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origin = Cardassia Prime| | origin = [[ma:Cardassia Prime|Cardassia Prime]]| | ||
encountered = ''The Wounded'' | encountered = [[ma:TNG|TNG]]: ''[[ma:The Wounded|The Wounded]]''| | ||
techlevel = N-| | techlevel = N-| | ||
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The Cardassian race is a humanoid species from the Alpha Quadrant. The Cardassians are native to the planet Cardassia Prime, capital world of the Cardassian Union. | The [[ma:Cardassian|Cardassian]] race is a [[ma:Humanoid|humanoid]] species from the [[ma:Alpha Quadrant|Alpha Quadrant]]. The Cardassians are native to the [[ma:Planet|planet]] [[ma:Cardassia Prime|Cardassia Prime]], [[ma:Homeworld|capital world]] of the [[ma:Cardassian Union|Cardassian Union]]. | ||
==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
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==Society and culture== | ==Society and culture== | ||
Unlike humans, Cardassians | Unlike humans, Cardassians do not avoid or try to slow the aging process, instead welcoming old age and the power and wisdom it denotes. The education system implemented on Cardassia dictates that intellectual pursuits begin at the young age of 3 or 4. Every Cardassian is raised with an appreciation of fine arts and culture, though the government may not have always been so like-minded in its policies. Educational attainment is regarded as a major source of social status and the source of creativity in Cardassian society. The Cardassians are known for their photographic memories, while some even have the ability to resist a [[ma:Vulcan mind meld|Vulcan mind meld]]. | ||
Family is considered a Cardassian's greatest asset, with three or more generations in one home. However, orphans are outcasts and are forgotten. | Family is considered a Cardassian's greatest asset, with three or more generations in one home. However, orphans are outcasts and are forgotten. | ||
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Men, as well as women, may serve in the military, though it may be that only men are drafted. | Men, as well as women, may serve in the military, though it may be that only men are drafted. | ||
Cardassians give their first molar to the Cardassian Bureau of Identification at age ten. (DS9: | Cardassians give their first molar to the Cardassian Bureau of Identification at age ten. ([[ma:DS9|DS9]]: ''[[ma:Tribunal|Tribunal]]'') | ||
Cardassian society has the most rigid and, to the Federation, incomprehensible | Cardassian society has the most rigid and, to the [[ma:United Federation of Planets|Federation]], incomprehensible of all legal systems. All suspects are guilty before even appearing in court, their sentence already spelled out - almost always death. No prisoner ever escapes the death penalty, and only very tempting incentives can change the sentence to a lifetime one in a labor camp. The criminal is given a [[ma:Conservator|Conservator]], equivalent to a public defender, only the Conservator is not supposed to win, but to prepare the criminal for a moving confession of guilt on the floor of the court. The accused is also permitted an advocate, the [[ma:Nestor|nestor]], to advise them during the trial. The [[ma:Chief Archon|Chief Archon]], or judge, of the court plays to a televised audience, her duty not to judge the prisoner's innocence or guilt, but rather to give an emphatic display of the futility of crime in Cardassia and reinforce the public's trust in the justice system. | ||
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