BENZITES
Benzites are inhabitants of the planet Benzar, a class-M planet with a small amount
of benzene in the atmosphere. The race evolved needing the benzene to survive,
but they do not need large quantities of benzene to survive in terrestrial environments.
Only a small rebreather with a benzene cartridge is necessary for survival. The
odor from the rebreather would become noticeable only if a Terran should came
close to a Benzite.
Benzites are not considered attractive to humanoid members of the Federation.
They are also noted for their pursuit of knowledge - a pursuit that led them to
petition for Starfleet membership as early as possible. Benzites excel at science
and engineering during Academy studies. They will even occasionally take foolish
risks in order to retrieve a particularly rare bit of data.
Benzites are excellent at games and computer programming.