Instinctively distrusting of outsiders, the Orthin tend to avoid involvement in the affairs of other races, instead focusing on their relentless pursuit of advanced science. The Orthin government is essentially a technocratic oligarchy, with the most effective research organizations also holding positions of political power. Their mastery of advanced physics grants the Orthin access to powerful energy weapons, and shield capacitors that can siphon energy from incoming attacks and store it for use in their own weapon systems.