Grazerite

Overview

The Grazerites are humanoid members of the Federation hailing from the planet Grazer. They require little sleep and a layer of fine, downy fur covers their hide-thick skin. Grazerite facial features include a pronounced, deeply furrowed brow and a bovine snout. Two slightly curving horns, which may reach four inches in length, crown the Grazerite skull. Current fashion calls for a tight-fitting cloth cowl to cover the horns.

The Grazerites had a position on the Federation Council in the late 24th century held by Jaresh-Inyo until he was elected Federation President.

History

The Grazerite society is a peaceful one overall. They are herbavores and do not believe in killing. This has led to historical difficulty when certain races discovered the Grazerite homeworld. For example, the Cardassians conquered the homeworld in 2257, but abandoned it shortly after, stating that the Grazerite people were hardly worth the effort and that there were little to no minerals to extract.

Grazer joined the Federation 50 years later, and the true usefulness of the people and planet was soon seen. Grazerites had keen minds in terms of diplomacy and science. They have since been a welcome addition to the Federation.

Philosophy

Grazerites believe in peace above all things, preferring to die before harming another. This led the Grazerites to relocate a carnivorus cat-like species on their homeworld to a terraformed moon, rather than destroy them. All the while, the Grazerite response was that the carnivorus species was only following its natural inclination and treating the Grazerites like prey.

A Grazerite taking a life is to be universally shunned, no matter what the reason for the transgression. They lose their citizenship, their rights and in some cases their ability to visit their home planet. In essence, a Grazerite that kills ceases to become a member of Grazer.

Jaresh-Inyo

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President Jaresh-Inyo (2372).

Jaresh-Inyo was a Grazerite, who served as the President of the United Federation of Planets in 2372. Jaresh-Inyo had formerly represented his people on the Federation Council. He had been in politics for seventy years previously.

In 2372, Jaresh-Inyo reluctantly agreed to implement sweeping security measures in all Starfleet ships and facilities at the recommendation of Admiral Leyton, and later authorized the deployment of Starfleet troops on Earth and the institution of martial law in response to the threat of Dominion invasion. Jaresh-Inyo rescinded the measures after Leyton was exposed as having fabricated the threat in an attempt to launch a military takeover of Earth.

By 2375, Jaresh-Inyo had completed his term in office. It was later discovered that Section 31 had planted an agent in his cabinet.