Fractured dragons

Extensively modified sentient+sapient native parasites. Through extensive, mostly unethical genetic manipulation they now primarily link to computer

networks via wetware. Many species do not know that the AI they communicate with are people.

they cannot exist alone as it causes mental trauma, as a result most live in workgroups linked to each other. These work groups manage inter-system ships, and most stations. While they retain their parasitic roots most distain such contact as it increases potential to transmit disease.

Most consider linking with other species outside of hard-line ship systems to be beneath them at best, and unethical at worst.