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Full Name: Jean-Luc PicardRank: CaptainDate of birth: July 13, 2305Place of birth: Labarre, France, EarthParents: Maurice and Yvette PicardEducation: Starfleet Academy, 2323-27Marital status: SingleChildren: NoneOffice: Enterprise: Deck 1 Ready Room, adjoining Main BridgeCurrent assignment: Commander, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-EStarfleet Career Summary2333 - Assigned as commander and first officer on U.S.S. Stargazer, later promoted to captain after death of his superior in battle2355 - Forced to abandon Stargazer after encounter with then-unknown Ferengi, with few casualties2356 - Cleared of negligence in Stargazer loss by routine inquiry2363 - Chosen to command relatively new Galaxy-class U.S.S. Enterprise-D2364 - Offered but turned down promotion to admiral as commandant of Starfleet Academy2366-7 - Declared missing in action during Borg invasion, later rescued from assimilation and returned to Enterprise command2369 - Assigned to covert raid and captured by Cardassians on Celtris III, later returned to Enterprise command2371 - Lost Enterprise-D at Veridian III while opposing El-Aurian scientist Tolian Soran2372 - Chosen to command relatively new Sovereign-class U.S.S. Enterprise-E, SD 49827.52373 - The Borg decided to try again and attack Earth. The USS Enterprise, under the command of Me, was ordered to patrol the Romulan Neutral Zone, even though Starfleet Command knows that the Enterprise was the most advanced ship in the Fleet. Eavesdropping on Starfleet commmunications,Me and My crew hear that the battle is not going well. In direct violation of my orders, I orders the Enterprise to Earth to help defend the planet. The Enterprise's arrival at the Battle of Sector 001 helps lead to the invading Borg cube's destruction. When the cube is destroyed, it launches an auxiliary ship that travels back in time to try to prevent Zefram Cochrane's historic warp flight and first contact with Vulcans. The Enterprise follows it and is partially assimilated in the ensuing conflict. Nevertheless, the crew's mission is successful and the ship is repaired.2375 - The Enterprise's crew prevents The Son'a attempt to forcefully relocated the Ba'ku people from their homeworld.2379 - Four years later, the Enterprise is seriously damaged and suffers the lose of a very valued crew member Lt commander Data while stopping Shinzon from using a weapon of mass destruction to destroy life on Earth. The ship returns to spacedock to undergo extensive repairsIm a accomplished diplomat and tactician,I managed to surpass a 22-year career as first officer and later become captain of the U.S.S. Stargazer with an even more impressive record as captain of the fleet's former flagship U.S.S. Enterprise D. In the latter role I not only witnessed the major turning points of recent galactic history but played a major role in them as well, from surviving as the only human abductee of the Borg invasion in 2366, to becoming the chief contact point with the Q Continuum, to serving as arbiter choosing the current ruler of the Klingon Empire and exposing the Romulans as backers of My chief rivals, later helping a pacifist underground movement to gain a toehold there.Owing to my single-minded drive since childhood for a Starfleet career,I have "never been a family man" and I was long uncomfortable with the Galaxy-class starship's civilian family contingent.The orphaned son of Lt. Marla Aster again raised this concern, although my unease with children has dissipated since being stranded with three youths during a shipboard quantum filament crisis.My initial reaction to family is also reflected in the friction with my father and, later,my older brother over leaving the family business, a winery. However, when I was asked about having children of my own I once replied that "wishing for a thing does not make it so." The issue of lineage and my lack of offspring caused a sustained yet brief period of depression upon the sudden accidental deaths in 2371 of Robert and my nephew Rene,My only other family members.My outlook was also affected by the chance to experience a traditional family through an encounter in the Nexus in 2371, as recounted later, and after having relived 40 years of a Kataanan native's life three years earlier,in the latter case the decades of experience compressed into 30 minutes from a Kataanan archival probe was overwhelming.Lingering throughout my life is a series of unsuccessful romantic relationships, stemming in part from my introspective nature as a career officer and my self-professed desire to avoid long-term commitments. Significant adult romances have included Jenice Manheim in 2342, Capt. Phillipa Louvois in 2356, rogue archeologist Vash in 2366-68, and Lt. Cmdr. Nella Darren in 2369. In addition,I also had barely acknowledged feelings for Ens. Marta Batanides following our Starfleet graduation the Kriosian metamorph Kamala and the widow of his best friend Lt. Cmdr. Jack