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Al-Leyan
Unspecified race that had a transport operating from Deep Space
Four to
Caere IV on stardate 46731.5.
Aldean
Pllanet: Aldea. An ancient humanoid culture considered a myth by
outsiders, thanks to a planet-wide shield and cloaking device operated
by
the age-old computer Custodian, until discovered by the Galaxy-class
Enterprise on star date 41509. Over the last 30 years or so (as
of 2364),
the long-term shield interfered with the planet's ozone layer, causing
radiation to leak through the layer and subsequently sterilizing
the natives.
The chore-saving Custodian freed Aldeans to reject materialism,
turning to
a code of square dealing to pursue arts and other interests -- including
data on galactic areas yet unknown to the Federation. However,
over-dependence on the Custodian led Aldeans to an atrophying of
science
and engineering skills. Not only have the natives lost touch with
areas
such as calculus and energy generation, but doctors and scientists
have
been mystified by the health problem. After rescuing young hostages
taken by the Aldeans to repopulate their world, Captain Picard pledges
Federation aid to restore the culture to health as the people vow
to change
their ways.
Algolians
Origin: Algol System. A humanoid race which is distinguished physically
by golden leathery skin with numerous small circular openings about
the
head, especially on their wide-set nostrils and atop their fluted
head ridge
similar to Klingons and Bolians. A native plays the culture's famed
ceremonial rhythms for the reception ending the biannual trade conference
at Betazed. Another native is among the delegates to the Federation
Archaeological Council's annual symposium at Tagus III. Some Algolians
have more muted head ridges, as seen among those on the Bajoran
Space Station and Deep Space Nine, on stardates 46423.7 and 46844.3.
Algorian mammoth
A large woolly mammal of this world. Garak once absorbed 30 cc's
of an
anesthetic that would have knocked out such a beast, according to
Bashir
aliens, abducting
A previously unknown, telepathically linked and allasomorphic race
who
kidnapped Picard, a Mizarian and a Chalnoth like lab rats in 2366
in order
to study the concept of leadership, which they lack.
aliens, Thed
It may or may not be species-related, but suspicious character Villus
Thed
has short-range telepathic powers up to five meters away.
Alsaurians
The Alsaurians are treated as an under-class by the Mokra, which
have
seized control of the Alsaurian planet. The Mokra do not allow them
to
have communications equipment.
Altorans
Origin: unknown. Rumored to be traders with the Miradorn species.
Alvanian cave sloth
Another animal from this world, known for its deep sleep.
Amaros
Origin: name unknown. The name of a human male Volan III settler
on the
colony's council who was among those arguing with Evek about the
attacks on the Federation Merchant Ship when Commander Sisko and
Dukat showed up and fellow colonist Bill Samuels was revealed to
have
died in Cardassian hands. Amaros was later in the party that kidnapped
Dukat from Deep Space Nine and among those interrogating the Gul
when
Commander Sisko's group came in and Constable Odo captured him.
Yet,
in the end, Amaros was released to let Hudson know Commander Sisko
was willing to let him come back. His council meeting was also later
interrupted by Commander Sisko. Though he had some flight experience
and joined Hudson in one of the two existing Maquis fighter crafts,
Sisko
did not share Hudson's resolve under fire.
Amoeba
Origin: space. A giant single-celled creature which resembles an
Earth
amoeba but is magnified millions of times. This space-roaming entity
threatened to consume all life in the galaxy until it was confronted
and
stopped by the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701.
Andorians
Planet: Andoria. Humanoid Federation members are blue-skinned in
appearance and have bilateral antennae and characteristically white
hair.
Andorians are self-described as a violent and warlike species. No
members of this Federation race were aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise
NCC-1701-D when Data's offspring, Lal, was "born." Lal rejected
an
Andorian female as one of four final choices for a racial type,
instead
opting to become a human female. Apparently, according to Data on
stardate 43657.0, Andorians engage in group marriages of four as
a rule.
However, most of what is known about this race is scattered. Andorian
renegades, in the Triangular system , it is said once embarrassed
a
Starfleet admiral's supposed search when they hid their ship by
dismantling it. An Andorian was present at Risa when Captain Picard
vacationed there on stardate 43745.2, and also an Andorian group
bid for
Tellurian spices offered by Kivas Fajo on stardate 43872.2. This
Federation
member-race was the subject of some kind of gender-swapping joke
by
Quark that Morn was slow to catch; the punchline was "and the Andorian
says, 'Your brother? I thought it was your wife!'" Andor is among
the many
planets providing a registry home to numerous ships that use Deep
Space
Nine. Their variety of silk is prized for its softness. Andorian
jewelry is
highly collectible and is not usually available on Deep Space Nine
-- one of
Quark's would-be expanded sales items by inter-station monitor.
Chirurgeon Ghee P'trell, an Andorian, was nominated for the Carrington
Award in 2371.
Angosian
Planet: Angosia III. Civilized humanoids of Angosia III, typically
thoughtful
and intelligent. Due to their pacifism in matters of fighting, they
used mind
control and biochemicals to create the ultimate fighting soldiers
to win
their Tarsian War, which has subsequently past. Peace time, however,
found the Angosians unable (or unwilling to take the time) to reverse
the
effects of these alterations. After several incidents involving
these violent
soldiers, the fearful Angosians voted to banish the soldiers to
a penal
colony on Lunar V. Shortly before stardate 43489.2, however, escapees
broke free to take over the capital city, demanding they receive
help to be
able to return to their homes. The veterans don't attack unless
provoked,
but they are programmed to survive.
Antican
Planet: Anticirca. One of two quarreling races from the Beta Renner
system, Anticans are marked by their canine-like faces, leathery
skin and
enlarged rear craniums. Although mostly bald, they have shaggy
sideburns, mustaches and eyebrows that descend into long streams.
