Betazoids

seven-of-nine · Captain Joined: 24 Jul 2001 Posts: 556 Location: Rommi

I have a friend who is looking for more information on Betazoids. Does anybody remember anything that might be helpful to her?

John Luck Picard · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 13 Jul 2001 Posts: 262

they can read peoples minds

Dax Orien · **Tue Sep 04, 2001 3:38 am**

They Communicate primarily through telecomunications, and sense peoples feelings. Deanna Troi was of course half human half betazoid, which limited her powers, she can sense mood, ie; deseption, love, anger, panic, ect.

Tyvek · **Tue Sep 04, 2001 8:25 pm**

Betazoids

Planet: Betazed. A Federation race basically humanoid except for the solid-colored dark pupils and mental power of telepathy within the race. They also have varying empathic links to other races. Their empathic/telepathic contact leads to a natural trait of complete honesty, somewhat troubling to outworlders when practiced fully. The telepathy is not inborn but almost always comes on with adolescence. There are also cases of over-empathic abilities, and those who suffer from such extremes must be counseled and trained to avoid insanity, but are almost always affected throughout their life. Betazoids are actually uncomfortable around those, like the Ferengi and Breen, whose minds they cannot read. Similarly, the minds of animals can be a bit frightening to them, and they tend to prefer smaller animals. Their mind contains the paracortex, their telepathic lobe, which is highly capable of recovery from injury, and includes the "metaconsciousness," or a trauma filter; psilosynine is the neurotransmitter involved. In addition, their REM sleep frequency is different than for most humanoids. Betazoids practice an old style of marriage arrangement called genetic bonding, wherein children are promised to each other for marriage later by their parents. On the same note, Betazoids are known for their ability to love more than one person without losing their ability to love their mate, nor are they bound by their marriage customs. Because marriage is a celebration of the act of love to Betazoids, the wedding ceremony itself is traditionally conducted in the nude. Childbearing is similar to humans, except the normal gestation rate for Betazoid females is ten months rather than nine. Betazoid women are not considered to be "matured" until they at least reach their forties in equivalent human years, which coincides with the timing of the female Betazoid "Phase."

tom-paris-voyager · **Wed Sep 05, 2001 1:29 pm**

KOOL!

seven-of-nine · Captain Joined: 24 Jul 2001 Posts: 556 Location: Rommi

OMG! *astounded* Thank you SOOOOO much! Cara's going to FLIP!! You rock!!! LOL! *grins*

Scapegoat Bob · **Fri Sep 07, 2001 8:01 pm**

I love Betazoids. But I don't need to tell them, they already know!!

seven-of-nine · Captain Joined: 24 Jul 2001 Posts: 556 Location: Rommi

Out of curiosity, what species are you, Bob?

Dax Orien · **Fri Sep 07, 2001 9:45 pm**

He's a Bob! They're higher than the Q's! LONG LIVE BOB!

Spacegoat Bob · Freshman Cadet Joined: 06 Sep 2001 Posts: 7

Uhmmm, no. My name is BOB. My species is classified. Sorry

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It wasnt me. It was him!

[ This Message was edited by: Spacegoat Bob on 2001-09-07 22:10 ]

Dax Orien · **Sat Sep 08, 2001 7:39 am**

NOooooooooooooo! Your species is BOB!

Natira · **Sat Sep 08, 2001 8:40 am**

Dax, How would you know what species bob is, unless you were him?

Tyvek · **Sat Sep 08, 2001 3:15 pm**

I am glad I could help!!! Bob is Bob lleave it at that!!!!!

Theresa · **Sun Sep 09, 2001 1:55 pm**

What if I don't want to leave it at that???

I heard that BOB was an acronym for:

Bunch
Of
Blabbermouths

Dax Orien · **Wed Sep 12, 2001 8:49 pm**

The person in my head is called Bob.

Link, the Hero of Time · **Sat Sep 29, 2001 9:44 pm**

but dax i thought u didn't listen to the voices. i thought only your sis did.

Seven of Nine · **Mon Oct 01, 2001 11:28 am**

I am similiar to a Betazoid. I am Deltazoid. I can predict the future sometimes and it's scary. I can also read minds.

Link, the Hero of Time · **Mon Oct 01, 2001 2:47 pm**

people do cool things like that, sometimes i feel like the movie " the matrix " is real. because the same things happen to me and others

Natira · **Fri Oct 26, 2001 11:24 am**

Link, the Hero of Time · **Fri Oct 26, 2001 6:13 pm**

yeah it just shows Dax is crazy..but wait he's always been like that

voy416 · **Tue Oct 30, 2001 10:04 am**

Betazoids CAN sense peoples feelings

Lindley · **Tue Oct 30, 2001 5:07 pm**

Troi could sense feelings. Full Betazoids are true telepaths---they can sense thoughts as well as feelings.

Jadzia Lenara Dax · **Tue Oct 30, 2001 6:01 pm**

HAHHHAH! OH THE POWER OF FULL BETAZOID!! LOL, I'm a full Betazoid in Skyline's roleplay, and 1/2 in Janeway9's...should be fun!!!

5thhouse · **Mon May 06, 2002 5:50 pm**

Jadzia Lenara Dax · **Sun May 26, 2002 7:00 pm**

Bob can be many, many things. For instance, I once claimed I had an invisible alternate personality named Bob...but that didn't fly too well.
I think actually, Betazoids can be both empaths AND telepaths. I did a lot of research into them when I designed my ST fanfic character, Jadzia Syrinx, a full Betazoid, and I do remember her be an empath and telepath. I think the powers mature when a Betazoid woman reaches age 40...not sure for males though.