Betazed
Betazed is a member planet of the Federation.
Betazed is a highly beautiful planet, with lush gardens.
Betazoids are telepathic/ empathic in nature. These skills develop at adolescence. A small percentage are born with full skills are at once shielded from others because of their inability to shield the thoughts of Others. The Telepathic/empathic nature leads to a natural trait of complete honesty. Betazoid pupils within the eye are a dark solid colour. The gestation period for Betazoids is 10 months. Later in life, females enter a sexual maturing phase which quadruples (or more) their sex drive.
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.
