1:[2,#B],8:[1,#I],17:[2,#B],52:[3,#B],71:[2,#B],73:[3,#I]@1Stellar Cartography@2Science department on board the Enterprise -D that dealt with star mapping. Lieutenant Commander Neela Daren headed the Stellar Cartography department in 2369. (“Lessons” [TNG]). Stellar Cartography had a 3-story map room that featured a large wrap-around display screen. Captain Picard and Data used the map room to analyze Dr. Tolian Soran's plan to control the trajectory of the nexus energy ribbon by destroying the star in the Veridian system. (Star Trek: Generations).
~1:[1,#B],4:[1,#B],12:[1,#B],26:[1,#B]@1Stol@2Cousin to Quark. Stol bought one of the items that Vash brought back from the Gamma Quadrant in 2369 for 105 bars of gold-press latinum. (“Q-Less” [DS9], “Family Business” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],72:[2,#B],80:[2,#BI],151:[3,#B]@1subspace radio@2Communications system using transmission of electromagnetic signals through a subspace medium rather than through normal relativistic space. The use of subspace radio permits communication across interstellar distances at speeds much greater than that of light, thereby significantly reducing the time lag associated with sending messages over such distances. Subspace communications can include voice, text, and/or visual data. Subspace radio was invented over a century after the development of the warp drive. News of the loss of the U.S.S. Horizon, destroyed near planet Sigma Iotia II in 2168, prior to the invention of subspace radio, did not reach Federation space until 2268 because its distress call was sent by conventional radio. (“A Piece of the Action” [TOS]). Subspace communications within Federation space are made even more rapid by the use of a network of subspace relay stations, deep-space facilities that amplify, reroute, and retransmit subspace signals. (“Aquiel” [TNG]). SEE: Relay Station 47. An experimental subspace relay station, intended to permit communications through the Bajoran wormhole, was tested by a team of Cardassian, Bajoran, and Federation scientists in 2371. (“Destiny” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],10:[2,#I],28:[6,#I],49:[1,#I],71:[1,#I],72:[1,#BI],89:[2,#B],94:[1,#I],102:[1,#B],124:[6,#I],143:[1,#B],155:[3,#B],204:[34,#I],241:[22,#I],264:[6,#I],273:[45,#I]@1Sulu, Hikaru@2(George Takei). Helm officer aboard the original Starship Enterprise under the command of Captain James Kirk. Sulu, born in 2237 in San Francisco on Earth (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home), was initially assigned as a physicist (“Where No Man Has Gone Before” [TOS]) aboard the Enterprise in 2265 (“The Deadly Years” [TOS]), but later transferred to the helm. (“The Corbomite Maneuver” [TOS]).
Sulu assumed command of the Starship Excelsior in 2290, and subsequently conducted a three-year scientific mission of cataloging gaseous planetary anomalies in the Beta Quadrant. Sulu and the Excelsior played a pivotal role in the historic Khitomer peace conference of 2293 by helping to protect the conference against Federation and Klingon forces seeking to disrupt the peace process. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). Sulu had a wide range of hobbies, including botany (“The Mantrap” [TOS]) and fencing. The latter interest surfaced when Sulu suffered the effects of the Psi 2000 virus in 2266, and Sulu threatened everyone in sight with a foil. (“The Naked Time” [TOS]). Old-style hand guns were another of Sulu's hobbies, and he had always wanted a Police Special in his collection. (“Shore Leave” [TOS]).
Hikaru Sulu had a daughter, Demora, born in 2271. (Star Trek: Generations).
Sulu's first appearance was in “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” but by “The Corbomite Maneuver” he had assumed his familiar post at the helm. A scene that was filmed for Star Trek II, but not included in the final cut of the movie, would have shown that Sulu was about to assume command of the Excelsior at that time. A scene for Star Trek IV that was in the final draft of the script but not filmed would have had Sulu meeting a young boy in San Francisco who was Sulu's great-great-great-grandfather. Sulu's first name, Hikaru, was authorized by Gene Roddenberry in 1979, but was not used on film until Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
~1:[1,#B],11:[1,#B],22:[3,#B],30:[1,#B],60:[3,#B],83:[2,#B],170:[4,#B]@1symbiont@2A small, sightless, immobile intelligent life-form, one-half of the Trill joined species. Symbionts breed in underground chambers, known as the caves of Mak'ala, on the Trill homeworld. SEE: Guardians. While they remain in the pools there, the symbionts communicate with each other by means of a visible electric discharge. The disposition of the symbionts was governed by the Trill Symbiosis Commission. (“Equilibrium” [DS9]). The symbiont lived within a humanoid host, gaining sustenance and mobility from the host. (“The Host” [TNG]). SEE: Odan, Ambassador. The symbiont's intelligence is the dominant personality in the joined life-form, although the host's personality is reflected as well. Symbionts can have enormously long life spans and, upon the death of a host, can be transplanted into another. The resulting new joined life-form is considered to be another person, although it retains memories of previous joinings. (“Dax” [DS9]). Once a symbiont is removed, the host usually dies within hours. Improper joining of host and symbiont can cause psychological damage to both. (“Invasive Procedures” [DS9]). SEE: Dax, Jadzia; Dax (symbiont).
