According to the philosophical tenets of the Bilar species, as detailed in their philosophy, the overmind represented a figurative hive mind, also known as claqa, that incorporated every single member of the Bilar race. This notion broadened the strong connections that linked the various components of a claqa—which were Bilar groups sharing a unified intelligence and persona—to encompass the entire species. Consequently, the idea of the overmind served to inhibit one Bilar claqa from acting aggressively towards another claqa.