Vulcan
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- For other meanings of "Vulcan", see Vulcan (disambiguation).
Vulcans (also known as "Vulcanians") are a humanoid species known for their devotion to logic, and stoic natures. Native to the planet Vulcan, they were also a founding member of the United Federation of Planets in 2161.
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[edit] Physiology
Vulcans are externally identifiable by their pointed ears, as well as their pointed eyebrows. Several Vulcanoid races descended from the Vulcans also have these characteristics, such as the Romulans, the Debrune, and the Rigelians.
Internally, Vulcan blood is copper-based, and is dark green in color. Their heart is where a Human's liver is, and their brains have a noticeable layered structure.
Approximately once every seven years Vulcans enter their mating phase known as the Pon farr. During this phase Vulcans experience a neural imbalance causing a loss of emotional control. The Vulcan must then satisfy the Pon farr or they could face death.
[edit] Culture
The traditional Vulcan introduction consists of "name, child of father's name, child of grandfather's name". Example: "Sarek, child of Skon, child of Solkar."
Historically, male Vulcan names start with the letter "S" to honor Surak, the father of Vulcan logic, and female Vulcan names begin with "T" to honor T'Plana-Hath), the matron of Vulcan philosophy.
[edit] History
After centuries of bloody wars and untold violence on the Vulcan homeworld, roughly around the 10th-century on Earth, the Vulcan embraced the teachings of Surak. Since then, the Vulcans have tried to be logical beings, attempting to hide their emotional and passionate core behind a facade of non-expression. The Vulcans have since lost the original meaning of Surak and began to revert to their original state, engaging in territorial disputes and minor wars with Andoria, until Syran and Jonathan Archer was able to recover the Kir'Shara, the body of the original writings of Surak. (ENT: "Kir'Shara")
The Vulcans joined the United Federation of Planets in 2161, as one of the four founding members. The Vulcans have since served on Federation Starfleet vessels in multipling numbers, including an all Vulcan ship by the 24th century. (DS9: "Take Me Out to the Holosuite")
[edit] External links
- Vulcan article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Vulcan article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
