Sasaud

The Sasaud are a group of Vulcans that live away from the colony established on New Vulcan. Their name comes from the term meaning 'vanished' in the Vulcan language. After the destruction of Vulcan, not all the survivors could adapt to the loss of their planet in a logical fashion; some were consumed by grief, manifesting as a powerful surge of emotions in the aftermath.

These Vulcans, Sasaud, regressed into a state like that of Vulcans from before when the teachings of Surak were revealed. Abandoning the colony, they could be found living in the wilderness of New Vulcan instead. The Vulcans of the New Vulcan colony considered the Sasaud wholly lost as a result of their regression.

T'Pring explains the nature of the group to the crew of the USS Enterprise when Spock escapes to join them while suffering Plak Tow in 2160.