They
are carnivorous, demanding fresh live meat for almost every meal.
They
went hunting for arch-enemy Selay with looped weapons during their
U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D trip. They call the humans' use of
materialized meat barbaric and emit a continuous raspy, breathy
sound.
Though not currently a Federation member, the species has been involved
in interstellar travel for some time, at least since the 2320s.
Antidean
Planet: Antide III. Ichthyohumanoid species which are fish-like
in
appearance and have purplish-silver scales. The natives of Antede
III have
been seen by very few humans. Their preferred method of dealing
with the
trauma of space travel is a self-induced catatonic state, during
which they
can rest standing up. Their half-shut eyes fully open upon awakening,
a
process that takes several hours. They then proceed to eat large
quantities of vermicula . On stardate 42859.2, several Antideans
were
revealed by Ambassador Lwaxana Troi to be conspiratory assassins
bent
on sabotaging their planet's Federation membership conference on
Pacifica.
Arbazan
Planet: Arbaza. A humanoid race (pronounced "ARR-buh-zahn"), mostly
distinguished in appearance by a high forehead hairline. The word
is used
as both the adjective and with "the" as the noun for the natives.
They are
Federation members who (rumor has it) are a "sexually repressed"
species. Their ambassador Taxco is one of four Arbazans visiting
the
Bajoran wormhole on a fact-finding mission circa stardate 46925.
Argelians
Planet: Argelius II. Despite the hedonistic nature of the natives
of Argelius
II, their planet has long known as a friendly shore-leave spot for
Starfleet --
even after the murderous Redjac entity was discovered there in 2267.
Over
a century later, Quark wondered about putting an Argelian massage
facility
in Garak's old storefront if he didn't want to reopen his shop.
Argosian
Planet: Argosia. An alien species, one member of whom once threw
a
drink in Commander Sisko's face and nearly caused a brawl to break
out.
Argrathi
A humanoid people whose government, the Argrathi Authority, punishes
offenders by enforced, virtual memories of a prison stay modeled
to fit their
personalities. Perhaps a bit jumpy, they grew suspicious when O'Brien
sincerely asked questions about their technology in 2372 - and then
imprisoned him.
Armus
Planet: Vagra II. A unique but destructive life-form resembling
a living oil
slick but able to alter form into a variety of shapes, including
a
humanoid-like form and a thin shielding large enough to envelop
a
Galaxy-class starship's shuttlecraft. Armus was created as a byproduct
of
the Vagran's ridding themselves of their undesirable emotions, and,
as the
literal skin of their evil, Armus can create formidable energy fields
which
affect passing vessels, or nearby people. Armus is most known for
brutally
killing Lieutenant Tasha Yar on stardate 41601.3.
avianoid aliens
Members of this unspecified humanoid species distinguished by white,
shaggy hair and a beak-like mouth continuing up into a Klingon-like
forehead ridge are seen frequenting DS9. One wealthy native was
invited
by Quark to the auction of Vash's artifacts in 2369.
Bajorans™
Planet: Bajor. Humanoid race, distinguished outwardly only by extra
wrinkles at the bridge of the nose, have wandered the galaxy and
settled
on various worlds ever since their homeland was occupied by Cardassians
40 years previously (circa 2328).
By custom, their familial name is used before the individual name.
The
ancient Bajorans had a tremendously rich and developed civilization
complete with architecture, art, philosophy and even some technology
before human beings on Earth became bipedal. Many Bajorans have
joined
Starfleet despite their home planet of Bajor still being in recovery
from the
Cardassian occupation, while others prefer to work with the Federation
from within the Bajoran system. Among their complex death rituals,
Bajorans hold that a deceased soul should make peace with its former
life
and bid goodbye to those left behind before proceeding on tothe
afterlife.
Their heart's internal arrangement is mirrored along a horizontal,
not
vertical axis; puncturing the lower ventricle of the heart brings
immediate
death, as discussed on stardate 46982.1.
The depth and complexity of Bajoran spiritual beliefs has been at
the core
of their ability to survive 40 years of suffering at the hands of
the
Cardassians. To the Bajorans, the land and the people who live on
it are
one and the same. Bajorans are led by both a spiritual leader (Kai)
and by
a provisional government.
Since the discovery of the wormhole near the Bajoran homeworld on
stardate 46379.1, the Bajorans have enjoyed an increase in political
power
in their sector, but only after decades of victimization during
the
Cardassian occupation of their planet. Some Bajorans have a unique
and
personal insignia designed for themselves. Major Kira knew the famed
Linalis' on sight. School years are organized by age "levels," and
perhaps
even in the refugee camps they offered art to youngsters as young
as age
4 -- when Major Kira felt she was the worst fingerpainter. Bajor's
tradition of
art and architecture was strewn around countless planets before
the
occupation. Its science and space programs were back on track soon
after
the occupation: at least one probe was sent to scan planets and
life signs
in the Gamma Quadrant. Relations between Bajorans and their former
oppressors can still be testy, as Professor Lang notes.
Bajorans™, Mirror
Universe
Planet: Mirror Bajor. The Bajorans in this continuum are a member
of the
Klingon-Cardassian Alliance, and as such have control of Terok Nor.
Even
these confident and self-assured Bajorans take time out to explore
their
pagh.
Bandi
Planet: Deneb IV. A humanoid culture who applied for entry into
the
Federation on stardate 41153.7. However, the Bandi were refused
Federation membership due to the discovery that the they had trapped
and
enslaved another life-form in order to gain entry into the Federation.
