The Maccabree were a sentient non-humanoid species native to a planet in the satellite galaxy Companion Besh. Physiologically, the Maccabree were tentacled cephalopods who were dependent on their planet's unique atmosphere to live. They were an aggressive species, often at war with each other, but they met an outside enemy when the Tof invaded their world and captured and experimented on the Maccabree. The Tof eventually left, but the Maccabree retreated to the caves their ancestors lived in.