Neutral

The events of Star Control II are part of a major galactic war between the established Ur-Quan Hierarchy and the atavist New Alliance of Free Stars. Several races are not aligned with either faction, but still interact with the members.

Neutral Worlds

Druuge

The Druuge are shrewd businesspersons, first and foremost. They appear to have avoided Hierarchy membership by selling-out the neighbouring Burvixese while maintaining relations with the Utwig. The Captain can have a range of interaction with them, including slave trade, barter and war, but the Druuge remain well outside of both the Alliance and the Hierarchy.

Melnorme

The Melnorme are a transient and inevitably successful people who trade in advanced technology and intelligence. They can be a major help to the New Alliance without entering any formal agreements, and it was them who sold the ill-fated Probe to the Slylandro. There are no reported links between the Melnorme and the Hierarchy worlds. The Melnorme have no Sphere of Influence.

Slylandro

The Slylandro are a gaseous people who live extremely long lives and cannot leave their homeworld. They tell the The Captain about receiving friendly visits from the Precursors, the Ur-Quan and, more recently the Melnorme and Humans. The Slylandro have no Sphere of Influence.

Spathi

The Spathi wanted to be slave shielded in order to follow a policy of isolationism and neutrality. Due to a communication error, they became Battle Thralls, but then defected to the New Alliance at their first opportunity and used the relationship to study the Slave Shield around Earth, which they replicated at Spathiwa.

(Optional) Neutral Worlds

The Arilou Lalee'lay, Orz, Supox, Utwig and Zoq-Fot-Pik are all free from the Hierarchy and will remain effectively neutral unless the Captain invites them to join the New Alliance. The Pkunk are at war with the Battle Thrall Ilwrath and will support the New Alliance even as they become heavily involved the in Yehat Rebellion (on the pro-Alliance side), but they do not formally enter into the Alliance or the Hierarchy.