In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Andorians are a species of humanoids native to the planet Andor. Their defining traits are their blue skin, two cranial antennae, and characteristically white hair. They have blue blood.

Andorian culture

They describe themselves as a violent and warlike species; in the 2150s, their hand weapons did not have a 'stun' setting. Andorian marriages consist of four individuals. Andorians have a concept of a superior being; one portrayal of which was glimpsed at the planet Sha Ka Ree.

The Andorian Academy of Art is considered the best school of its type. Andorian ale is a potent blue alcoholic beverage. 'Andorian blues' is a style of jazz music that is apparently inspired by this race.

Andorians seen in the background of Star Trek: The Motion Picture wore jewelry featuring prominent geode stones. Women wore kimono_like clothing. They carried a flabbjellah, a combination of weapon and musical instrument.

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novels claim that Andorians have four sexes, hence the four individuals in a marriage. However, this is not canonical; it is easily explained, however, by the four sexes' apparent similiarities to most other species' two sexes (apparently, Andorians have two sets each of male and female genders). An Andorian's last name will reveal what gender they are: if the name starts with zh' or sh', the Andorian is female, whereas Andorian males have last names starting with th' or ch'. Most other species probably assume that Andorians have only two genders; since the matter is not likely to be discussed with outsiders, the discrepancy is understandable.

Andorian history

At some point in their past, Andorians waged an atomic war.

In 1154, Andorians achieved warp travel. (Star Trek Star Charts)

Their first contact with the Vulcans was promising, but relations soured in time. The threat of mutual annihilation existed as early as the 1950s. In the 2060s, the two species held eight-year-long territorial negotiations.

Andorians terraformed a planet called Weytahn, only to have it annexed by the Vulcans. In 2151, the Andorian Imperial Guard uncovered a Vulcan spying station concealed on the monastery world P'Jem.

In 2153, the Imperial Guard sent a ship into the Delphic Expanse in an unsuccessful attempt to capture a Xindi weapon for use against the Vulcans. Andorian Commander Shran proved instrumental in countering a Xindi threat to Earth in 2154.

In 2161, Andorians were one of the founding members of the United Federation of Planets.

In the 2260s, Andorians participated in the Babel Conference, represented in part by Ambassador Shras.

In the 2270s, a number of Andorians joined the crew of the refitted starship Enterprise. In 2291, a painting of a notable Andorian hung in the conference room of the Enterprise-A.

In 2371, Andorian gerontological Doctor Chirurgeon Ghee P'Trell was nominated for the Carrington Award.

External links

• A Rogues' Gallery of Andorians (http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lindsay96/trek/Rogues.html)
• "Andorian (http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Andorian)" article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki