Out of those about 8,000 came from species that still believed honor could be earned through ritual combat. A crystalline cadet from the Cyhorian species pulsed bright, amused colors through its body. His skin carried the ritual markings of a real veteran, not the fake scars that some Academy show off's war. Her species had kept the academy running smoothly for over 800 years and she looked like someone who had seen every kind of problem, until now. Some say the cooperative erased the dominion's history so no one could bring back their ways.