Capitalist species from a planet with zero resources, other than gling, their only source of vital energy. They trade in information and are more or less in love with Laureline. They always show up to help our heroes.
The Shingouz are small, have a long trunk and wings but they cannot fly. It is always the same three that appear in the series. They also have three stomachs: two to digest alcohol, and a third for food.