The Buixei were a species native to Gerate before being wiped out by the Nulvarl in 280 BBY. The species were first contacted by Nulvarl explorers in 356 BBY and greeted them warmly. They were not as advanced as the Nulvarl were, but they did have sub-hyperdrive spacecraft and energy weapons. The Nulvarl looked down upon the more primitive species and attempted to dominate affairs on the planet through force.