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| − | The '''Drayan''' people are a race from a planet in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. They were encountered by the [[USS Voyager]] in [[2372]]. |
+ | [[Image:Alcia.jpg|right|thumb|Prelate Alcia, a Drayan]]The '''Drayan''' people are a race from a planet in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. They were encountered by the [[USS Voyager]] in [[2372]]. |
They are [[warp]]-capable but several generations ago decided that their obsession with technological improvement was harming their species. As a result they have withdrawn into their own system and hardly ever make contact with other species. |
They are [[warp]]-capable but several generations ago decided that their obsession with technological improvement was harming their species. As a result they have withdrawn into their own system and hardly ever make contact with other species. |
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Revision as of 14:50, 2 October 2005
Prelate Alcia, a Drayan
The Drayan people are a race from a planet in the Delta Quadrant. They were encountered by the USS Voyager in 2372.
They are warp-capable but several generations ago decided that their obsession with technological improvement was harming their species. As a result they have withdrawn into their own system and hardly ever make contact with other species.
They believe that the body is merely a reflection of a higher existence and put this belief into practice with their death rites. Unusually, the Drayan aging process is the reverse of that of humans. They start apparently elderly and become children as time goes on. Around their nintieth year they feel a call to a cave on one of their moons and go there to die. The process of their death is uncertain but they leave no bodies, only a pile of clothing.
In appearance they are humanoid with only a scaly, triangular patch at the center of their hairline to differentiate them from humans. They wear drab clothes and cover all exposed skin with a thin black veil.
People
References
- VOY: "Innocence"