Rigellian (furred)

One of the many races native to the Rigel system and going by the name Rigellian was a grey-furred and prehensile tailed species. They had a reputation as master traders, and controlled much of the trade within the Rigel system.

They decorate their tails with silver ornaments. 

History
At the founding of the Federation, the Rigellian delegation requested 8 billion credits to cover their administrative costs of joining. Instead, in their terms, crude threats of Andorian reprisals forced their signature to the Articles of the Federation. They accompanied the Orion delegation, who requested 10 trillion. 

Ninety standard years later, the Rigellians computed the original amount, invested at a modest rate of four percent annual interest and compounded annually, would come to equal 273 billion credits. However, the Federation still refused to pay, believing it to be a request for a bribe. 

Language
A simplified form of the Rigellian language was Rigellian Trade Lingo, which was often mistaken for an Orion language. It was used by all merchants dealing in the Rigel system. A simple tongue that was easy to learn and use, hard to misunderstand, and quick to communicate, it had a large number of adjectives and adverbs designed for describing cargoes, and each word a single, unmistakable meaning. . It is also called Rigellian Trade Dialect.