Rai Otari

Summary
Members of the Federation, the Rai Otari are a race of flexible, adaptable people who tend to be gregarious and outgoing, friendly people who enjoy trying new things and meeting new people.

Trivia
They are often one of the first - if not the first - species to make contact with new members of the galactic community as a result of their inclination to travel... although that new species isn't always aware of it, due to the Otari's natural shapeshifting abilities.

Rai is their word for their home sun, while Otari is derived from Otara, their word for their home planet. They tend to refer to other species similarly - calling humans Sol Terrans, for example. This came about due to them sharing the Rai system with another species, the Rai Ashali, who live on Otara's twin planet Ashala.

Abilities
Their shapeshifting abilities are limited for most members, allowing them to take on humanoid forms of a similar build to themselves, but some advance that ability farther.

In addition to their natural shapeshifting, the Otari are blessed with truly impressive eyesight, able to see farther away and in far finer detail than most species, and across the full spectrum of light.