Planet: name unspecified. Race of advanced space-faring humanoids
with
feather-like head coverings. Convicted felons of capital offenses
are
punished by implanting the victim's own final memory engrams into
their
brain so they can relive their crime through the victim's point
of view every
14 hours. The government is organized in ministries. They keep pets
and
smoke a tobacco-like product.
Bardeezans
Planet: name unspecified. Space-faring race, otherwise nondescript,
whose merchant ships have traversed the Bajoran wormhole into the
Gamma Quadrant. One such ship left Deep Space Nine the night Dukat
was kidnapped by the Maquis. As one of only two to do so, suspicion
quickly shifted to the other ship, a Galdador freighter.
Barkonians
Planet: Argelius II. Despite the hedonistic nature of the natives
of Argelius
II, their planet has long known as a friendly shore-leave spot for
Starfleet --
even after the murderous Redjac entity was discovered there in 2267.
Over
a century later, Quark wondered about putting an Argelian massage
facility
in Garak's old storefront if he didn't want to reopen his shop.
A people, otherwise undescribed, who have formalized trade relations
with
the Romulan Empire. A visual record of trade negotiations from 2365
provided a positive identification of Romulan Sen. Pardek and Ambassador
Spock four years later.
Barzans
Planet: Barzan II. A humanoid species that requires breathing devices
when off-world; their own atmosphere is inhospitable to most other
races.
The breather is worn about the neck and lower head, composed of
small
disks held at each end of the mouth by a simple open frame extending
from the top and bottom of the ear. On stardate 43385.6, the Barzans,
themselves without spaceflight, allowed various species to bid for
the
rights to a newly discovered wormhole in their system. However,
the
wormhole was later discovered to be unstable, and hopes for a new
prosperity among their impoverished peoples were dashed. The leader
is
titled "premier."
Beneriam Hawk
Planet: name unspecified. A predatory ornithoid life-form to whom
Chief of
Security Odo was compared on stardate 46853.2.
Benzites
Planet: Benzar. Mostly humanoid race whose members require a special
breathing apparatus for oxygen atmospheres. This apparatus is worn
on
their chest with an extension reaching up to just in front of the
mouth and
nose slit. The slit is wider than the mouth with four facillae-like
extensions,
much like the Terran catfish. Other distinguishing features include
no facial
hair, blue-gray skin and large, short-pointed ears; members of the
same
geo-structure strongly resemble each other. As a race, Benzites
show a
sincere but sometimes annoying eagerness to please that can be
perceived as superiority. Like the Klingons, Benzite government
is not a
member of the Federation but carries on relations by treaty, such
as
exchange-officer participation on stardate 42506.5. Also, Benzites
can
apply to Starfleet Academy. In contrast to Starfleet procedures,
the
Benzite space service calls for an officer to withhold the report
of any
unusual finding until a full analysis can be run and a resolution
offered.
Berellians
Planet: name unspecified. A male of this unspecified race once lost
to
Jake in a game of Dom-jot, though Jake's girlfriend Marta called
the game
a hustle.
Betazoids
Planet: Betazed. A Federation race basically humanoid except for
the
solid-colored dark pupils and mental power of telepathy within the
race.
They also have varying empathic links to other races. Their
empathic/telepathic contact leads to a natural trait of complete
honesty,
somewhat troubling to outworlders when practiced fully. The telepathy
is
not inborn but almost always comes on with adolescence. There are
also
cases of over-empathic abilities, and those who suffer from such
extremes
must be counseled and trained to avoid insanity, but are almost
always
affected throughout their life. Betazoids are actually uncomfortable
around
those, like the Ferengi and Breen, whose minds they cannot read.
Similarly, the minds of animals can be a bit frightening to them,
and they
tend to prefer smaller animals. Their mind contains the paracortex,
their
telepathic lobe, which is highly capable of recovery from injury,
and
includes the "metaconsciousness," or a trauma filter; psilosynine
is the
neurotransmitter involved. In addition, their REM sleep frequency
is
different than for most humanoids. Betazoids practice an old style
of
marriage arrangement called genetic bonding, wherein children are
promised to each other for marriage later by their parents. On the
same
note, Betazoids are known for their ability to love more than one
person
without losing their ability to love their mate, nor are they bound
by their
marriage customs. Because marriage is a celebration of the act of
love to
Betazoids, the wedding ceremony itself is traditionally conducted
in the
nude. Childbearing is similar to humans, except the normal gestation
rate
for Betazoid females is 10 months rather than 9. Betazoid women
are not
considered to be "matured" until they at least reach their 40s in
equivalent
human years, which coincides with the timing of the female Betazoid
"Phase."
Bolians
Planet: Bolarus IX. A Federation race of humanoids, most distinguishable
in appearance by the narrow yet distinctive ridgeline running at
least from
over the skull from the spine to the nose and down the neck. In
addition,
they also have longer ears than humans and their skin tone ranges
from a
yellowish green tinge to a blue darker green tinge to medium blue.
Though
three Bolians who appear -- V'Sal, Mot and Rixx -- are bald, the
Bolian
Haro (later discovered to be a false image) has a head-full of styled,
green-tinted blond hair, parted and thinning along the top front
of her head
and exposing her Bolian ridgeline. Though very few Bolians serve
in
Starfleet, they can be found in various places throughout the Federation.
Natives of this bald, bluish-skinned Federation race are often seen
around
Deep Space Nine on the station's promenade -- including Lysia Arlin,
who
runs the Jumja kiosk and has a crush on Constable Odo circa 47603.
