Barzan

• When leaving their homeworld, they relied on a breathing apparatus

• Humanoid

• Immortal

• Black

• Pairs of subtle ridges on their eyebrows and foreheads
• Eyes change color outside of their atmosphere

• Barzan II

• Barzanian Planetary Republic

• Unknown

• A resource-poor species, dependent on others for generations
• Each member sacrificed for the needs of their family

• 2366: A wormhole was discovered near the Barzan homeworld
• The Barzans sent an automated probe to study the wormhole
• The probe indicated the wormhole led to the Gamma Quadrant
• The wormhole was seen as a valuable natural resource
• The Barzans decided to sell access rights to the highest bidder
• The Chrysalians won the rights to the wormhole
• The wormhole proved unreliable and unstable, one end shifted unpredictably
• Joined the Federation in the 25th century