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PAKLED
Description Humanoid, Bipedal
Size Medium
Skin Pigment White (blotchy)
Hair Brown (thin)
Distinguishing Features Ridge design on foreheads, and very portly
Series TNG: "?"
Planet of Origin ?
Quadrant Alpha (assumed)
Background The Pakleds are a race of collectors.  Thier technology has been bought/borrowed (or more likely stolen) from numerous other races.  In most cases they have no knowledge of how to operate, let alone repair the equipment, thus most of thier possessions are in poor repair.  The Pakleds have yet to be made a part of the Federation.  They have already had one experience with the Federation when they kidnapped the Chief Engineer of the Enterprise-D forcing him to make repairs and give them weapons technology.
Editors Notes They are very cunning and devious, but easily duped.  Makes them easy prey for the Ferengi.

PARADA
Description Humanoid, Bipedal
Size Medium
Skin Pigment ?
Hair ?
Distinguishing Features ?
Series DS9: "Whispers"
Planet of Origin ?
Quadrant Gamma (assumed)
Background Federation mediated a dispute beteween the opressive government and rebels after a 12 year civil war.  In 2370 government forces kidnapped Starfleet engineer Miles O'Brien with a replicant in an assassination attempt.
Editors Notes Distinctive odor emitted by natural bodily processes.

PELIAR
Federation Member
Description Humanoid, Bipedal
Size Medium
Skin Pigment ?
Hair ?
Distinguishing Features Nasal outgrowth.
Series TNG: "The Host"
Planet of Origin Peliar Zel
Quadrant Alpha (assumed)
Background Federation mediated a dispute between colony moons in 2337.
Editors Notes

PHLAXIANS
Description Humanoid, Bipedal
Size Medium
Skin Pigment ?
Hair ?
Distinguishing Features ?
Series DS9: "Improbable Cause"
Planet of Origin ?
Quadrant Alpha
Background ?
Editors Notes Race of traders also known for their expert assassins.

PHYLOSIAN

Federation Member
Description Plant, quintpedal
Size Medium
Skin Pigment Green (tree like)
Hair Green
Distinguishing Features 5 arms, each with an upper/lower pincer, and 5 legs.  Head appears as a large pine cone with eye stalks.
Series TAS: "?"
Planet of Origin Phylos (Merari system)
Quadrant Alpha (assumed)
Background They do not like conflict, and have a strong racial desire to serve the Federation as galactic peace keepers.  Fortunately, the Phylosians must first overcome their own problems.  The Phylosian race is dying from contamination in the form of Staphylococcus brought plague to the planet, which the Phylosians have no defense.  The remaining Phylosians have been rendered sterile by the plague, but a Federation team is currently working with them to eliminate this barrier.
Editors Notes Their planet is totally devoid of animal life.  Federation biologists have concluded that plant life evolved in place of them.

PLATONIANS

Quarantined Planet
Description Humanoid, Bipedal
Size Medium
Skin Pigment White/Tan
Hair Various
Distinguishing Features ?
Series TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren"
Planet of Origin Helios IV  (Native Name: Platonius)
Quadrant Alpha (assumed)
Background After their star Sandara went supernova centuries ago, they underwent a search for a new homeworld.  Several visited Earth (then in the 5th Century B.C.) and adopted many of the Greek ideals.
Editors Notes Due to the introduction of a substance called Kironite, the population of Platonius has greatly increased their life spans, and a consequenial cost of loss of fertility.  The substance has greatly increased psionic abilities resulting in an ucontrollable desire to dominate other less evolved races.
The Helios system has been placed under indefinate quarantine.

PRALOR
Description Robotic, Bipedal
Size Medium
Skin Pigment ?
Hair ?
Distinguishing Features ?
Series VOY: "Prototype"
Planet of Origin ?
Quadrant Delta
Background A race that built highly advanced robots to fight a war against the Cravic.  When the war ended the robots turned on the Pralor.  Now the robots are referred as the Pralor.
Editors Notes The robots are highly sentient, but can't reproduce.  Most still believe they are fighting the war.  Race destroyed.