~1:[1,#B],6:[2,#B],9:[3,#B]@1synthale@2Bajoran beverage served at Quark's bar at Deep Space 9. Quark didn't like the stuff, warning, “Don't ever trust an ale from a god-fearing people.” (“Emissary” [DS9]). The beverage is a brilliant blue in color. (“Playing God” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],4:[1,#B],101:[2,#B],112:[2,#B],125:[2,#B],137:[2,#B],147:[1,#B],150:[1,#B],164:[2,#B],169:[2,#B],173:[2,#B],182:[1,#B],226:[2,#B],236:[13,#I]@1Tal Shiar@2Elite Romulan imperial intelligence service. The Tal Shiar was a secret, often brutal, sometimes extragovernmental agency that enforced loyalty among the Romulan citizenry and military. Tal Shiar agents carried broad discretionary powers and were able to overrule field military commanders with little fear of reprisal from the government. Some elements of Romulan society, including members of the military, felt the Tal Shiar's tactics to be unnecessarily brutal, but such opinions were rarely spoken publicly for fear of retribution that included the sudden “disappearance” of family members. Deanna Troi was coerced to assume the identity of Tal Shiar member Major Rakal as part of an elaborate plot to enable Romulan vice-proconsul M'ret to defect to the Federation. (“Face of the Enemy” [TNG]). SEE: N'Vek, Subcommander. In 2371, the Tal Shiar joined forces with the Cardassian Obsidian Order to mount a preemptive first strike against the Founders of the Dominion. The joint operation involved secretly massing a fleet of twenty warships in the Orias system before attacking the Founders' homeworld in the Omarian Nebula. The fleet was ambushed by some 150 Jem'Hadar ships hiding in the nebula. The incident was a stunning defeat for the Tal Shiar, effectively eliminating the Tal Shiar as a viable force in interstellar politics. The mission had been infiltrated by a Founder under the guise of a Romulan officer named Colonel Lovok. (“Improbable Cause” [DS9]; “The Die is Cast” [DS9]). The Tal Shiar emblem, worn on the collar, was designed by Ricardo Delgado.
~1:[1,#B],40:[5,#B],63:[33,#I]@1Talarians@2A humanoid race characterized by a distinctive hairless enlargement of the coronal area of the skull. Talarian society was rigidly patriarchal and encouraged warriorlike behavior. Talarians followed a rigid set of traditions and customs. (“Suddenly Human” [TNG]). SEE: Endar; Galen border conflicts. Garak pointed out a Talarian as an example of someone who didn't rush through his meal. (“Improbable Cause” [DS9]). Talarians were mentioned in “Heart of Glory” (TNG), but not actually seen until “Suddenly Human.” (TNG). The Talarian seen in “Improbable Cause” had a different appearance from those seen in “Suddenly Human” (TNG).
~1:[2,#B],13:[15,#I]@1Tarkalean tea@2Beverage. Dr. Julian Bashir enjoyed Tarkalean tea. (“Past Prologue” [DS9]). Tarkalean tea was also mentioned in “Cardassians” (DS9), “The Wire” (DS9) and “Distant Voices” (DS9).
~1:[1,#B],16:[1,#B],23:[2,#B],33:[1,#B],44:[17,#I]@1Tellarite@2Race of sturdy individuals with distinguished snouts and a propensity toward anger. Tellarite ambassador Gav was among the delegates to the Babel Conference in 2267. (“Journey to Babel” [TOS]). In 2370, Kono escaped Deep Space 9 on a Tellarite vessel. (“Shadowplay” [DS9]). Tellarites have also been seen in “Whom Gods Destroy” (TOS), and in the Federation Council Chambers in Star Trek IV.
