Breen

"Breen" was the collective name taken by all species that resided within the worlds of the Breen Confederacy. They were collectively secretive; as of the 2380s, not even their allies knew much about their species or their homeworlds. During the Dominion War, the Breen Confederacy allied with the Dominion, retreating back into their own space when the war was over. After the USS Therugy encountered the species in 2381, Starfleet Intelligence analysts later concluded that Breen society might be comprised by members of as many as a dozen species, all of which were thought to be humanoid, and which appeared to be of typical humanoid height and build. The individual races (among others, the Amoniri, Fenrisal, Paclu, Silwaan) took on the singular name and the concealing uniforms in order to prevent any biases and prejudices to interfere with the development of their society. The uniform design had been designed to support the distinctive features of the individual races.

Very little was known about the Breen. They were thought to be humanoid, as they appeared to be of typical humanoid height and build. The Breen were often regarded as ruthless and devoid of humanoid compassion, and during the Dominion War, their unprecedented attack on Starfleet Headquarters was seen as a symbol of their ferocity. The Romulans had a saying: "Never turn your back on a Breen". The nature of why the Romulans distrusted the Breen so much remained unknown. They, however, earned this reputation through their opportunistic tendencies of preying on the conflicts of other species while at the same time, rarely interacting directly. This was because they wished to profit on such activities which included slavery. Indeed, the Breen employed slave labor, capturing and enslaving many Deferi citizens, among other species.

Like the Ferengi, the Breen were immune to telepathy. This resistance to telepathic intrusion had led many to speculate that the their brains were multi-lobed, thus preventing any such technique from working, yet it was actually their suits that prevented them to be read.

Subsidiary Species

species	planet/system	biology/suit accommodation
Amoniri	Template:Planet	liquid body, require refrigeration
Dessev	-	-
Fenrisal	-	canine, with snout
Kalystarian	-	scaly and fish-faced
Paclu	Pacluro Prime	strong, bulky, multi-lobed brains, multiple hearts
Silgov	Silgov Prime	pale-green humanoids
Silwaan	-	bronze-skinned humanoids
Vironat	-	gray-skinned humanoids with cleft extremities

Amoniri The Amoniri were a civilization that belonged to the Breen Confederacy. Lacking blood, the Amoniri also required specialized modifications to the uniforms commonly attributed to the Breen to include refrigeration systems in order for members of the Amoniri to survive. If the Amoniri were exposed to natural air they would evaporate.

They, along with the Paclu, were one of the dominant members of the Breen military. They were also dominant with civilian spaceflight within the Confederacy.

Amoniri had mostly liquid bodies that the refrigeration suits keep from evaporating, and their fluidic nature may allow them to better tolerate rough travels in space. They originated from a location that had a cold climate, which shows the necessity for their uniforms to be modified to have low temperature refrigeration. When an Amoniri dies an evaporation death, they feel a lot of pain as their mostly liquid bodies turn to vapor. They suffer a slow loss of physical function, and then ultimately descend into madness before finally dying and dissolve into mist.

Dessev The Dessev were a humanoid civilization that belonged to the Breen Confederacy.

Fenrisal The helmet designs of breen mandated by the Confederacy included a snout to accommodate the biology of Fenrisal. In the year 2375, Ezri Dax speculated that the Breen had a wolf-like appearance. As later discovered, the Fenrisal were indeed lupine in appearance: described as having variously colored fur and thick, but dexterous, paw-like hands.

Kalystarian A Kalystarian had a pale, scaly complexion, were fish-faced, and lacked a visible nose.

Paclu The Paclu had four-lobed brains that were difficult for telepaths to read. They, along with the Amoniri, were one of the dominant members of the Breen military due to the fact that they met its performance requirements best. Paclu were generally large and bulky in build and very strong. They also possessed multiple hearts. Some Paclu were described as having earthy brown-colored skin, and chartreuse (yellow-green) colored eyes. The Paclu were native to Pacluro Prime. Their society was divided into clans. Clan Lokaar resided in the frozen north of Pacluro Prime.

Silgov The Silgov were a humanoid species from Silgov Prime. By the 24th century, the Silgov were members of the Breen Confederacy. The Silgov were a humanoid species. Their skin was emerald-green but pale and their eyes were almond shaped and almost feline. Their faces sported an almost imperceptible nose. Traditionally they had long, curved fingernails and multi-colored hair. Their culture included nobility. As members of the Breen Confederacy, Silgov wore the equalizing bodysuit, completely obscuring their physiology except for the fact that they were humanoid. However, movement and gait could give away a Silgov to somebody with experience with various Breen species.

Silwaan The Silwaan were a humanoid species and one of the founding civilizations of the Breen Confederacy. Some Silwaan had bronze-colored skin, wide, jade-colored eyes, and white hair, though continental variations were likely.

Vironat The Breen subsidary species Vironat had gray skin and had sensory organs that gave them a high level of sensitivity to their surroundings, including to movement. While this provides a natural benefit for jobs such as an engineer, it disadvantaged them with a sensitivity to vigorous motion, such as in the case of rough space travel. They generally did not care for cold environments.

