| rdfs:comment | - Ferengi civilization arose circa 8000 BC when the Ferengi discovered the concepts of currency and profit. (DS9 episode: "Little Green Men") It wasn't until 7500 B.C. that capitalism became the basis of Ferengi society. (Last Unicorn RPG module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook) Around the turn of the first millennium, Ferengi politics and business were merged with the appointment of the Ferengi Gint as the first Grand Nagus. Gint also authored the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. (DS9 episode: "Body Parts")
- Although this cemented their greedy and materialistic society, Ferengi history avoided atrocities such as slavery (at least of males), concentration camps, and interstellar wars. Nevertheless, violence was not a complete stranger to Ferengi society as evidenced by Smeet, who became the only Grand Nagus ever to be assassinated while in office after a dramatic drop in the Ferengi Market Exchange during his reign. (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar", "Ferengi Love Songs")
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| abstract | - Although this cemented their greedy and materialistic society, Ferengi history avoided atrocities such as slavery (at least of males), concentration camps, and interstellar wars. Nevertheless, violence was not a complete stranger to Ferengi society as evidenced by Smeet, who became the only Grand Nagus ever to be assassinated while in office after a dramatic drop in the Ferengi Market Exchange during his reign. (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar", "Ferengi Love Songs") A temporal incident known on Earth as Roswell Incident caused a quasi-first contact between three Ferengi from the future and Humans of the mid-20th century. The Ferengi's shuttle had accidentally performed a time warp en route to Earth and crashed on the planet in the year 1947. The United States of America, one of the Human nation-states of that era, treated the visitors with suspicion and would keep this incident a secret after the Ferengi managed to re-acquire their shuttle and return to their own time. (DS9: "Little Green Men") In "Little Green Men", Quark specifically stated that the Ferengi would have had warp drive before the "Klingons and even the Vulcans", had he delivered warp technology to Ferenginar in 1947. However, this remark has been subject to controversy. See Little Green Men - Trivia for more information. At some point of time, the Ferengi purchased warp drive technology and, by 2150, had begun using it to expand their commercial interests in the galaxy. Even at this point, however, the Ferengi were a mysterious race who were often only known through rumor. (ENT: "Acquisition"; DS9: "Little Green Men"; VOY: "False Profits") By 2150, the Ferengi had visited Valakis, the homeworld of the Menk and the Valakians, the latter of which sought help to fight a medical crisis on their homeworld. As of 2151, T'Pol of the Vulcan High Command was unfamiliar with the name "Ferengi." (ENT: "Dear Doctor") Prior to meeting the Humans, the Valakians were visited by two warp-capable species, the Ferengi and the M'klexa. Nothing is know about these encounters, but apparently neither species was able or willing to help the Valakians. In 2151, Starfleet had its first, unofficial encounter with the Ferengi. This initial encounter took place when four Ferengi marauders boarded Enterprise NX-01 after rendering its crew unconscious using a "Trojan Horse" device. The pirates attempted to plunder the starship of items they believed held value, but their plans were ultimately foiled by the Enterprise crew and the Ferengi's own greed. With Enterprise back under Starfleet control, the pirates, who never disclosed their species or allegiance, were allowed to leave with a warning not to plunder any more ships in the area. (ENT: "Acquisition") One of the Ferengi marauders in "Acquisition" rhetorically asks "Do I look like a Menk to you?" This might suggest that the Ferengi marauder ship was the same vessel that had previously visited Valakis, the homeworld of the Menk, as mentioned in "Dear Doctor". Around the mid-24th century, the Great Monetary Collapse occurred on Ferenginar. It was described as "rampant inflation and currency devaluation that were burning like wildfires through the lush financial foliage of Ferenginar". (DS9: "Homefront")
- Ferengi civilization arose circa 8000 BC when the Ferengi discovered the concepts of currency and profit. (DS9 episode: "Little Green Men") It wasn't until 7500 B.C. that capitalism became the basis of Ferengi society. (Last Unicorn RPG module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook) Around the turn of the first millennium, Ferengi politics and business were merged with the appointment of the Ferengi Gint as the first Grand Nagus. Gint also authored the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. (DS9 episode: "Body Parts") The Last Unicorn RPG module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook gives the codification date of the Rules of Acquisition as 7500 B.C. Greko was one of the first Ferengi to conduct business away from Ferenginar, working on a Ridorian merchant ship. In the course of his service, Greko saved his captain's life when their vessel was attacked by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey and as a reward he was given a substantial fortune. With his profits Greko purchased a warp drive from a Breen and returned to Ferenginar to usher in the beginning of the Ferengi's exploits as interstellar tradesmen. (ST short story: "A Dry Day on Ferenginar") This purchase of a warp drive was stated to have occurred around the turn of the 21st century. After gaining the technology for interstellar travel, the Ferengi purposely forgot that they had bought the warp drive from another spacefaring race. With this new ability to travel to other star systems, the Ferengi were provided with the means to expand into new markets by way of tradable resources. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds) Worlds simply notes that they purchased warp technology from another spacefaring species and does not state which race this was, whilst the novels indicate that it was the Breen. The Ferengi have an unusually low Borg designation for an Alpha Quadrant race, Species 180. This is likely because at least one Ferengi fell victim to the race that became the Borg, being one of the very first individuals to be assimilated. (VOY episode: "Infinite Regress", TOS comic: "Side Effects") One prevalent example may stem from how the former DaiMon Turane, designated Vastator was easily integrated into their collective. Even though he was originally weak-minded and physically inept, he proved to be the next Locutus to take on the challenge of the non-assimilating planet killer, in 2367. The first time in exactly 100 years since this weapon was encountered in Alpha Quadrant. (TNG novel: Vendetta) This early assimilation could have happened any time in the three thousands years up to the 23rd century when the race that became the Borg were seeking individuals to try and find a cure for a disease. As they became the Borg the race escaped through a wormhole which sent them back in time and space to the Borg's birthplace in the Delta Quadrant. "Vastator" is Latin for "Destroyer" or "Ravager".
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