The Aenar were a humanoid race native to the Northern Wastes of Andoria and a subspecies of the Andorians. Their population during the mid-22nd century consisted of only a few thousand.
Physiology
A diagram of an Aenar brain
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. The Aenar were completely blind yet had the ability to "see". They had no skin or hair pigmentation resulting in a pale white appearance similar to Human albinos. 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 humanoids. They used telepathy to communicate amongst themselves.
They were genetically compatible with Andorians; Aenar Jhamel and Andorian Shran had a child, Talla.
Society
The Aenar Compound
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 a de facto leader 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, Enterprise NX-01 was able to disrupt and destroy the drone ship. (ENT: "The Aenar")
People
Appendices
Appearances
Background information
Commander Thelin
It was not specified that the Aenar (pronounced EE-nar) 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. Captain Jean-Luc Picard explained that every member of the Federation (as of 2370) had "entered as a unified world."
TAS: "Yesteryear" featured a character with similar skin coloration, Thelin. This was the result of an animation error.
Apocrypha
In the Star Trek: Myriad Universes story The Chimes at Midnight, which explores the timeline from TAS: "Yesteryear", Thelin is confirmed to have an Aenar parent.
As depicted in the Star Trek: Enterprise 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.