*Once described by a crew member as having "the heart of an explorer and the soul of a poet," Jean-Luc Picard is one of the most respected and experienced captains in Starfleet. A native of LaBarre, France (Earth), Picard distinguished himself at Starfleet Academy as an excellent shuttle pilot. Picard served for many years as captain of the U.S.S. Stargazer, where he first became famous as an explorer. He now commands the Galaxy class U.S.S. Enterprise, the flagship of the Starfleet. Picard is so well respected throughout Federation space that he was actually asked to arbitrate the Klingon Empire's Rite of Ascension. Picard has an artificial replacement heart, a reminder of an incident in his more reckless youth. *Source: Back of card