Bolian Freighters often visit Deep Space Nine and the area. Bolian
"crystal
steel" is a highly collectible material and not usually available
on Deep
Space Nine -- one of Quark's would-be expanded sales items by
inter-station monitor. A civilian female member of the blue-skinned,
bilaterally-ridged humanoid species is a regular at Quark's, and
is there in
the Founders' imposed hallucinatory test of a United Federation
of
Planets-Dominion test. Another is an ensign in the security section
on the
sabotaged, Tzenkethi-bound Defiant. Cultural items include a variety
of
tomato soup.
Borg™
Origin: Delta Quadrant. A cybernetic life-form thousands of years
old which
is part organic, part artificial life. They have advanced well beyond
Federation science, unknown prior to a confrontation with the U.S.S.
Enterprise NCC-1701-D arranged by the entity known as "Q" circa
stardate
42761 ( 2365) some 7,000 light-years past explored Federation space
in
the Delta Quadrant.
The Borg have a singular goal, namely the consumption of technology,
rather than wealth or political expansion as most species seek.
According
to their spokesman, in the form of an assimilated Captain Jean-Luc
Picard,
the Borg only want to "raise the quality of life" of the species
they
"assimilate." Androids, for example, they view as primitive and
obsolete.
Born humanoid, they are almost immediately implanted with bio-chips
that
link their brains to a collective consciousness via a unique subspace
frequency emitted by each drone. This collective consciousness is
experienced by the Borg as "thousands" of voices--they are collectively
aware, but not aware of themselves as separate individuals. Consequently,
they never speak in singular pronouns, referring to themselves when
required as merely "Third of Five," for instance.
The Borg ingest only energy to drive their technological system via
an
energy conduit port. Their bio-chips synthesize any organic nutrients
needed. Among the many advantages their collective consciousness
affords them, the Borg hive-mind allows for instantaneous adaptations
to
shield and phaser frequency modulations in combat; they are also
able to
regenerate and repair their massive cube ship with the power of
their
collective thoughts alone. The hive-mind drones do not register
as
individual life-signs when scanned, only as a mass reading and then
at a
bare minimum. The sick and injured are not healed but "reabsorbed"
by
the removal of the receiver piece, which leads to self-destructive
dissolve.
When shipboard during dormancy in their regenerative mode, power
is
minimal and the vessel's EM field cuts off. They have a knock-out
drug or
procedure for humans, using a drill-tap placed behind the left ear,
that
works immediately but wears off in less than a minute.
Borg™, altered
Thanks to the concept of individuality introduced into " Hugh" Borg
in 2368,
some in the collective assumed the concept too quickly and became
disconnected without leadership -- a vacuum filled by the maniacal
Lore a
year later. In contrast to the earlier automatons, these altered
Borg took
individual names and express emotions of vengeance, fear, and hate
until
the defeat of Lore and their consolidation into a benign group under
Hugh.
Boslics
A humanoid spacefaring race whose freighter crew members, such as
the
male Tilikia and the female Rionoj, often visit DS9.
Bothan
A race of powerfully telepathic beings, the Botha have the ability
to cause
intense hallucinations in other beings, completely disabling their
functions
in reality. A Bothan attempted to take control of the U.S.S. Voyager,
but
the telepathic abilities of Kes were sufficient to thwart his attempt.
Bre`ellians
Planet: Bre'el IV. Humanoid members of the Federation whose homeworld
became threatened by a falling asteroidal moon until its orbit was
restored
by the entity known as "Q." Bre'hellians have blunt noses, knobbed
crania
and deep-set eye pockets with practically no jaw movement when
speaking.
Breen
Planet: name unspecified. A humanoid species from a cold planet
who
operate in a politically non-aligned manner and are reputed to be
aggressive, with outposts in Sector 97. It is presumed that the
Breen
home system is in an adjacent sector. While the Federation has some
knowledge of their ways, Betazoids are unable to detect the Breen
empathically, and the Breen's use of cloaking technologies coupled
with
powerful disrupter-style weapons makes them both formidable and
inaccessible to the Federation. The disrupter-type, close-range
damage
done to the Vico in the Black Cluster is consistent with their battle
tactics
and their level of technology -- meaning the Federation has some
knowledge of their ways. But a motive for the Breen to be inside
the
cluster is puzzling. A Breen pilot was sent to the palio hosted
by Deep
Space Three, accused of being bribed by Ferengi to throw the race.
They
have Type III disrupters like both the Romulans and Klingons, but
would
not kill all victims.
Brekkians
Planet: Delos IV. Basically humanoid, this race is known for a wrinkled
nose bridge and a natural generation of a bio-electric charge, usable
as a
weapon-similar to that of the now-extinct Cheronians -- making their
overall
phsysiology highly unique to Starfleet science upon firct contact
in 2364.
The culture kept its sister world of Ornara in virtual addiction
to felicium, a
native drug the Brekkians claimed was required to fight off ongoing
effects
of a plague that was long ago cured. A long-time economic stepchild
to
Ornara, growing felicium was its lone industry.
Bringloidi
Planet: Bringloid V (Earth colony) . Simple but lusty descendants
of the
utopian Neo-Transcendentalists who set out from Earth in 2123 aboard
the
colony ship SS Mariposa during the lingering post-World War III
chaos. On
stardate 42823.2, the Bringloidi were forced to abandon Bringloid
V due to
the sun's increasing flare activity. They eventually were reunited
with the
cloned descendants of the high-tech colonists they originally set
out with
who needed fresh DNA to survive the threat of replicative fading.
To be
viable, both groups gave up monogamous marriage, requiring that
each
female bear three children by three men.
Buronian
Otherwise unspecified ancient culture whose pottery resembles both
Taguan and Marlonian, whose fragments Captain Picard once found
in a
dig on the homeworld.
