Cati-brin

Species name Cati-Brin Singular: Cati-Brin Plural: Cati-Brin Original Quadrant: Gamma Homeworld: Lorza Home Star: Caspia Formal Government Title: Cati-brin Imperium (Royal Family Rules) Female dominated.

The Cati-brin are a strong empathic/telepathic race. They tend to refuse physical contact unless with a member of their own species. Proper address of the Species is by family name. First name is for those very close to the individual.

Physical appearance and biology - They have various colored cat-like eyes. They have purplish skin and dark colored hair. All others of the race have the same set of spots just in different shades of darkness. They stand as a normal height for humans. Their weight matches the height norms for a human as well. All Cati-Brin are comprised of both genders. The Cati-Brin are telepathic/empathic and have an understanding on how mental powers work. They also know of the penalties associated with using their mental abilities over an extended period of time or in a combat form. The race lives to be around 600 years. The race has existed around 1225000 years(Evolutionary scale timeline).

Society and Culture - Eight Cati-Brin (Four male and Four female) make up the council which answer to the Empress. These council members are responsible for making their laws. In a reverse of human dimorphism, the females of the Cati-Brin are the larger, stronger, and more aggressive ones, and take on the roles of warriors, protectors and often leaders. They are the public face of the species to the rest of the galaxy. The males are smaller and less aggressive, and have found themselves tasked with administrative duties, technological research, spiritual leadership and other such "behind-the-scenes" duties which are necessary, if inglorious, to make a society function.

Technology and Resources - Technology matches that of starfleet when it comes to ships and other equipment. The Triumvriant is rich in Dilithium, Gold, and Trilithium. Gold is the common currency of the worlds which number merely 4 in one system. Then areas of more detail: Their powers are simple telepathy, and empathy. Their powers do have limitations, All the telepathy is short range maybe 5 meters at best. After performing any form of psychic manifestations with the inclusion of prolonged telepathy the manifestor becomes exhausted and need rest. The use of Telepathy on a sentient lifeform without permission or out of combat with them is illegal to any member of the race. The race has been warp capable for around 450 years but have had some setbacks. They have not actually been engaged in armed conflict with the Dominion. Rather, it has a been a "covert" war, and an extremely one-sided one. Although the Cati-Brin are located far enough away from the Dominion, and possess little enough wealth, that annexing them is not a strategically viable move (yet), Dominion agents have been busily sabotaging their technological research efforts to ensure that the Cati-Brin cannot develop too fast or claim other systems which the Dominion has future designs upon, and remain sufficiently weakened for the eventual time when they are to be annexed.

Disposition: (to the other races in the Gamma Quadrant) : They uphold the Consortiums ideals at great lengths.

Combat Ability: Excellent combat ability in both hand to hand and with weapons whether they are ranged weapons or melee weapons. Prolonged use of their mental abilities will cause mental fatigue.

Resources: Caspia 2 high in Trilithium. Lorza high in Dilithium and Gold. Remaining two planets are fertile for farming and production.