Aenar The Aenar were a humanoid race native to the Northern Wastes of Andoria and a subspecies of the Andorian s . Their population during the mid - 22nd century consisted of only a few thousand . Physiology . The Aenar were physiologically very similar to the Andorians . Like Andorians , they had two antennae , although those of the Aenar had small indentations in the funnel - shaped tips . They had no skin or hair pigmentation , resulting in a pale ice - blue / white appearance similar to Human albino s . The most distinctive trait of the Aenar were their highly evolved telepathic abilities . An Aenar was capable of reading minds and of psychically projecting itself to other humanoid s . They used telepathy to communicate amongst themselves . Many , if not all , Aenar were completely blind yet had the ability to " see " via telepathy . They were genetically compatible with Andorians ; Aenar Jhamel and Andorian Shran had a child , Talla . Society . The Aenar of the 22nd century lived in an underground compound on Andoria shielded by a dampening field . They had no leader , but would appoint an authorized delegate known as a Speaker if a situation warranted it . The Aenar had a strict law against reading the minds of other people without prior consent . They had a strictly pacifist ideology and deplored violence . History . The Aenar were considered a myth in Andorian society until 2104 , when the Andorians rediscovered the Aenar living in the Northern Wastes of Andoria . Afterwards , the Aenar maintained diplomatic contact with the Andorian government , though they remained extremely secretive . Shran claimed he could count on one hand the number of Andorians who had seen one face - to - face . In 2154 , the Aenar became involved in interstellar affairs when one individual , Gareb , was kidnapped by the Romulan Star Empire . Using telepresence , the Romulans used Gareb to remotely pilot an experimental drone ship . With the help of Gareb ' s sister Jhamel , was able to disrupt and destroy the drone ship . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Though the appearance and existence of the Aenar was not revealed on - screen until the final scene of , the final draft script of immediately previous episode described them as " a new Andorian sub - species " whose " skin tone resembles that of an albino . " The final draft script of " United " elaborated on this , establishing the Aenar as not only " albino Andorian [ s ] " with " dead white skin " but also referring to them as having " milky eyes " . The episode which focuses on the Aenar the most is the next episode , . In that episode ' s final draft script , the pronunciation of the group ' s name was phonetically notated " EE - nar " . It was not specified that the Aenar became members of the Federation as the Andorians had done , although this seems likely given that they were native to the same moon as a founding member . In , Captain Jean - Luc Picard explained that every member of the Federation ( as of 2370 ) had " entered as a unified world . " Apocrypha . In the " " story The Chimes at Midnight , which explores the timeline from , Thelin is confirmed to have an Aenar parent . As depicted in the novel " The Good That Men Do " , the Aenar became extinct by the early 25th century . According to the Typhon Pact novel " Paths of Disharmony " , the Aenar were extinct by the late 23rd century . In " Star Trek Online " , the Aenar are available as an unlockable race for Federation bridge officers .