Romulan

The Romulans, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, are descended from Vulcans and are characterized as being deceitful, cunning, and treacherous. They are the dominant race of the Romulan Star Empire, one of the larger empires in the Beta Quadrant of the Milky Way galaxy.

Culture

Cuisine

Romulan Ale is a popular blue alcoholic drink which was considered illegal due to a Federation trade embargo in the late 23rd century (per ') through the late 24th century (per '). During the alliance with the Federation because of the Dominion War of 2373-2375, Romulan Ale was temporarily legalized.

Related Topics:
Romulan Ale - Embargo - Dominion War - 2373 - 2375

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Other Romulan drinks include Kali-fal, a blue drink with an aroma that should forcibly open one's sinuses before the first sip. Romulan foods include Ossoul twist, Viinerine and jumbo Romulan mollusk, an expensive delicacy.

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Fashion

Romulan fashion of the late 24th century had distinctive squared shoulders. Hair is generally cut straight across the forehead close to the eyebrows, with longer locks framing the face, cut following the cheekbones; this style resembles a helmet.

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In the original Star Trek, Romulan military uniforms consisted of a gray tunic with varying kinds of decorative sashes. Commanders wore red sashes, whereas their inferiors wore blue sashes or no sash at all. In subsequent series, such as , Romulan uniforms are of a different style, with varying kinds of patterns and colors. These don't seem have anything to do with the Romulan's position or rank - many fanon material suggests that such uniforms are patterned according to family or clan affiliation.

Related Topics:
Star Trek - Fanon

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As of , Romulan uniforms are more standardized.

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Design

Romulans make generous use of the colors green and gray and often use materials resembling limestone for construction. The emblem of the Romulan Star Empire depicts a large bird of prey clutching the worlds of Romulus and Remus. The avian motif also appears on their Bird of Prey starships, and may have cultural significance. Those who rejected the teachings of Surak were said to be "beneath the raptor's wing".

Related Topics:
Green - Gray - Limestone

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Designer Herman Zimmerman has said regarding interior design, "the Romulans have possessed advanced technology a lot longer than the Federation, so the look was a combination of art deco and medievalism meets high-tech. Most of the designs were inspired by Italian designer Carlo Scarpa."

Related Topics:
Herman Zimmerman - Art deco - Medievalism - High-tech - Italian - Carlo Scarpa

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Regarding exterior design of the senate area, designer Syd Dutton said director "Stuart Baird wanted us to think about Albert Speer, the architect who did all the conceptual drawings for Hitler. took that national socialist idea to a ridiculous extreme where everything was huge and classical.

Related Topics:
Syd Dutton - Stuart Baird - Albert Speer - Hitler

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"The Romulans are a people who live in a marshy area. They had little houses on stilts around mudwork. The mudwork became part of this central core and that was where the old part of the city - the Forum and senate buildings - was located. As the city expanded going away from that, the buildings became bigger and more technological."

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Society and government

The Romulan government is very similar to that of the Roman Republic before it became the Roman Empire. The Romulan government consists of several parts: the Romulan Senate, the main governing and legislative body in a large chamber on Romulus. The Senate is headed by the praetor, followed by the proconsul. The Senate does not sit on the third day of the Romulan week. The Romulan Senate also has the Continuing Committee, which is composed of senators and the chairman of the Tal Shiar and confirm the new praetor.

Related Topics:
Roman Republic - Roman Empire - Legislative - Tal Shiar

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It has been implied that Romulans use a caste system. The Romulan contempt for Vulcans, their treatment of other sentient species, and their need for strict conformity, suggests that Romulan society is racist/specist.

Related Topics:
Caste system - Racist - Specist

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The Romulan Star Empire was once ruled by an Empress: a member of the Q Continuum informed Kathryn Janeway he had considered having a child with a Romulan Empress ('The Q and the Grey'). However, it is unclear when the Romulans possessed this system of government or how it functioned in relation to the Romulan Senate.

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The Romulan term for their mythological place of creation is "Vortavor".

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It is generally accepted canon that Romulan females are equal to males, at least in terms of their ability to rise through the ranks of the military. Notable females include Sela (Tasha Yar's daughter) and Donatra (Star Trek X).

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Leadership

Praetors

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• Neral
• Hiren
• Shinzon (Human clone, Reman-raised)

Senators

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• Kimara Cretak
• Letant
• Pardek
• Tal'Aura
• Valdore
• Vrax
• Vreenak (dead) killed by Garak

Proconsuls

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• Merrok
• Vice Proconsul M'ret
• Neral