Kardavan penitent

"In attempting to understand the mental processes and constructs that have sprung from their tangled genetic code, I have interviewed and psychoanalyzed humans from both ends of this broad spectrum. I've spoken&mdash;at a safe remove&mdash;with a pirate from the Fair Hollis system who lacked the ability to see other organic beings as anything other than objects, and with Kardavan penitents who had spent their entire lives attempting to ameliorate the suffering of beings with whom they shared no bond of kinship or community."

- Hali Ke

Kardavan penitents were a group of Humans attempting to improve the quality of life of other beings.