Bynars
Planet: Bynaus of Beta Magellan. Diminutive, large-craniumed asexual
humanoid race with lilac skin. Over time their interconnection with
their
world's master computer has grown to the point that their language
and
thought patterns have become as close to binary as is possible for
organic
beings. In fact, their very lives depend on this interaction with
the master
computer, as well as with one another. The rapid rate of their
communication is achieved with the aid of mechanical data buffers
worn on
the hip.
Byzallians
Planet: name unspecified. A species (pronounced "bye-ZAY-lee-uns')
who
asked that their scheduled Deep Space Nine conference be moved up
a
week circa stardate 48467.3.
Byzatium
Planet: name unspecified. Space-faring race (pronounced
"bye-ZAY-tee-um"), otherwise nondescript, whose six such ships arrived
at
Deep Space Nine circa stardate 48467.3.
Humanoid telepathic race who until recently were unaware of spoken
language and are being tutored in that area by Lwaxana Troi pending
their
United Federation of Planets membership application on stardate
47254.1.
Caldonians
Planet: Caldonia. A race of three-fingered beings over six feet
tall, their
enlarged cranium includes a raised bony framework shaped much like
a
perpendicular "theta" Greek letter. Primarily scholars on a world
committed to pure research, they bid for the rights to the Barzan
wormhole
until negotiator Leyor pulls out after some persuasion that Caldonians
might not be willing to take on the mundane administration of the
phenomenon.
Cappellans
Planet: Capella IV. A moderately primitive humanoid society based
on
tribal leadership and strong codes of war. Led by a high male tier,
their
customs and traditions forbid shows of cowardice, and even forbid
strangers to touch the wife of the high tier. This species tends
toward
resolving conflicts with their blades rather than with their words.
Cardassians™
Planet: Cardassia. Tall, long-necked, humanoid in appearance, marked
by
several bony protrusions and ridges: one from the shoulder to under
the
ears, whose bottom lobes in turn are more pronounced forward to
the
jawline; and from above the eyes and back over the head to the rear
base
of the skull, showing through hair. Other ridges run from the nose
line to
the forehead, and along the chin to define a sharp jawline. Their
skin type
and hair vary from light purple to a greenish hue and near black.
Predatory
in large numbers, more cautious alone and instinctively searching
out a
dominant position in any social setting. Children may keep pets.
Women
as well as men are allowed to be Gul in ship command.
The occupiers of Bajor subjugated the people and mined its resources,
annexing it outright some 19 years into its 60-year occupation (beginning
2309) and building Terek Nor, now known as Deep Space Nine, initially
as
a mining station in 235, perhaps using Romulan technology in some
components. They then stripped the surface of Bajor and Deep Space
Nine alike in vengeance when they withdrew less than two weeks before
stardate 46388, leaving everything from basic systems to religious
areas in
shambles; some who resisted, including four Promenade merchants,
were
killed. The Cardassians also stole eight of the nine Bajoran prophets'
orbs,
causing a worried Kai Opaka to charge Commander Sisko with locating
their Celestial Temple before the Cardassians found and destroyed
it.
Despite that, as a show of faith, Commander Sisko allows Dukat's
crew
aboard for shore leave. Their reputation for maltreatment of prisoners
is
well known, but in the world of commerce they are known for paying
their
bills. Their officials and officers were not above taking bribes
from lowly
Bajorans.
Other cultures don't seem to share their taste in food, such as yamok
sauce. Their engineering standards tend to be lower than Starfleet
specifications; Deep Space Nine's fusion powerplant design considers
a
range of 20% in operating efficiency to be within normal. Cardassian
genetic engineers are advanced enough to be well-known by their
trademark use of monoclonal links in their DNA-building; whether
by open
exchange, captured record or espionage, the details are easily researched
in Federation records. They may have compulsory military service,
at least
for males. Death services are called "funerals" and they can be
public
occurrences, especially for major leaders. Military monuments line
the
planet, with some serving as burial sites.
One of their greatest characteristics is devotion to family; caring
for
parents as well as children. Families of up to four generations
under one
roof are not uncommon. Swearing the truth on the lives of one's
children is
tantamount to the highest honesty a Cardassian can attest to --
as Dukat
does to Commander Sisko. Parents are manipulated by state media
in the
name of their children, and the presumed-guilty justice system aims
to
impress children against anti-state lawlessness and chaos, inviting
some
to the courtroom live and others to watch. The revelation that he
abandoned a child on Bajor, even one thought dead, is enough to
publicly
and privately humiliate a politician like Pa'dar, ruining his career.
Despite
that, true orphans have no status in society and are simply forgotten.
Another trait is an attention to detail: they taught record-keeping
skills to
many planets, including Bajor. Cardassians are famous for their
photographic memories: when alleged that children at age 4 are put
into
intensive mind-training programs, it is acknowledged as the "unparalleled"
educational system of the quadrant. Education is power and joy is
vulnerability, Dukat asserts in Orwellian-like tones. The mental
training can
extend to enough discipline to deflect a Vulcan Mind Meld. Kovat
says one
old native saying is, "Confession is good for the soul." Their physiology
and constitution is much stouter than the human norm, or at least
Garak
is: showing immunity to the effects of depressants and anesthetics,
neither two-plus bottles of Kanar nor 30cc's of TrIiptacederine
has any
effect; the latter amount would knock out an Algorian Mammoth.
Similar to Humans, Cardassians celebrate birthdays, respect marriage,
and use a given name before the family name. Cardassians also respect
advanced age as a sign of power and dignity.
It was recently determined that Bajorans made interstellar contact
with
Cardassians before they had the capability of spaceflight.
Cardassian, Mirror Universe
Planet: Mirror Cardassia. Cardassians would still seem to harbor
the same
attention to detail as ever in the Mirror Universe, where they likewise
seem
as efficient as always, whether in killing or administrating. They
have
entered into an Alliance with the Klingons there after defeating
the Terran
Empire -- mostly filling security and defense positions. Uniforms,
demeanor, equipment and ships all appear to be exactly the same.
