Homebrew Ferengi Species Details

"I admit they place too much emphasis on profit, and their behavior toward women is somewhat primitive."
"They're greedy, misogynistic, untrustworthy little trolls, and I wouldn't turn my back on one of them for a second."
"Neither would I. But once you accept that, you'll find they can be a lot of fun."
– Kira Nerys and Jadzia Dax, 2370 ("Rules of Acquisition")

Business, commerce, finance, and the acquisition of profit dominate Ferengi culture the same way they occupy the Ferengi mind. A Ferengi’s status in society depends almost entirely on how much profit he earns. Every Ferengi male memorizes and lives by the Rules of Acquisition, 285 maxims describing good business practices and providing general advice for a profitable existence.
In Ferengi society, women are second-class citizens. Until the reforms of Grand Nagi Zek and Rom, females could not wear clothes, conduct business, or participate in politics. They were expected to remain subservient to men, right down to chewing males’ food to soften it up before they ate it. Ferengi marriages were contractual affairs, with payment based on the duration of the contract, whether the couple had children, and similar factors.
Ferengi workers do not enjoy many more rights than women. Even in family businesses, employers exploit their workers, forcing them to labor long hours for low pay and no benefits whatsoever. Workers often have to provide kickbacks, favors, and the like to their employers. Every Ferengi worker fervently hopes to climb the “latinum stairway” and become an employer himself.
The leader of the Ferengi Alliance, a government organized along economic lines, holds the title “Grand Nagus.” Below him many other nagi, subnagi, and lesser officials fill the administrative ranks, each earning profit by extorting bribes from people who need their services. The Grand Nagus employs Grand Proxies and the Liquidators of the Ferengi Commerce Authority to keep lesser Ferengi in line and, if necessary, take a cut of their profits for himself.

Personality:

The typical Ferengi is a clever, whining, ingratiating, and above all greedy person. The pursuit of material possessions and wealth dominates his thoughts. He often seems to stick his neck out just a little too far in his efforts to acquire profit, then tries to wheedle, sneak, bribe, and cajole his way out of trouble. Most other species tolerate Ferengi, at best.

Physical Description:

Ferengi are shorter and more lightly built than Humans. Ferengi have tannish to pumpkin- colored skin, with no head or facial hair. They keep their pointed teeth sharp with special grooming tools. The most notable Ferengi feature is the ears—large, prominent ones whose upper edges merge with a distinctive brow ridge. Males have larger ears than females. Besides allowing Ferengi to hear extremely well, the ears are an erogenous zone and inspire many cultural metaphors and sayings. For example, a Ferengi with plenty of financial skill and savvy is said to “have the lobes for business.”

Homeworld:

Ferenginar, a swampy, rainy world in the Bajor Sector, core-ward of both Bajor and Cardassia Prime.

Language:

Ferengi

Example Names:

Ferengi have only given names. Rom, Bok, Ishka, Farek, Lumba, Quark, Pel, Prindora, Zek, Krax, Arridor, Brunt.

Adventurers:

Ferengi leave Ferenginar in search of profit. In their pursuit of profit, they pursue many different careers, explorer, merchant, pirate, scientist, assassin, or many other professions. Nog, son of Grand Nagus Rom, was the first Ferengi to join Starfleet. If you’re playing in the era after Grand Nagi Zek and Rom begun their reforms to Ferengi society, it is foreseeable to have more Ferengi in Starfleet.

Ferengi Traits

Ferengi are perceptive and have strong personalities, but they have fairly weak bodies and a low tolerance for pain.

Keen Hearing

Those lobes don't lie. You could hear a trade happening on the other side of the room, a negotiation behind a closed door, or the sweet sound of bars of gold-plated platinum jingling in someone's pocket.

Rules of Aquisition

As a level 3 Ferengi, you have memorized the Rules of Acquisition - 285 guidelines for Ferengi to follow during business transactions.