Breen Confederacy

While they had not been designated as a threat, the Breen Confederacy was one of a handful of species that had earned a place on the Starfleet Security Council’s ‘must watch’ list. While the Federation had little direct contact with the Breen, Starfleet's nominal allies, the Klingons, apparently had a long and bloody history with them. The Klingons was reluctant to share information with Starfleet, however. Klingons were embarrassed about their losses in conflict with the Breen, and the less said about that, the better, they likely thought.

Before the Dominion War, Starfleet Intelligence suspected that the Cardassians maintained an open line of communication with the Breen, and it was believed that the Breen and the Ferengi may have had informal trade agreements in place. The Romulans also appeared to have a history with the Breen; though, as with the Klingons, Starfleet had been unable to gather much in the way of confirmed details regarding relations between the two species. Starfleet's technological evaluation of the Breen was woefully incomplete, but what little they knew was that they were a species near their level of capabilities. After the Dominion War, Starfleet had assets in and near Breen space working to gather intelligence.

Culture

Little was known about the race as they tended to keep to themselves. What was known was that they were both secretive and aggressive, though it must be stated that they did not exalt violence for its own sake and that it was aggression that served a purpose. Furthermore, they were known to intentionally keep their motives and feelings hidden from other races which, when combined with the fact that they could not be sensed by Betazoids, further added to the mystery of the Breen. Common speculation among other races was that the Breen were more open to their own kind but this was never confirmed. Their spoken language (at least to non-Breen) sounded like uncomprehensive static, which was an encryption that the suits decrypted for the wearers in real time. This electric chatter was understood by Vorta and Founders, and this by means of an adjustment to the Universal Translator systems they all relied on.

Members of this collection of races were not excessively individualistic and were in fact commonly encountered in groups. Furthermore, the level of secrecy that they had maintained about their society and homeworld hinted at a high level of clan cohesion or possibly even a government structure. This form of society had yet to produce any form of rebel that was willing to break the silence about their customs, culture or homeworld. When alone, Breen tended to act unpredictably, with displays of neurosis due to the fact that they are working apart from their group. While this hinted that Breen were incapable of working alone, xenologists had stated that this behaviour may in fact be faked in order to produce the illusion of such traits in order to fool other races. Since different species in the Breen Confederacy might have different tempers, this could also easily explain any deviations from this observation.

Ultimately, the Breen acted for their own self-interest and thus engaged in ruthless actions without caring for other species. Their motivations for doing so were always a secret and the Breen never revealed what their next actions were going to be. They tended to act out of their own self-interest with little weight placed on the hardships by those that stand in their way. They appeared callous to the suffering of others and in fact did not heed calls for aid unless there was something to gain from such an endeavour; be it monetary, technology or simply territory. It wa known that they were not above using others in their schemes where the relationship was that of a pawn rather than a partner. Regional conflicts among other empires was noted to result from Breen provocation, with the race being blamed for activities that they themselves have not committed even. Their society also was believed to contain some aspects of a manifest destiny.

The Breen were politically nonaligned and did not take part in official treaties or alliances, though their representatives on occasion visited certain diplomatic gatherings. However, the selection process of which gathering they did attend was a mystery to other races. What was determined, however, was that they sought to gather information in such meetings, not to participate in them. The fact that they did not appear to be an expansionist race meant that other races typically leave the Breen alone.

The government itself appeared to resemble a form of primitive tribalism, except that all Breen were a member of the same tribe. Members were noted to form into groups where different individuals assume different roles on a voluntary basis rather than an autocratic dictate. Their leaders ruled as long as their groups allow them to do so. Their starship tactics follow a similar role, with each vessel seeming to possess a high degree of autonomy. These ships appear to only work with others through mutual consensus or agreed-upon tactics. Those Breen in command of starships were referred to as Masters instead of the commonly used Captain.

Technoogy

Breen suits appeared to be of military issue, as they have different designs to signify various ranks. Command officers wore golden lining on the shoulders and arms, as well as distinctive gold stripes that ran down the center of the top of the helmet and down the top of the "snout" section of the helmet.

Their technology consisted of an element of biotechnology that was based on the algae on the planet Breen. The Breen learned to manipulate the algae's genetic structure and use it to create biomaterials with special properties such as metal, plastic, silicon as well as other such substances. Such a key trait meant that every Breen vessel included its own hydroponics bay where damage components could be regrown.

Breen ground troops made extensive use of Cryogenic weaponry. Breen suits were be capable of firing a "cryo beam" from a helmet-attached emitter. Breen starships use polaron weapons and various types of torpedoes. The Breen were also known to use type-3 disruptors.

Starships

• Breen fighter
• Bleth Choas-class fighter
• Plesh Brek-class frigate/heavy raider
• Breen destroyer
• Chel Grett-class cruiser (a.k.a. Gor Taan-class, Warship-class, Breen battlecruiser)
• Reikin-class fast-attack cruiser
• Sarr Theln-class carrier
• Rezreth-class destroyer