Carnivorous Rastipod
Origin: Bajor. An animal reputed for a distinct lack of grace --
apparently, a
beast with two left legs.
Chalnoth
Planet: Chalna. A violent-natured, beast-like race with long fangs.
The
people live in anarchy and are carnivorous, even feasting on enemies.
A
native, Esoqq, is one of Captain Picard's two authentic fellow hostages
abducted by aliens who want to study their styles of authority and
leadership. Esoqq knows of the Mizarians but not the Bolians. The
meal
patty given the hostages is poisonous to Esoqq, who can go no more
than
3 or 4 days without eating.
Origin: Gamma Quadrant. Little is known about this strange race.
They
call themselves Changelings, a name adopted from others' use. The
Changelings are the highest order in a Gamma Quadrant faction known
as
the Dominion which is composed of at least four distinct species.
Within
the Dominion, the Changelings are known as "The Founders" and are
greatly feared.
These gelatinous beings exist in a great link, combining in totality
to form
a large liquified area resembling a lake where they share a collective
memory. No Changeling has ever been known to harm another, Constable
Odo on space station Deep Space Nine is a Changeling, having been
found by a Cardassian scientist. Odo is able to morph into many
shaped,
regardless of the total perceived mass of the object.
According to the link's collective memory, the Changelings once roamed
the stars in peaceful exploration and contact but were feared by
"Solids"
and met with hatred, suspicion and violence -- hunted, beaten, killed
--
until taking refuge on the secluded homeworld they now inhabit.
Although
their physiological development is unclear, memory is not a trait
of the
"newly formed." They once sent out Constable Odo and 99 other such
"infants" to satisfy their latent quest to explore, genetically
implanting
each one with the desire to return home. Constable Odo is the first
to do
so, thanks to the wormhole; they were not expected back for another
300
years, and his female mentor says only that he was away "a long
time."
They have no sense of smell. Scans of a morphed Changeling merely
read
as the object being modeled would normally. The best test of a Changeling
is through a simple blood sample; once separated from the body,
a small
amount will quickly turn back to its natural state.
Changeling, evil
Origin: The Gamma Quadrant. A character in a Yaderan tale retold
by
Taya to Constable Odo, somewhat reminiscent of the Terran Hindus'
"Brahman and the Tiger." After powerful displays of morphing into
a
mountain, a Ghergher beast, and a tornado, the evil Changeling was
challenged by the Yaderans' Great Minra to the other extreme and
to try
something small: a loaf of Greenbread. When he took the bait he
was
eaten.
Companion, the
An intelligent entity composed of noncorporeal energy in the forum
of a
sparkling cloud. It is apparently female gendered, and very inviting
when
ex-Federation scientist Zephram Cochrane (inventor of the warp drive)
is
nearby, but capable of equally deadly power when hostile humanoids
come too close.
Corvallens
Neutral race of mercenaries with cracked-looking skin who are trusted
to
operate in both Romulan and Federation space. They are empathetically
sensible, at least to Betazoids. A freighter captain, however, was
lying
about taking the Romulan defectors safely away and was killed by
N'Vek.
A Corvallen was one of the two official witnesses to Noonien and
Mariana
Soong's wedding.
Coverians
Planet: name unspecified. Space-faring race, otherwise nondescript,
with
three freighters once vying for the same docking port at Deep Space
Nine.
Crystalline entity
Origin: space. A massive and unique lifeform, delicate in appearance
while
blindly and insatiably feeding off the life-force of beings and
even planetary
resources. It could destroy a world in just minutes with its pulverizing
energy-beam conversion process, working much like an e;ectromagentic
collector. Somehow contacted by Data's brother Lore in 2338, it
is known
to have wiped out the Omicron Theta colony and its 114 scientists,
then
11 more worlds ending with Melona IV until its destruction nearby
in 2368.
Ironically, just before its death it showed signs of sentience and
understanding the different orders of life-energy it had been consuming.
Cytherians
Origin: a planet near the center of the galaxy. Galactic explorers
(pronounced "sy-THEER-ee-uns") who "stay at home" rather than travel,
and bring what they seek to their home world near the center of
the Milky
Way via instructions encoded in probes. Incompatible with Federation
computers aboard the Argus Array and a shuttlecraft, one probe
"reprogrammed" Barclay to bring the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D.
They
then greeted the ship with an interactive hologram on the bridge
and
reconfigured Barclay to normal. The information they pass on will
take
decades to examine. The image projected is human-like, bearded and
elderly, except for a small blue patch centered on the forehead.
Dal`Rok
Planet: Bajor. A unique creature made of energy that is fabricated
for 5
days of every year by the Bajoran Sirah to place two opposing villages
against a mythical creature and thereby continue a tradition of
unity, rather
than strife.
Daledians
Planet: Daled IV. A race of allasomorphs - shape-shifters with the
power of
cellular metamorphosis to take on any form desired - who evolved
two
long-warring camps, one each from the always-day and always-night
hemispheres of Daled IV. Their natural state is a vaguely humanoid
outline
of pure light, but they retain emotions. Despite their advance evolution,
the
two camps did not end hostilities until a peace wedding between
the two in
2365.
Degebian mountain goat
A sure-footed beast, exact origin unspecified, who could have gotten
by on
the narrow cliffside ledge that Kor did not trust while returning
with the
Sword of Kahless.
Delbians
Planet: Delb II. Although Nellen Tore, assistant to Starfleet Admiral
Norah
Satie, may not fairly represent the Delbian race, she herself was
strikingly
tall, had eyebrow creasing, and kept very much to herself.
