All Beems (and some non-Beems, like the Reaper) have beemveins.
Beemveins are a web-like pattern of conduits routed through the outer hull of the starship. They are in charge of
-routing Koveran energy to the ship’s terminals or weapons during a jump or offensive action.
-containing heat and CKRO.
-expelling heat and shedding CKRO.
A starship can be identified by its colors as well as its beemveins, since – like a fingerprint – no two beemvein patterns are the same.
The color of the beemveins also plays a key role in determining a ship’s ‘state’. But since the perceived color of the Koveran energy contained by each ship could be different, it’s important to know the starship you’re dealing with before judging it based on the color of its veins!