties before a ceasefire was called. Red One left the system three days later, after traveling to the outer regions.

Trivia

 * It's possible that this event is what inspired Red One to develop in system jumps.
 * Warp gates such as Crucible Archer do not work. They are a technological dead end according to all interstellar civilizations.