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| Description | Aquanoid, Bipedal |
| Size | Medium |
| Skin Pigment | Blue |
| Hair | None |
| Distinguishing Features | Bifurcated ridge running down the center of their bodies |
| Series | TNG: "Allegiance", "Conspiracy" DS9: "Emissary", "The Adversary", "The Forsaken", VOY: "Prototype", "Flashback", "Death Wish" |
| Planet of Origin | Bolarus IX |
| Quadrant | Beta |
| Background | They evolved from an aquatic race and are
still very
at home in the water, although they are fully comfortable on
land.
Bolians are staunch allies of the Federation. Several have risen to
positions
of great importance in the Federation and in Starfleet. Many turn their
liability of racial curiosity into an advantage by occupying research
or
investigative jobs. They have only recently made peace with the
Moropans,
a rival race, although this peace is fragile one.
The Bank of Bolius is one of the largest and best financial institutions in the Federation, and Bolian freighters often visit DS9. |
| Editors Notes | A unique feature of the
race is that they have a lining
on thier tongues thet allow them to injest many forms of poison without
damage. Only young females possess any body hair, and that only on
their
scalps. Perhaps as a consequence for being hairless, a few
Bolians
display an odd fascination for humanoid hair, and go on to become
hairdressers.
Mot, on the Enterprise-D, was one such. Of course, the fact that
humanoids
often tell their hair dressers things they wouldn't tell anyone else
hasn't
been lost on them. Bolians have a principle of assisted suicide that dates back to their middle ages. This was termed the double effect principle, and it deemed ethical any action that relieved suffering, even if that same action had the secondary effect of causing death. |
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