Crusher, Beverly — My Starfleet doctor, longtime friend and my chief medical officer on the Enterprise.Aside from these feelings regarding children, family and women,I was even aloof with those he considered his close friends. Nevertheless,i have shown a willingness to stake My career for them — as when defending the inherent sentient's rights of first Data and then his daughter Lal against Starfleet confiscation, then acting as Worf's cha'dich before the Klingon High Council and stepping in on behalf of Crewman Simon Tarses during Adm. Satie's virtual witchhunt. Also, a Q-induced encounter in 2370 with a possible future timeline seems to have diffused this separation from friends somewhat. While I have had no more encounters with his best Academy mates, both of my closest friends from my early career, Jack Crusher and Walker Keel, were killed in the line of duty.Part of my private nature includes a difficulty in confronting deep personal issues, which then tend to become suppressed. Philosophically,I sees life and death as more than two choices of eternal or momentary existence; in fact,I believe there is another concept yet beyond human understanding. Genetic engineering with its pre-determination disturbs Me,I think it robs humanity of the unknown factor that makes life worth living. Having to be patient in the presence of mounting problems, even if it is unavoidable or even the best path to take, is unsettling to me; nevertheless, I has shown a clear skill in knowing when to solicit opinions and when to act decisively.My Enterprise operations officer, Data, once estimated only a 17% chance that Picard would be so indecisive in a crisis as to call Starfleet for instructions.Though i often heatedly defend a strict interpretation of the Prime Directive, i have broken it numerous times when he felt it was warranted. For example, during my Enterprise career i allowed an Edo female to confront her "god" from space and brought a pre-spaceflight Mintakan leader aboard so as to undo the damage done by cultural contamination. (I later offered My life to a distressed Mintakan's arrow to prove he was no immortal myself.) I also chafes at the Starfleet directive banning captains from most away-team missions in uncertain or hostile situations.I had few friends as a youngster and self-admittedly "skipped his childhood," due to my early, single-minded drive to be in Starfleet. Though shy, I took piano lessons only to please My mother; I hated public performance and soon quit — a move I now regrets. I did build airships in bottles when i was young, and like my nephew years later he wrote a ribbon-winning report on starships reading of the ancient Bajorans in the fifth grade might have been another influence on my lifelong passion for archeology. Later i was school president, valedictorian and a star athlete.I failed my first try on the Academy entrance exams but only required one more to pass. As a student athlete, I became the only freshman ever to win the Academy marathon — the event at Danula II marked the beginning of my friendship with Admiral Hanson — and I once out-wrestled a Ligonian in 14 seconds with a reverse body lift for a pin. I graduated at or near the top of my Academy class, even though I once failed an Academy class over a woman I refers to only as "A.F.," the initials I carved into gardener Boothby's prize campus elm tree; I was called at least once to the Academy superintendent's office, and I credit Boothby for helping me through an ordeal that saved his graduation. My lack of self-discipline as a young officer nearly led to my death in a near-fatal stabbing at Starbase Earhart in 2328 while awaiting post-graduation assignments.I went on as a lieutenant to meet Ambassador Sarek at the wedding of his son Spock.Another mentor of those years was archeology professor Richard Galen, whose fatherly approach was a trait sorely missed by the son estranged from his true father. In fact, it was not until after my abduction during the Borg crisis that I ventured home, the first time in 20 years, and began to heal the rift with my brother Robert, who had been jealous of his high-achieving younger brother whom he viewed as getting away with spurning family traditions and responsibilities.In an early highlight of my illustrious and fondly recalled years aboard the U.S.S. Stargazer, I took command of the bridge upon my captain's death and saved the ship, leading to my permanent promotion to captain. My command has abruptly halted in 2355 when the vessel was abandoned with relatively little loss of life during an encounter that, years later, was realized to be the first UFP-Ferengi contact; casualties would have been much higher had i not devised a deceptive warp-speed jump maneuver that today is still studied and bears my name. Even so, I endured a standard inquiry a year later but was cleared of all negligence.It was only a year before the Stargazer's loss, in 2354, that Jack Crusher was killed on an away team, and I had returned