Guinan is the wise bartender at Ten Forward who dispenses insight and wit along with drink orders. Crew members frequently visit her for counsel. She is an El-Aurian, a race of listeners who were scattered by the Borg and who live much longer than humans.Background: Guinan was born before the 19th century on the El-Aurian homeworld. She later lived on earth as a San Francisco socialite and knew Samuel Clemens (author Mark Twain).She comes aboard the Enterprise-D at the personal request of Jean-Luc Picard, with whom she shared a deep friendship. She's skilled on the phaser range, capable of beating Worf.She has a past, unexplained, history with the omnipotent troublemaker Q.