Millions of years ago, the Kamir were a humanoid race that enjoyed manipulating the genetics of other races and dabbled in the development of artificial intelligence. Their masterpiece, created seven million years ago, was the Il'Ri'Kamm -- but the Hivers revolted against the Kamir and nearly wiped all of them out. The few that survived transcended to a level of non-corporeal existence to escape their renegade creation.