Devidians
Planet: Devidia II. A shape-shifting race who exist in another "phase"
but
use time travel in the visible world to collect human life energy
from the
past as their nourishment. Visible only to those viewers or mechanical
scanners that have matched their synchronic distortion of +0.004%,
they
are silver-gray in color and range from 2 to 3 meters high, with
four limbs,
no noticeable eyes or ears, and a single orifice -- located where
a
humanoid's forehead would be otherwise -- where energy fragments
are
ingested for nourishment.
An culture and race characterized by harmony, as reflected in the
design
of the temple that the orphaned Timothy tried to build with Data's
help in
2368 aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-D.
Dolbargi
A culture capable of a self-induced death-simulation technique that
is
teachable to and usable by others, including Hupyrians and Ferengi
-- as
servant Maihar'du taught Grand Nagus Zek.
Dominion, the
Origin: Gamma Quadrant. A mighty planetary alliance or trading
consortium in the Gamma Quadrant, at first unknown to most beyond
the
wormhole.
Composed of "hundreds" of dominated races, the major political, economic
and military power in the Gamma Quadrant is led by the Changeling
(shape-shifting) Founders, administered by the cloned Vorta, and
defended
by the Jem'Hadar storm troops. Its age is unknown, but a female
shapeshifter says her people began "many years ago" to impose order
on
their chaotic surroundings. The Founders created the Dominion and
command the genetically-bred Jem'Hadar armies; those who resist
membership face elimination. A toehold has now been gained in the
Alpha
Quadrant with Cardassia's joining, prompting a full-scale invasion
in
2373-74 as the greatest threat to the Alpha Quadrant since the
appearance of the Borg.
Doosodarians
Origin: a planet near the center of the galaxy. Galactic explorers
(pronounced "sy-THEER-ee-uns") who "stay at home" rather than travel,
and bring what they seek to their home world near the center of
the Milky
Way via instructions encoded in probes. Incompatible with Federation
computers aboard the Argus Array and a shuttlecraft, one probe
"reprogrammed" Barclay to bring the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D.
They
then greeted the ship with an interactive hologram on the bridge
and
reconfigured Barclay to normal. The information they pass on will
take
decades to examine. The image projected is human-like, bearded and
elderly, except for a small blue patch centered on the forehead.
Dopterians
A humanoid race related to the Ferengi and, like them, unsensible
to
telepaths -- or at least the Betazeds. The U.S.S. Enterprise crew
encountered a Doptherian named Gorta, while searching for the Duras
sisters. Constable Odo knows of them from various dealings on space
station Deep Space Nine. In appearance their bald heads are covered
with
a slight mottling, a Ferengi-like nose and a Lyseppian-like extended
cranium and a ridge from the rear of the head to the stubby, pointed
earflap.
Dosi
Reptiloid race of the Gamma Quadrant and client states to the Dominion
who are profit-driven like the Ferengi but, in stark contrast, tend
to
violence. Known to Zek for its tulaberries and wine, and as a possible
link
to greater powers in the Gamma Quadrant, their planet can supply
10,000
but not 100,000 vats of tulaberry wine.
Douwd
An immortal race of pure energy, capable of creating disguises and
false
surroundings by manipulating matter and energy instantaneously-as
does
the one who took human form on Earth under the name of Kevin Uxbridge,
later discovered in 2366. Uxbridge carried guilt over the instantenous
elimination of the 50-billion Husnock race.
Planet: name unspecified. A tribe with paranormal abilities known
to
Neelix, otherwise nondescript, who can enter and empty room and
see
images of people who'd preceded them. they also make a great syrup
from
tree sap.
Drellians
Race whose natives refer to the devil as "Torak."
Dremans
Planet: Drema IV. Inhabitants of a pre-spacefaring humanoid peoples,
whose ignorance of other worlds threatens Data with a Prime Directive
violation when he made contact with a small girl there frightened
over the
planet's instability in 2365. A method of anonymous involvement
by the
U.S.S. Enterprise subsequently helped stabilze the planet and save
the
culture. Almost humanoid in appearance, the Dremans have a more
prominent cranium, a receded hairline and hands with gradual elongation
of
the fingers from the index to the pinky.
Edo
Planet: Rubicon III. The healthy, blond, skimpily-clad humanoid
race
believe in complete sexual freedom in a simplistic way and yet are
extremely law-abiding, abiding by randomly mobile punishment zones
to
keep would-be offenders alert under penalty of a swift execution.
Their race
is protected by a "god" super-entity in orbit around the planet.
Ekosians
Planet: Ekos. A humanoid race at war with a neighboring planet,
Zeon.
Ekosian society is based on World War II Nazi Germany on Earth due
to a
miscalculation by a Federation scientist named John Gill.
El-Aurians
Planet: name unspecified. A humanoid species of "listeners" whose
individual life-span can last well over 500 human years. El-Aurians
appear
to have an awareness that supersedes the normal flow of time and
space,
and while they might not be capable of explaining their sensing
abilities,
they detect time changes that would be impossible for nearly all
other
species to pick up. This trait has been recognized within individuals
who
were subjected to the nexus energy ribbon phenomenon, which may
be
related to the sense.
The El-Aurians were driven from their homeworld long ago by the Borg
collective's assimilation.
Elasians
Planet: Elas. A fierce humanoid warrior culture at war for years
with the
neighboring planet of Troyius until both cultures achieved the technology
necessary to wipe both themselves and their opponents out. On stardate
4372.5, the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, under the command of James
Kirk, is ordered to act as a neutral courier for the Dolman, Elaan
to deliver
her to the leader of Troyius in the hopes that their marriage would
bring
peace to their two worlds.
