Streib

The Streib were a hostile species that served as minor antagonists in the second season of Babylon 5.

Like the Drakh, Soldiers of Darkness, Shadow Surgeons, and Wurt the Streib were a servant race of the Shadows.

In the mid 22nd century the Streib had made the unfortunate mistake of kidnapping Minbari to experiment on. The Minbari chased them back to their home world and made sure they understood the depth of their mistake.

A hundred years later some Streib began making their way back to the Shadow homeworld of Za'ha'dum when the Shadows awoke from their extended hibernation. In 2259 they began raiding shipping lanes, and kidnapped individuals from a variety of species including the Narn Ta'Lon.

When John Sheridan led a flight of Star Furies to investigate the Streib raids, the Streib attacked his flight, forcing Sheridan to eject from his Fury. The Streib captured Sheridan and forced him to engage in combat with some of their other captives, including Ta'Lon.

Commander Susan Ivanova and General William Hague used the EAS Agamennon to search for Sheridan. They sent the data they had on the ship that attacked Sheridan's flight to Delenn, who informed them about the Streib and provided the coordinates to their homeworld.

Sheridan and Ta'Lon were able to escape from their cell on the Streib ship. At about the same time the Agamennon attacked the Streib. Delenn radioed the Streib to tell them if they didn't want another lesson like the one the Minbari gave them earlier to release their captives. The Streib responded by spacing all of their captives. Ivanova ordered their ship to be destroyed in retaliation. However Sheridan and Ta'Lon had escaped in a life pod before the Streib ship was destroyed, and were retrieved by the Agamennon.

In 2260 the Technomage Galen visited the Shadow homeworld, where he observed Streib working on the planet for their Shadow masters. It is unknown what happened to the Streib after their Shadow masters left the galaxy in early 2261.

Trivia

 * Despite their similarity to the Shadow Surgeons and their working for the Shadows, JMS has stated that the Streib and Shadow Surgeons were two separate species.