LUCIA PARRK
"Never ask when you can take."
- Lucia Parrk
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Age: 24 Years Old
Astrological Sign: Virgo
Aspiration: Fortune
Lucia is a shrewd Ferengi Woman that desires fortune and fame over everything else. She often appears demure and very naked, but she has been known to disguise herself like a Male and head out and wheel and deal with the hardest hard-headed Ferengi men in the Universe.
Being Ferengi
The Ferengi are a space-faring humanoid species native to the planet Ferenginar. Ferengi civilization is built on the ideals of free enterprise, where all other goals are subjugated to the pursuit of profit. Their governing body, known as the Ferengi Alliance, was formed over a period of ten thousand years, beginning with the establishment of a system of currency, to their purchase of warp technology, and finally to its state in the 24th century.
The Borg designation for the Ferengi is Species 180.
This is a very low designation number and may indicate an early first contact date between the Borg and Ferengi.
The Ferengi generally refer to Humans as Hew-mons (pronounced "hyoo-mons"). There are exceptions to this, like Sovak who addressed Jean-Luc Picard several times as Human rather than Hew-mon.
On average, Ferengi are shorter than Humans. They have orange-colored skin, blue fingernails, enlarged skulls, wrinkled noses, and sharp teeth. Internally, they have ascending ribs and upper and lower lungs, as well as an unusual four-lobed brain that cannot be read by telepathic species such as Betazoids. (DS9: "Bar Association"; TNG: "Lonely Among Us"; TNG: "The Price") Ferengi physiology is similar to that of the Dopterians, of which they are distant relatives.
Since Kobheerians look very similar to Dopterians, they too might be related to both species.
There are some episodes that contradict the inability of telepathic species to read Ferengi minds. For example in TNG, Deanna Troi does it on several occasions, though on others she and her mother, a more powerful telepath, claimed an inability to do so.
The Ferengi's most distinguishing feature is their large ears (called "lobes"), which gives them extremely acute hearing. The lobes of the Ferengi male are larger than those of females. The sensitivity of the ears also makes them vulnerable to pain and other problems, including severe infections of the tympanic membrane which, if left untreated, can become fatal.
Nog once stated: "On Ferenginar, we learn about the Continuum while we still have our first set of ears."
It should be noted that it is not known if this statement was to be taken literally or figuratively. It should also be noted that this was one of the rare moments that a Ferengi referred to his lobes as ears.
The Ferengi heart rate is much faster than that of a Human. When Nog, Rom, and Quark were sent back to 1947 and analyzed by Human doctors, one of the medics commented on Quark's heart rate, "If you were Human, I'd say you just suffered from a heart attack."
Otherwise, the Ferengi seem to have a rather strong immune system. Quark was one of a very few members of the station's crew unaffected by the aphasia virus that struck Deep Space 9 in 2369. This may also be due to the fact that Ferengi brains are very different than those of other humanoids.
Ferengi are known to have lifespans that could exceed one hundred years. Following a cosmetic procedure performed on Vulcan, Ishka commented that her lobes hadn't felt so firm in a century.
The rainy climate of the Ferengi homeworld and the low-order invertebrates constituting Ferengi cuisine would seem to suggest a species that evolved as foragers living close to the ground.
When startled, frightened or in pain, Ferengi often emit a high-pitched scream. Some Ferengi demonstrate a hissing reaction when threatened or in distress not unlike an Earth cat.
The Ferengi culture has roots similar to those of many other species, filled with wars, violence, and greed. However, the Ferengi managed to avoid many of the worst aspects of an evolving culture and their social history was notable for the absence of atrocities such as slavery or genocide, a distinction the Ferengi feel makes them morally superior. Ferengi culture slowly grew out of its early stages by introducing a remarkable economic system that developed from early bartering systems to become one of the leading cultures in interstellar commerce.
Unlike most other cultures who frequently idolize warriors or politicians, businessmen have been the pillars of Ferengi society for millenia. This tendency led to the slow merging of business and political fields in Ferengi culture and that influence is evident in the near universal application of the Rules of Acquisition as both a personal and financial code of ethics.
The Rules of Acquisition provide advice that all good Ferengi follow in order to lead a profitable life. For example, the first Rule of Acquisition is "Once you have their money, you never give it back".
In addition to the Rules, the Ferengi also recognize the Five Stages of Acquisition: infatuation, justification, appropriation, obsession, and resale.They also recognize these traits in other species; Earth's Wall Street is regarded with near-religious reverence by Ferengi.
The drive for individual gain in Ferengi society led to inventions that spread across many species of the galaxy. Examples include such diverse items as holosuites, synthehol, and the popular drink, Slug-o-Cola.
The traditional laws of the Ferengi are highly sexist and patriarchal by the contemporary standards of many other civilizations. Unlike those of the Federation, Romulan, or even Klingon societies, Ferengi females are barred from most aspects of society, including politics and business. Laws and traditional social values relegate females to the level of property. Women have no valued role in society apart from the propagation of male heirs.
Marriage, like everything else in Ferengi culture, is a business contract, signed between the prospective groom and the bride's father, in which the father leases his daughter to the groom for a set period (usually five years) for an agreed fee, paid on the birth of a son.
In addition to being forbidden to earn profit and own property, Ferengi females are not allowed to wear clothes, leave their homes without male escort, or speak to strange males. Their role as caregiver to the male children of a family is strictly defined. Mothers are expected to teach their children the Rules of Acquisition, and to soften their male children's food by
chewing it for them.
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From: Memory Alpha
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