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| Alien Species: Orions | |
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| Moose | Wednesday, 24. June 2009, 00:51 Post #1 |
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Orions are known for their distinctive green or blue skin. Blue skin is very rare, one in a ten million odds. Orion males are typically bald and, on average, taller and more muscular than an average Human male. Orion females are known for their extreme carnal appetites and their innate skill of seduction. The Human male can rarely resist the alluring dance of the Orion slave girl. In Orion society, the males are slaves to the females. As a means of deceiving other species, however, the Orions maintain the façade that the females are the slaves. This is commonly done by selling Orion females on the Orion slave market. Once sold to a male, the Orion slave girls use their unique physiology to their advantage; their highly potent pheromones accelerate the metabolisms of males of many species, raising adrenaline production to dangerous levels which causes aggression and, ultimately, a form of delusion. Its most significant effect is to make them susceptible to suggestion. Not long after, the "owner" males begin taking orders from their "slave" females. The pheromones' effects are cumulative; the longer exposed, the more pronounced are the results. Human females react negatively to those same pheromones, experiencing headaches, and Denobulan males find their sleep cycles interrupted by them. Vulcans are immune to effects of the pheromones. It has been theorized that the pheromone acts as a defense mechanism against competition. The planet Orion was once a highly advanced civilization whose history has drawn great interest from Federation historians and archaeologists alike. During the mid-23rd century, noted Federation archaeologist Doctor Roger Korby translated medical records from the Orion ruins that helped revolutionize modern immunization techniques and became required reading at Starfleet Academy. In 2269, through the assistance of the Guardian of Forever, Starfleet officers Captain Kirk, Commander Spock and historian Lieutenant Erikson traveled to the dawn of Orion's civilization to view the planet's history unfolding, firsthand. During the 24th century, the Orions ran the prestigious Institute of Cosmology, located on Orion I. Prior to 2270, the Orions had carefully maintained an air of neutrality, especially while operating in and around Federation space. This, however, has proven to be more of a guise than a reality, and was often used as an effort to cover their usually shady operations. Nevertheless, Orion's official position of neutrality comes before ship and crew, as all unsuccessful Orion missions end in suicide. Orions would keep that rationale in good conscience, as they would otherwise fall subject to Federation retaliation, if they were to lose their neutrality. ORION TERRITORY The primary entity operating within these confines was known as the Orion Syndicate, comprised of a conglomeration of traders, pirates and smugglers. These individuals were well-known for their many illegal operations outside of the slave trade, including extortion, theft, raids, kidnappings and assassinations. These activities were facilitated in the region of space which separated the Orion Syndicate from the Klingon Empire, known as the Borderland. During the 22nd century, this volatile region of space attracted the most dangerous elements from both sides. A secondary entity operating within the Orion realm was known as the Orion Free Traders. The Orion Free Traders had a partially established relationship with the Vulcans during the late 24th century. Orion's neutrality remained in dispute ever since the Coridan planets affair and the Babel Conference of stardate 3850.3. This was again brought to light in 2270 when an Orion vessel attacked and raided the USS Huron of its cargo of dilithium and a shipment of strobolin intended for transfer to the USS Enterprise. Following the discovery of the disabled Huron, the Enterprise tracked the Orion ship to an asteroid belt. Initially, the crew was attacked by, and was later accused of harassing, the Orions, who then threatened to file a formal protest with the Federation. It was when the Enterprise detected the dilithium in the Orion vessel's hold that Captain James T. Kirk told the Orions that he would allow them to keep the dilithium if they would return the strobolin, and would make no mention of the encounter in his log. The Orions did not trust Kirk, and suggested a nearby asteroid to hand over the drug. This suggestion was a ruse, however, as the Orions planned to destroy themselves and the Enterprise during the exchange to preserve the appearance of Orion neutrality. The plot failed and the Orion vessel and crew were captured, casting further doubt on the future of the Orions' claim to neutrality. Since 2293, there has been an uneasy truce between the Orion Territories and the Federation. HISTORY 90 BC: Orions revolt in the Home Galaxy M 77. Most Orions are wiped out but some escape in various directions. Most go to the nearby M76 Galaxy Two groups (a small Dyson sphere and 3 Battle Squadrons) head for the Milky Way Galaxy. The trip to the Milky Way took 844 years, most of these years, the Orions spent in Cyro Statis, arriving in 754. 1019, 1144, 1654 and 1838 all saw millions of Orion dead due to devastating pandemics. By 1966, the height of the Orions Territories, they enslaved 38 races. Orions become dependent on alien slaves and robotic servants, their science and technology level decreased, they no longer knew how to repair and upkeep their incredibly advanced technology. Massive City Ships, capable of housing 7 000 to 11 000, lost the ability to travel at warp, becoming in effect: starbases. First Contact with Romulans, Klingons, Gorn and Tholians from 2199 to 2233 saw Orions lose most of the vast defenses. First Contact with the Federation was in 2155, Captain Bartolemea Dias of SS Minerva, who managed to set up a meeting to open trade agreements. His XO, Ayako Mori quit her commission to live with the Orion negotiator. |
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