The Vulcans are a humanoid civilization responsible in a large part for the founding of the United Federation of Planets and are widely known for their logical minds and stoical natures. The Vulcan homeworld is the planet Vulcan.

__History and Politics__

Culturally one of the most fascinating species in the Beta Quadrant, the Vulcans were once an extremely violent and emotional people who waged almost constant warfare on one another. In an effort to avoid destruction, a Vulcan named Surak developed a new philosophy thereby igniting the Time of Awakening; Surak maintained that the root cause of all the problems on Vulcan lay in the uncontrolled outpouring of the people's emotions. His followers swore to live their lives by an ethical system devised by Surak and based purely on logical principles.

__Physiology__

Externally, Vulcans are generally similar to humans, the chief exceptions being the Vulcans' notably pointed ears and arched eyebrows. Most Vulcans have pale skin with a slightly greenish tinge, and straight, glossy black hair. Vulcans are capable of surviving for long durations without food or sleep. Under stress, Vulcans can do without sleep for weeks. Vulcans are on average three times physically stronger than humans and are noticably more agile.

Note: This is a serious abridgement of a page found on Memory Alpha: http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Vulcan