A universal truth of gaming - Always expect players to make things more complicated than they need to be.
So, the rather humorless men in this epiosde are a race called the Draxon. Darker blue skin than the Nubra (Rebecca's race) and hairless. They are a collective of sorts, with a weak psychic bond with those nearby. The drone caste doesn't even identify as individuals.
Their ship designs tend to be functional and boring, with hard edges and little attention to things like comfort. The Fuzzy Knight's ship, the Tergiversator, is actually a cheap knockoff of one of their designs, but since it's mass produced for a wider galactic market, was given a more rounded and pleasing look.
