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other Alpha and Beta quadrant powers take notice of
this race and find the Breen homeworld in Sector 97.
locatioN
The Breen homeworld is the seventh planet of the
Beta Epsilon-Venturi binary system, which is located
near the border of Alpha and Beta Quadrants, in
between Ferenigar and the Romulan Empire.
climate
Breen is remote from both of the stars in its system,
and it is unspeakably frigid. Temperatures never exceed
–70 degrees C, and liquid hydrocarbons frequently fall
from the sky as rain. It is absolutely impossible that any
life form accustomed to Class M worlds could survive
here without advanced life support.
geography
Breen has no hydrosphere as such, but it does have
oceans of liquid methane that cover about half of the
planet’s surface. Breen’s landmass is concentrated into
two large rocky continents.
civilizatioN
Although the Federation has known of the Breen
since 2275, they remain an enigma. Their political
aims, their ways of thinking, even their anatomy
remain more or less opaque. Only the Cardassians, the
Romulans and the Founders have maintained anything
like normalized diplomatic relations with them, and
even so they all feel that the Breen prefer to keep them
at arms’ length. Be that as it may, some general assertions
about them and their civilization may be made
with reasonable certainty.
Illustration by Blake Beasley
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The Breen act ruthlessly in their self-interest and
care little for other races. They keep their motives
secret and never tip their hand as to what they will do
next. Their decision to ally with the Dominion late in
the Dominion War serves as a perfect example of this,
in that it took everyone in the Alliance by surprise,
and the Breen never bothered to justify or explain their
action afterward. The Romulans have their own summary
judgement: “Never turn your back on a Breen.”
The exact nature of the Breen government remains
somewhat enigmatic, as well. Diplomatic observers
on Breen report that they always deal with an ever
changing cast of low-level functionaries who are
reluctant to reveal their identities. As far as anyone can
tell, Breen military officials make all high-level decisions,
and indeed, it appears that they have no civilian
government at all.
No Federation scientists have ever made a detailed
study of Breen anatomy, but it is known that they have
no blood and no circulatory system as such; instead
they seem to absorb nutrients through a combination
of eating and osmotic action. In order to function on
Class M planets, they must wear heavy pressurized
suits filled with refrigerated air treated to reflect the
composition of their native atmosphere.
Breen are also resistant to telepathic intrusion.
They possess resistance to psionic activities similar
to the Ferengi, which has led to speculation that their
brains are multi-lobed.
hiStory
The Federation made first contact with the Breen in 2275
when the Eagle, the famous Andorian-crewed Starfleet
vessel, encountered one of their ships while on routine
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