Nausicaan
| SPECIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nausicaan | |||
| Homeworld: | Nausicaa | ||
| Quadrant: | Beta | ||
| Affiliation: | Unknown | ||
| Biology | |||
| Average Male Height: | 193 cm (6 ft. 4 in.) to 208 cm (6 ft. 10 in.) | ||
| Average Male Weight: | 99.8 kg (220 lb.) to 127 kg (280 lb.) | ||
| Average Female Height: | 193 cm (6 ft. 4 in.) to 208 cm (6 ft. 10 in.) | ||
| Average Female Weight: | 90.7 kg (200 lb.) to 127 kg (280 lb.) | ||
| Minimum Academy Age: | 18 | ||
| Life Expectancy: | 155 | ||
| Distinctive Features: | |||
| Playability | |||
| PRC Rated: | Yes | ||
| NPC Rated: | Yes | ||
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The Nausicaans are a humanoid species native to the planet Nausicaa.
Physiology
Nausicaans are large aliens renowned for their lack of subtlety and surly, ill-tempered manner. In some ways physically similar to the Chalnoth, they are generally tall humanoids surpassing two meters in height, with great physical strength. Their faces are commonly ashen in color and are distinguished by a prominent bone structure with sharp tusks protruding at either side of their mouths. Some Nausicaans also have a line of four small horns that run vertically down the forehead, though this trait seems to have become less common by the 24th century.
According to Dr. Phlox, the Nausicaan adrenal gland gives off a fragrance not unlike the scent of some female Humans' sweat after performing exercise.
The Nausicaan speaking voice is deep, with a distinct accent, though they are commonly the silent, brooding type.
Technology and culture
While little has been seen that would indicate any governmental or military organization in Nausicaan society, the 22nd century saw coordinated acts of piracy. Hunting parties of several warp-capable starships or raiders worked out of asteroid bases, and pirates were armed with energy weapons of identical design.
Over the next two centuries, however, most contact with Nausicaans were in the form of isolated run-ins with civilians who seemed to be independent operators, though using asteroids as settlements did not go out of practice.
Nausicaan culture appears to be firmly rooted in violence. Most Nausicaan games involve inflicting pain or injury, including one played by liquidator Brunt's bodyguards, which involved tossing darts at each other's chest.
History
During the 22nd century, the Nausicaans were well-known pirates, attacking freighters in various sectors for years. The ECS Horizon had a run-in once with some Nausicaan pirates.
In the year 2151, Star Fleet made official first contact with the Nausicaans when the Earth ship Enterprise NX-01 intervened in a conflict involving the ECS Fortunate and a force of Nausicaan pirates. In that point in their history, despite their renegade behavior, they were seen working in larger groups, like a military. Such organization in their society and space ventures, however, seems to have apparently dissolved in later years.
In the mid-2320s, Cadet Third-Class Jean-Luc Picard was assigned to training on Morikin VII where he had his first encounter with Nausicaans, who had an outpost on a nearby asteroid.
In 2371, a group of Nausicaans used an ultrasonic generator to break in and rob the Central Museum of Remmil VI by breaking down one of the walls.
The Nausicaans are infamous thugs, and are a common choice as bodyguards or hired muscle; FCA liquidator Brunt used two Nausicaans as bodyguards in 2372 when he investigated a labor union set up by employees of Quark. The Nausicaans severely beat Quark in an unsuccessful attempt to force Rom to shut down the union.
In 2374, Quark proposed using Nausicaans to break his brother out of his holding cell. For five bars of gold-pressed latinum, Quark could hire five Nausicaans, a fast ship and very few questions. Breaking Rom out of the holding cell would have been child's play compared to the things Nausicaans are used to doing. Later that year, Quark made 200 bars of gold-pressed latinum by selling Denevan crystals to a Nausicaan entrepreneur.
The Orion Syndicate has also been known to hire Nausicaans. Miles O'Brien was attacked by several of them on New Sydney in 2375.
This information taken from Memory Alpha
