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** Pheromonal strength wanes with age | ** Pheromonal strength wanes with age | ||
** [[Venus drug]] largely derived from hormonal treatments used to improve pheromonal strength in older Orion women. (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | ** [[Venus drug]] largely derived from hormonal treatments used to improve pheromonal strength in older Orion women. (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | ||
* Much of Orion cultural structure based in hierarchies of slavery as a result of biology | * Cultural notes | ||
** Most dominant forces in Orion culture are the noble matriarchal bloodlines with the strongest natural pheromones, ruling over male slavemasters who themselves rule over lower men and women | ** Much of Orion cultural structure based in hierarchies of slavery as a result of biology | ||
** Higher-ranking women often pose as slaves to lure and influence other cultures (ENT: "Bound"; ENT Novel: ''A Choice of Futures'') | *** Most dominant forces in Orion culture are the noble matriarchal bloodlines with the strongest natural pheromones, ruling over male slavemasters who themselves rule over lower men and women | ||
* Male Orions seem to have names of the form <personal>-<surname>, judging by references (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | *** Higher-ranking women often pose as slaves to lure and influence other cultures (ENT: "Bound"; ENT Novel: ''A Choice of Futures'') | ||
** Doctor Honar-Des being referred to as "Des" in narration at times | ** Male Orions seem to have names of the form <personal>-<surname>, judging by references (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | ||
*** ''Doctor [[Honar-Des]] being referred to as "Des" in narration at times'' | |||
** Gynecologists and others required by station to be present around Orion women non-sexually chemically castrated to prevent pheremonal interference (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | |||
** Ritual suicide known as vyun-pa-shan, ordered for those who have failed their masters; quick and painless (ENT Novel: ''Tower of Babel'') | |||
[[Category: Intelligent Species]] | [[Category: Intelligent Species]] | ||
[[Category: Orion|#]] | [[Category: Orion|#]] | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 24 September 2017
- Appearance: Humanoid, green skin (hue ranging from pale to jade), dark-black hair
- Blue-skinned minority, often exploited by the Syndicate to pass for Andorian (ENT Novel: Patterns of Interference)
- Homeworld: Orion
- Most women of the species emit pheromones of varying strength (ENT: "Bound")
- In most humanoid races, pheromones elicit obedience and submission in those attracted to women, irritation and discomfort in those not
- Pheromonal strength wanes with age
- Venus drug largely derived from hormonal treatments used to improve pheromonal strength in older Orion women. (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
- Cultural notes
- Much of Orion cultural structure based in hierarchies of slavery as a result of biology
- Most dominant forces in Orion culture are the noble matriarchal bloodlines with the strongest natural pheromones, ruling over male slavemasters who themselves rule over lower men and women
- Higher-ranking women often pose as slaves to lure and influence other cultures (ENT: "Bound"; ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures)
- Male Orions seem to have names of the form <personal>-<surname>, judging by references (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
- Doctor Honar-Des being referred to as "Des" in narration at times
- Gynecologists and others required by station to be present around Orion women non-sexually chemically castrated to prevent pheremonal interference (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
- Ritual suicide known as vyun-pa-shan, ordered for those who have failed their masters; quick and painless (ENT Novel: Tower of Babel)
- Much of Orion cultural structure based in hierarchies of slavery as a result of biology