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<p align="justify">The Orion species are native to a Rimward, Spinward series of sector straddling Klingon and Federation space: it is alternately referred to as The Borderlands, the Orion Neutrality, and the [[Orion Colonies]]. Individual Orions can be found throughout the Alpha and Beta Quadrants and sometimes seem ubiquitous in the seedier ports of call in the Klingon and Gorn borders of the Beta Quadrant.<br /> | <p align="justify">The Orion species are native to a Rimward, Spinward series of sector straddling Klingon and Federation space: it is alternately referred to as The Borderlands, the Orion Neutrality, and the [[Orion Colonies]]. Individual Orions can be found throughout the Alpha and Beta Quadrants and sometimes seem ubiquitous in the seedier ports of call in the Klingon and Gorn borders of the Beta Quadrant.<br /> | ||
| − | While Orion merchants and tradesmen can be found across the Quadrant, they are most well known for their affiliation with [[ | + | While Orion merchants and tradesmen can be found across the Quadrant, they are most well known for their affiliation with [[piracy | Orion Pirates]], [[slavery | Orion Slavery #Slavery] and the [[Orion Syndicate]], a criminal cartel that certainly has origins in Orion space. Only a small percentage of Orions have any regular contact or affiliation with the Syndicate. It is a rare Orion, however, who does not at least know of someone who is affiliated.<br /> |
As wide-ranging as these green-skinned beings seem to be, they are not pioneers and have little interest in either exploring or conquest: their primary interest is the exchange of trade and services.<br /> | As wide-ranging as these green-skinned beings seem to be, they are not pioneers and have little interest in either exploring or conquest: their primary interest is the exchange of trade and services.<br /> | ||
Revision as of 12:37, 28 October 2021
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| Orion, Ur'eon | |
| INFORMATION | |
| Quadrant: |
Beta |
| Native System: | |
| Status: |
Extant |
| SOCIO-POLITICAL DATA | |
| Affiliations: |
Independent; Varies |
| BIOLOGICAL NOTES | |
| END OF BRIEFING | |
| Template:Species | |
At a Glance
The Orion species are native to a Rimward, Spinward series of sector straddling Klingon and Federation space: it is alternately referred to as The Borderlands, the Orion Neutrality, and the Orion Colonies. Individual Orions can be found throughout the Alpha and Beta Quadrants and sometimes seem ubiquitous in the seedier ports of call in the Klingon and Gorn borders of the Beta Quadrant.
While Orion merchants and tradesmen can be found across the Quadrant, they are most well known for their affiliation with Orion Pirates, [[slavery | Orion Slavery #Slavery] and the Orion Syndicate, a criminal cartel that certainly has origins in Orion space. Only a small percentage of Orions have any regular contact or affiliation with the Syndicate. It is a rare Orion, however, who does not at least know of someone who is affiliated.
As wide-ranging as these green-skinned beings seem to be, they are not pioneers and have little interest in either exploring or conquest: their primary interest is the exchange of trade and services.
The enduring stereotype of the Orion race is that they are treacherous, sybaritic and decadent, preferring both violent bloodsports and uninhibited sexual pleasure. It is a pattern of assumption that individual Orions may embrace or combat freely, but most acknowledge the stereotype as having some truth to it.
Orion neutrality and the Orion use of slavery are well-documented socio-political phenomena, both playing complex roles within the greater Orion culture.