Rigellians are large humanoids, often seven feet or more in height, renowned for their strength and stamina. Due to the unusually high UV output of their sun, Rigellians are darkly pigmented. Their skin features a kind of dermal tattooing which shows up as a network of blue lines covering the entire body in a random pattern, and their body hair is often a stark white in coloring.
Family ties are unusually strong in Rigellian culture, with three or more generations often living and working together. Rigellians mate for life, and husbands and wives never separate, nor do they re-mate if their spouse dies. A Rigellian’s word is his bond, and the whole family shares in the dishonor of any family member’s breaking of a promise or oath. Crime and dishonesty are virtually unheard of in Rigellian culture.
The Rigellian Primacy Fathers were horrified to find that some advanced interstellar empires were founded on the principles of conquest and enslavement, principles abhorrent to Rigellian culture. The Rigellians have, by far, the largest proportion of their population in service with the Federation.[1]
- ↑ Various (4 November 2002). Captain's Log 25. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 82. ISBN 1-58564-024-7.