the body to his widow at Starbase 32. That same year I visited Chalna; earlier, the Stargazer had barely eluded ambush while on an unsuccessful truce mission during the Cardassian border wars.I assumed captaincy of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D on SD 41124, having hand-picked much of my senior staff — such as two young officers who impressed me enough upon there first meeting to win a place in the senior staff: Geordi La Forge once piloted my inspection tour shuttle and stayed up all night to refit an engine part he'd made a passing comment on, and I witnessed Tasha Yar risk her life to save colonists amid a Carnelian mine field. Finally, I had picked Riker from among simple resumes as my first officer and promoted him to commander sight unseen, impressed by his record of independence. My command presence and ethics persevered even through the Satarran memory wipe—despite orders, he would not fire on unarmed people.Within months of my Enterprise captaincy I was offered admiral's rank and the job of commandant of Starfleet Academy by Admiral Quinn but turned it down to retain my flagship. I also commanded the 23-ship blockade fleet to deter Romulan interference along the Klingon border during the empire's civil war of 2367-68, and undertook a covert raid in 2369 with two Enterprise officers on Celtris III to investigate a reported Cardassian metagenic weapons base, later found to be a hoax.When a misterious probe knocked me out on the bridge of the Enterprise i was sent to live with the Kataanan native's and seemed to live out my life in there culture learning while i was there to play this flute and some how i was aloud to take it back with me when i returned to the Enterprise only being knocked out for 3 minutes which felt like a life time in there world.Tribbles are native to the planet Iota Geminorum IV. They are essentially small bundles of fur with no visible external features. Their fur colors range from solid white to grey, speckled light to dark brown, yellow to redish orange, and black. Their only two purposes in life appear to be to eat and to reproduce, and they perform both of these functions extremely well, as Lieutenant Worf states "If you feed that thing the smallest morsel of food, in a matter of hours you'll have.....ten tribbles, then a hundred, then a thousand." Though they are "born pregnant" they will only reproduce when conditions are favorable. They will even reabsorb their young in harsh conditions. Dr. McCoy took time to examine some tribbles concluding that they use almost all their metabolism for reproduction. Instead of generating waste, a Tribble gives birth to another Tribble. The population on their home world is only kept in check by the abundance of predatory reptiles.My CrewCommander RikerRank: CaptainSerial number: SC 231-427Current assignment: Commander , U.S.S. TitanFull Name: William Thomas RikerDate of birth: August 19, 2335Place of birth: Valdez, Alaska, EarthParents: Kyle and Betty C. RikerEducation: Starfleet Academy, 2353-57, graduated eighth in his classMarital status: Married to Deanna TroiChildren: noneLt. Commander DataFinal Rank: Lieutenant CommanderLast assignment: Second Officer/Science Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E (was promoted to First Officer, but died prior to position taking effect)Full Name: DataDate of birth: Permanently re-activated Feb. 2, 2338 (initial activation unknown)Place of birth: Omicron Theta science colonyParents: Created by Dr. Noonien Soong and Dr. Juliana O'Donnell Soong TainerEducation: Starfleet Academy, 2341-45Marital status: SingleChildren: One, deceasedPlace of death: Destroyed with Reman ship Scimitar in line of dutyService Awards: Starfleet Command Decoration for Valor; Starfleet Command Decoration for Gallantry; Medal of Honor, with Clusters; Legion of Honor; The StarcrossDr. CrusherRank: CommanderCurrent assignment: Chief Medical Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise (detached service upon loss of vessel in 2371)Full Name: Beverly Cheryl Howard CrusherDate of birth: Oct. 13, 2324Place of birth: Copernicus City, LunaParents: Paul and Isabel HowardEducation: Starfleet Academy and Medical School, 2342-50Marital status: Widowed; married Jack Crusher 2348-55Children: One son, Wesley Robert Crusher, born July 29, 2349Lt. Commander La ForgeRank: CommanderCurrent assignment: Chief engineer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-EFull Name: Geordi La ForgeDate of birth: Feb. 16, 2335Place of birth: African Confederation, EarthParents: the late Captain Silva La Forge and Commander Edward M. La ForgeEducation: Starfleet Academy, 2353-2357Marital status: SingleLt. Commander WorfLast Starfleet Rank: Lieutenant CommanderCurrent position: Federation Ambassador to Qo'noS; previously, strategic operations officer, Deep Space Nine and first officer, U.S.S. DefiantFull Name: WorfDate of birth: Earth equivalent: Dec. 9, 2340Place of birth:Qo'noS,Klingon EmpireParents: Son of Mogh; foster