Birta

Birta is a Ferengi of subtle stature. By himself, he is not "all that and a bag of chips," but is better off complementing the skills of other Ferengi in his Away Team or crew. While the Ferengi as a whole are lightly lacking in Diplomacy, Birta can waltz out of the shadows to help them get past those irritating Q-Nets that dot the spaceline, or to help pass that Shaka, When the Walls Fell that is in your way. His Anthropology can help to pass a few planet dilemmas as well as help complete some of the more obscure missions, and SECURITY is always a good skill to have in multiples, between the threat of Captured and Berserk Changeling. He can also serve to be a nuisance to your opponent by downloading Hail and stopping a passing ship from further movement that turn. Since he is able to do this from a facility as well as a ship, the chances of this opportunity arising will be very common.

Combos:

• Birta + Paxan ’Wormhole’ + Neutral Outpost + Hail: Let Birta hang out on the Neutral Outpost at Paxan "Wormhole" and wait for an opponent's ship to pass by without an android aboard. Hail will stop his ship and you will then be able to relocate it to anywhere on that spaceline.
• Birta + Tower of Commerce: Birta reports for free and his skills are a nice complement to any Tower Deck.