Elaysians
Planet: name unspecified. A space-faring humanoid people of a low-gravity
world; only a handful have ventured off-planet, requiring the use
of anti-grav
wheelchairs whenever they leave. They have some relationship with
the
United Federation of Planets, since Ensign Melora Pazlar is the
first native
to be in Starfleet. They are familiar with mass transit concepts,
including
the old Terran "trolley car". They are not to be confused with the
Elasians
of the Tellun system in the United Federation of Planets-Klingon
border
area.
Ennis/ Nol-Ennis
Origin: Gamma Quadrant. Two humanoid factions of the same species
who fought for so long they were banished to a prison moon to continue
their fighting, able to finally die only if they escape the prison
due to
special microbes placed in the moon's atmosphere which rebuild injuries
and prevent anyone who dies on that moon from leaving it.
Excalbians
Planet: Excalbia. Sentient rock creatures whose planet is normally
a bed
of molten lava and deadly to humans. The Excalbians are capable
of
shape-shifting, and use this ability to experiment on the social
practices
and belief systems of passing alien life-forms.
Exocomps
Experimental apparatus created by Dr. Farallon to perform engineering
functions in hazardous situations. Exocomps were equipped with
microreplicators that they would use to make whatever tool was needed
to
accomplish the assigned task. Outfitted with extensive onboard
intelligence so they could make repair decisions independently,
the
exocomps were discovered to be sentient life-forms in their own
right in
2369.
Fabrini
Planet/Asteroid: Yonada. The Fabrini are an ancient humanoid race
whose
ancestors built a traveling "world" called Yonada to save their
descendants
before their sun went supernova.
Fek`Ihr
A people or culture conquered by Kalhess en route to founding the
Empire
with his first bat'tleh, apparently a native faction in the pre-spaceflight
era.
Ferengi™
The homeworld of the Ferengi species is Ferenginar. The Ferengi
have a
culture which is based entirely upon commerce. They follow a code
of
conduct known as "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition." These rules
ordain
conduct such as "Never place family before business." Reportedly
these
rules are subject to interpretation depending upon the situation.
Plea
bargaining is a legal tradition, as is the purchasing of an apprenticeship
following the Attainment Ceremony. There is no distinction between
business and pleasure in Ferengi culture.
Money is expected to accompany every interchange of life, even private
visits to family and friends' homes and government business. Quark
pays
to have his FCA charges announced and to get admission into his
own
mother's home, as well as sign off on legal waivers there. Domes,
rounded
archways, low ceilings, food cellars and a lack of windows mark
typical
home architecture. Towels are provided at entrances to dry off from
the
constant rain. A typical home-welcoming greeting exchange between
host
and visitor is: "My house is my house/as are its contents."
Tooth-sharpening is a personal hygiene habit. Pressing noses is
a loving
familial greeting. A woman talking to a stranger is considered an
insult; a
clothed one is cause to shield or avert one's eyes. Ferengi typically
emit a
high-pitched shriek when attacked; they are likewise pained by ultrasonics
too high for human ears -- such as those aimed at eradicating Cardassian
Voles. Due to their use of insects as edibles, Nog presumes Entomology
is the study of becoming a chef. Naming Day is an important landmark
in
a child's life.
The Ferengi brain is composed of four distinct nodes, possibly what
prevents them from being read empathically by Betzeds. Ferengi blood
is
yellow, turning dark blue-green when oxidized. Bodies are not autopsied
or
even touched until after death rituals -- which have been seen to
be the
desiccation and sale of the remains. The Ferengi culture does not
embrace science, except where it will provide profit. Large earlobes
are a
sign of virility in Ferengi culture, and also an erogenous zone,
sexually
stimulated when stroked as in the performance of Oo-Mox.
Ferengi females have smaller lobes then males and are not permitted
to go
out in public, hold jobs, wear clothing or particpate in trade or
commerce;
Quark says spouses never argue and that divorce and broken homes
are
unknown. Women are even asked to cut up food and chew it softly
for their
mates and children. They are also forbidden to travel.
Quark threatens a diplomatic incident to guilt Ensign Harry Kim of
the
U.S.S. Voyager into buying an overpriced trinket at space station
Deep
Space Nine when the ensign says he was "warned about Ferengis" at
the
Academy. They are known to have deceived other passing ships by
pretending to be damaged, according to the one-time Maquis Crewman
Chell.
Flaxians
Planet: Flaxia. The humanoid space-faring species of Retaya, the
assassin who bombed Garak's tailor shop.
Founders, the
The ruling caste of the Gamma Quadrant's Dominion are the Changelings
that spawned Odo; they intentionally kept their planet secret after
a history
of persecution by "Solids" that fueled their all-powerful drive
to control the
chaos around them. Beginning some 2,000 years ago, they sought to
maintain "order" out of this chaos with a rule based on strict obedience,
enforced by the Jem'Hadar troops they genetically bred into chemical
addiction for control, and administered by the Vorta they cloned
-- both of
whom worship the Founders as gods. In natural form, the Founders
exist
as a gelatinous liquid and can unite is whatis described as the
Great Link
-- which they can leave and reform into any any shape whenever possible.
Until Odo's torn loyalties led him to defend the U.S.S Defiant by
accidentally killing a Changeling spy in 2371, no Founder had ever
harmed
another.
Frunalian
Origin: the Alpha Quadrant. An alien species which took an early
scientific
interest in the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole near the Deep
Space
Nine space station. This species has also conducted trade business
on
Deep Space Nine.
Fuurinkazan
A race targeted in the battle strategies worked out by civilian
advisor Kyle
Riker at Tokyo Base, before he was invited to be a tactical advisor
at
Starbase Montgomery.