Yridians
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The Yridians are a race known for being smugglers, merchants and criminals. They are percieved by many to be deceitful and unreliable. Their homeworld, Yridia is located in the Alpha Quadrant. Their race was one believed to have been extinct but first contact was established with them by Captain Rudolph Ransom on behalf of the Federation prior to 2360.
Their race was non-aligned to any super power, however they held close ties with the Ferengi Alliance, the Cardassian Union as well as the Klingon Empire.
In 2401 a Yridian craft appeared at space station Deep Space One, however due to system failures the Starfleet crew believed the Yridians were attacking them and responded with force. Their innocence was later proved and these refugees were later escorted to Vega were they settled down (DS1: "The Best Is Yet To Come").
Yridians are commonly used as the butt of jokes designed to focus on ineptitude and lack of trustworthiness. In January 2404, Commander Anthony Brooks informed his new science advisor, Ensign Servok, that he was so desperate for the position to be filled he "would have taken a drunk Yridian at [that] point," in an attempt to dissuade any notion of comfort the Vulcan may have had upon being assigned the position. (SFC: "A Tale of Two Cities")
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