parents Sergey and Helena RozhenkoEducation: Starfleet Academy, 2357-61Marital status: Widowed: married to Jadzia Dax, 51247.5 (died 2374)Children: One son, Alexander, born 43rd day of Maktag (Earth equivalent 2366)Quarters: Currently relocating to Qo'noS from residence at DS9; formerly, Enterprise Deck 7, Sect. 25BCounselor TroiRank: CommanderCurrent assignment: U.S.S. TitanFull Name: Deanna TroiDate of birth: Terran equivalent: March 29, 2336Place of birth: Near Lake El-Nar, BetazedParents: Betazoid Ambassador Lwaxana Troi and the late Starfleet Lt. Ian Andrew TroiEducation: Starfleet Academy, 2355-59; advanced study at University on BetazedMarital status: Married to William RikerChildren: One, deceased, via alien conception taking human form: Ian Andrew Jr., b/d 2365CardassiansPlanet: CardassiaTall, 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's is. Showing immunity to the effects of depressants and anesthetics, neither two-plus bottles of Kanar nor 30cc's of Triptacederine had any effect on the Cardassian. 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.FerengiThe 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 Betazeds. 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.VulcansPlanet: VulcanA humanoid race, with copper-based blood, slightly green-tinted complexion and notably pointed ears, they are responsible in a large part for the founding of the Federation. Over the centuries, Vulcans have developed a culture dedicated to the complete mastery of logic, learning to suppress their once-violent emotions in nearly every aspect of their existence.In the mid-22nd century, Vulcans still carry remnants of their more emotional selves. The captain of Enterprise NX-01, Jonathan Archer — who numbers amongst his crew a Vulcan science officer/liason named T'Pol — has frequent dealings with the Vulcan high command. In these dealings, it is evident that some sense of emotion has been retained. At this period in their history, they are secretive and, according to the Andorians, perpetual liars.In the 23rd century a Vulcan, Commander Spock, served as Captain James T. Kirk's first officer and science officer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 for many years. At least one Vulcan has served as Starfleet Academy superintendent, one who memorized every cadet's personal file, during all or part of Commander Riker's years in 2353-57.Ambassador Spock realized the irony of Data's search for humanity, and told him that many Vulcans try all their lives to gain Data's built-in lack of emotions.In ancient times, Vulcans were a war-like race, leading to their near extinction. Its ancients believed in gods, such as war, peace and death.Chief O'Brien quoted a phrase when meeting Tosk that he attributed to the logical, pointy-eared Federation race: "We're here to serve." Their honest and stoic nature made them a bad choice for Nog's lie about who "stole his homework." Commander Sisko's late captain on the U.S.S. Saratoga was a Vulcan. Before the Vantika incident, Vulcans were the only race Dr. Bashir knew of who had ever performed a synaptic pattern displacement, or the transfer of one individual's consciousness into another: in their case, the transfer of the katra. An unspecified Vulcan ship was the first to make formal contact with a Gamma Quadrant civilization, the Wadi. As with other space-faring groups, the Vulcans used an easily identifiable subspace band frequency in communication. Over a hundred years ago, a Vulcan science mission responded to the Hanoli rift but was lost along with the Hanoli system when the rupture expanded while probing it. There were no reports of imagination manifestations, perhaps not too unusual considering their nature.Vulcans are typically stronger than Humans, though they do not boast of this strength. Dr. Bashir beat an otherwise unidentified Vulcan in the finals to lead the Starfleet Medical School team to the sector tennis championship his final year (2368-69). Vulcans were brewing wines at least 300 years ago circa 2070 — or since before the United Federation of Planets was founded. Sakonna's request for weapons blew away the pacifist Vulcan stereotype for Quark. She's not the only one in the Maquis: another was likely a settler on Volan III. Vulcan honesty is legendary, even to the Ferengi, but despite his crush on Sakonna, Quark agreed to count her Latinum payment for illegal Maquis arms anyway. Although Cardassian mental disciplines may be a match for the Vulcans, they do not employ telepathy.Vulcan IDIC pins, highly collectible, were not usually available on Deep Space Nine — one of Quark's would-be expanded sales items by inter-station monitor. The Vulcan healer Senva was nominated for the Carrington Award in 2371. The species is made up of many varied skin tones, including a dark brown.Lieutenant Tuvok serving on the U.S.S. Voyager is a full Vulcan, while legendary Ambassador Spock is half Vulcan and half Human. The Romulans are an offshoot of the Vulcan species.