Vulcan

• Humanoid

• 200 Years

• Green (copper-based)

• Most had straight, glossy hair
• Possess strong emotions, which they suppress
• Inner eyelids, which protected their eyes
• Pointed Ears & Eyebrows

• Every seven years, adults had to endure pon farr, the mating period;
• Marked by intense emotions & primal urges
• Could kill them if not satisfied

• Touch Telepath
• Physically Stronger

• Vulcan (Ni'Var)

• Vulcan High Command

• Vulcan High Council

• First Minister

• Vulcan Military Forces

• Vulcan Intelligence
• V'Shar

• Ministry of Justice

• Honest (Prefer not to lie)
• Betrothed to childhood companions by age seven

• Were once an extremely violent & emotional people;
• Surak developed a new philosophy, based purely on logical principles
• 20th century: First contact occurs between Vulcans & Andorians
• 2063: Official first contact between Vulcans & Humans
• 2154: A fundamental adjustment of society & government occurs;
• 2156-2160: Join forces with Humans during the Earth-Romulan War
• 2161: Founding member of the United Federation of Planets
• 2368: Spock goes to Romulus & secretly works towards reunification
• 24th-30th Century: Reunified with Romulans, the planet is renamed Ni'Var;
• 3070s: Left the Federation following the Burn, rejoined in 3190

• Vulcan Neck Pinch: a technique used to render unconsciousness
• Vulcan Salute: a hand gesture, form of greeting
• Kolinahr: Ritual by which all remaining emotions were purged
• Katra, or living spirit, was the essence of the Vulcan mind