Reman
In the fictional Star Trek universe, Remans are natives of the planet Remus. They have been subjugated ever since the Romulans staked claim and set up their new homeworld in the system. Since Remus is tidally locked with the system's primary star, the species lives in constant darkness, and so the Remans are extremely sensitive to light.
The Remans are treated as second class citizens — an undesirable caste within the Romulan Empire. Remus is a prime planet of dilithium mining, and as such, many Remans have been forced into slave labour.
One theory states that Remus is an English translation of the planet's real name, Romii, because in the original Star Trek episode, "Balance of Terror", the starmap of the Romulan system listed the planets as Romulus and Romii while the latter was apparently spoken of as Remus. Therefore, the race's true name would be the Romiians. Other possiblities are that the name of the second Romulan planet was unknown at the time and the label 'Romii' is a reduction of 'Romulus II' or 'Romii' is a nearby Romulan colony and not directly linked to Remus.
Overview
Template:Spoiler As a result of the Remans' subjugation and harsh treatment, the Romulan Senate and Praetor were killed in a conspiracy led by Shinzon (Star Trek: Nemesis) to gain control of the Empire and use his new starship, the Scimitar, equipped with thalaron radiation weapons and a nearly impenetrable cloak, to destroy every lifeform on Earth (in order to provoke war between the United Federation of Planets and the Empire. It is also known that Remans were used by Romulans as shock troops during the Dominion War. Remans have also been seen as security escorts for Romulan VIPs on Star Trek: Enterprise.