The Protectors of the Garden of Kadesh are a group of religious zealots that hide in the Great Nebula (which they refer to as the "Garden") and prey upon passing ships. Their motherships are capable of generating a hyperspace inhibitor field, and their swift, deadly Swarmer strike craft can overwhelm almost any vessel trapped by this field. According to the Bentusi, even the Taiidan fear the nebula, and no ships entering there ever return.