Xelayan

Xelayans are an intelligent, warp-capable humanoid race from the planet Xelaya. The announcement of their existence to Earth in the year 2058 was the first solid proof which Humanity had of the presence of other forms of intelligent life in the galaxy, and as a result the arrival of their leader, High Chancellor Dealdra Lezar, on Earth was a key turning point in the Human race's development.

Biology
Externally, Xelayans are almost physiologically identical to Humans except for one key difference which they're most easily distinguishable by: they have pointed ears which stick out horizontally from their head. This also serves to distinguish Xelayans from Zolans, as the latter also has pointed ears but their own don't stick out from the sides.

The Xelayan blood colour is dark green. In addition, they're capable of living for around a hundred and sixty years, and in terms of their internal physiology, the location of their hearts is where Humans have their livers, meaning chest wounds have a significantly less dangerous effect on them.

Another outward characteristic which they're very well known for, though, is their super strength: Xelayans possess about ten times the average physical strength of a Human and most other Union races, and as a result they can lift most large and heavy objects with ease, such as when Andrea, a Xelayan-Human hybrid, was able to lift Eskolas Hamelac off of the floor by his neck with just one hand and with little to no effort. This strength becomes diluted when other species are added into the mix - Andrea being the prime example of this as well, as due to her being half Human she only has five times the strength of the latter - and effectively becomes more so the further the person's species lineage strays away from the Xelayan DNA.