Borg
History:
Origin: Delta Quadrant. A cybernetic life-form thousands of years old which is part organic, part
artificial life. They have advanced well beyond Federation science, unknown prior to a confrontation with the U.S.S. Enterprise
NCC-1701-D arranged by the entity known as "Q" circa stardate 42761 ( 2365) some 7,000 light-years past explored Federation space in
the Delta Quadrant.
The Borg have a singular goal, namely the consumption of technology, rather than wealth or political
expansion as most species seek. According to their spokesman, in the form of an assimilated Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the Borg only
want to "raise the quality of life" of the species they "assimilate." Androids, for example, they view as primitive and obsolete.
Born humanoid, they are almost immediately implanted with bio-chips that link their brains to a collective consciousness via a
unique subspace frequency emitted by each drone. This collective consciousness is experienced by the Borg as "thousands" of voices -
they are collectively aware, but not aware of themselves as separate individuals. Consequently, they never speak in singular
pronouns, referring to themselves when required as merely "Third of Five," for instance.
The Borg ingest only energy to drive
their technological system via an energy conduit port. Their bio-chips synthesize any organic nutrients needed. Among the many
advantages their collective consciousness affords them, the Borg hive-mind allows for instantaneous adaptations to shield and phaser
frequency modulations in combat; they are also able to regenerate and repair their massive cube ship with the power of their
collective thoughts alone. The hive-mind drones do not register as individual life-signs when scanned, only as a mass reading and
then at a bare minimum. The sick and injured are not healed but "reabsorbed" by the removal of the receiver piece, which leads to
self-destructive dissolve. When shipboard during dormancy in their regenerative mode, power is minimal and the vessel's EM field
cuts off. They have a knock-out drug or procedure for humans, using a drill-tap placed behind the left ear, that works immediately
but wears off in less than a minute.
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