The Watraii (Meaning "betrayed" in the old High Vulcan language) are, like the Romulans and the Remans, an off-shoot of the Vulcan race. The Watraii Hegemony lived a private and isolated existence on a harsh world near the Romulan Neutral Zone in the Beta Quadrant. (TOS - Vulcan's Soul novels: Exodus, Exiles, Epiphany) In 2382, Anlikar Ventel expressed his concern to Gell Kamemor that if the Watraii ever obtained slipstream technology it would destabilize the region near Romulan space. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Plagues of Night)