Breen Confederacy

Breen refrigeration suits, at least those of military issue, are manufactured in different designs signifying rank. One variant is an ornate version worn by command officials. This style has golden lining on the shoulders and arms, as well as distinctive gold stripes that run down the center of the top of the helmet and down the top of the "snout" section. Gold is a favoured colour among the Breen, symbolizing elevated social status and prosperity. This is due to the scarcity of the metal Gold on the Breen homeworld (Humans also attach value to the colour for this reason).

The insignia of the Breen Confederacy is most commonly coloured gold. The central oval features a circular representation of a ball of light; presumably the sun. For the Breen, the sun is most likely a source of death, rather than life, and so its depiction here may be a symbol of aggression. Several colour variations exist, including a red ball of light and a yellow. As the Breen star is red, this varient is probably standard. The yellow version may represent more specialized, if culturally inappropriate, psychological warfare, as it appears on Breen ships raiding Federation and Bajoran space; Earth and Bajor have yellow suns. As usual when dealing with the Breen, much is conjecture and little is known for certain.

Among the technologies in use by the Confederacy is the CRM-114 firearm. This handheld weapon is designed to be effective against moving vessels or surface emplacements. Although somewhat bulky, the weapon is surprisingly light and powerful for its size. The Breen guarantee it to cut through reactive armour in the six to fifteen centimetre range, and shields to a capacity of four point six GigaJoules. It fires in pulses, and the rapid recharge between pulses makes it a popular weapon on the export market. Thousands of these weapons have been sold by the Breen, finding their way into the hands of various arms dealers.