Betazoid

• Houses of Betazed

• President

• Humanoid

• 160 - 175 Years

• Red (iron-based)

• Irises are completely black

• Telepathy

• Stadi
• Lwaxana Troi
• Tarima Sadal
• Ocam Sadal
• Lon Suder
• Tam Elbrun
• Deanna Troi (Half-Human)

• Betazed

• Complex hereditary nobility
• While eating, they express thanks for their food by ringing a chime at intervals
• All participants in their wedding ceremonies were nude

• Centuries ago, they were hunted & eaten by Caitians
• 2259: Joined the United Federation of Planets
• 2374: Invaded by the Dominion, freed one year later
• Following the Burn, Betazed was abandoned by the Federation
• Suffered devastating losses to attacks by the Venari Ral
• In the 3090s, the Betazoids erected a psionic wall around their home system;
• Isolating themselves from the rest of the galaxy, their tech began to fall behind
• 3195: Lowered its wall & rejoined the Federation, Federation capital built on Betazed