~1:[1,#B],60:[2,#B],77:[2,#B],80:[3,#B],91:[2,#B],94:[2,#B]@1terraforming@2In engineering, terraforming refers to any of several very large-scale engineering and biological techniques in which uninhabitable planetary environments can be altered so that a planet can support life. The Federation enforces very strict regulations regarding terraforming, so as to protect the existence of any indigenous life-forms that might be threatened by such projects. A terraforming project at Velara III was found to endanger indigenous life, and the project was discontinued. (“Home Soil” [TNG]). SEE: Project Genesis. Terraformer Professor Gideon Seyetik was responsible for several terraforming efforts including planets Blue Horizon and New Halana. (“Second Sight” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],23:[1,#I],31:[2,#B],40:[2,#B],73:[2,#B],78:[2,#B],102:[1,#B]@1tetryon particles@2Elementary particles that can only exist in subspace and are unstable in normal space. Tetryon emissions were found in the Enterprise -D cargo bay in 2369, sent by Solanagen-based aliens. (“Schisms” [TNG]). The disruptor banks on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey could be modified to emit tetryon particles, so as to disable directed-energy weapons. (“Blood Oath” [DS9]). Tetryon particles are present near cloaked vessels. (“The Die is Cast” [DS9]). In 2371, the quantum singularity powering a cloaked Romulan warbird in orbit of Deep Space 9 gave off tetryon emissions, allowing DS9 personnel to track the otherwise undetectable ship. (“Visionary” [DS9]). The Caretaker used a coherent tetryon beam to survey spacecraft that he had abducted to the Delta Quadrant. (“Caretaker” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],16:[2,#I],34:[2,#BI],39:[1,#B],76:[2,#B],148:[1,#B],169:[3,#B]@1Tholians@2Intelligent race known for its punctuality and highly territorial nature. The Tholians accused the Starship Enterprise of violating a territorial annex of the Tholian assembly while on a rescue mission when the U.S.S. Defiant was trapped in interspace in 2268. (“The Tholian Web” [TOS]). The ongoing conflict with the Tholians flared up again in 2353 when the Tholians attacked and nearly destroyed a Federation starbase, with the loss of nearly all personnel. Civilian advisor Kyle Riker was the only survivor in the incident. (“The Icarus Factor” [TNG]). Conflict with the Tholians continued well into the 24th century, and simulated Tholian battles were part of the Starfleet Academy curriculum as recently as 2355, when William Riker was able to calculate a sensory blind spot in a simulated Tholian vessel, and use that to his advantage. (“Peak Performance” [TNG]). Tensions with the Tholians remained sufficiently high that Ambassador K'Ehleyr, in 2367, feared a Klingon civil war would eventually involve the Tholians. (“Reunion” [TNG]). In 2371, a Tholian ambassador visited Deep Space 9. (“Life Support” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],26:[2,#B],61:[1,#I]@1transponder, emergency@2Small device designed to permit starship personnel to locate a landing party or away team member under emergency situations. Subcutaneous transponders made from rubindium crystals were injected into Kirk and Spock when they went to planet Ekos in 2268 (“Bread and Circuses” [TOS]). Worf gave Riker a handheld emergency transponder when he was assigned to the Klingon ship Pagh (“A Matter of Honor” [TNG]). Subspace transponders enabled personnel to be located across dimensional barriers (“Emanations” [VGR]). In 2371 while investigating planet Avery III, subspace transponders were deployed to track the away teams movements. (“Faces” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],87:[58,#B],145:[63,#I],210:[28,#I]@1transporter@2Matter-energy conversion device used to provide a convenient means of transportation. The transporter briefly converts an object or person into energy, beams that energy to another location, then reassembles the subject into its original form. (“The Cage” [TOS]). Transporters are unable to function when deflector shields are operational. (“Arena” [TOS]). Mark V and Mark VI transporters (which ceased being produced in 2356) were unsafe for the transport of unstable bio-matter. This problem was corrected in the more recent Mark VII units. (“Family Business” [DS9]). SEE: annular confinement beam; autosequencers; beam; biofilter, transporter; emergency transporter armbands; food replicators; Heisenberg compensator; intraship beaming; ionizer, transporter; Kyle, Lieutenant; matter stream; O'Brien, Miles; pattern buffer; pattern enhancer; pattern lock; phase transition coils; phased matter; rematerialization subroutine; replicator; shuttle escape transporter; site-to-site transport; transport, near-warp; transporter carrier wave; transporter ID trace; transporter psychosis; transporter test article; transporter theory. The transporter was Gene Roddenberry's solution to the television production problem of how to get his characters from the starship down to a planet's surface. Landing a huge spaceship every week would have cost far too much for a television budget, but the transporter provided an ingenious means of getting the characters quickly (and inexpensively) into the midst of the action. Even though Star Trek's visual effects budgets and techniques have improved to the point where a starship can occasionally land (“The 37s” [VGR]), the transporter still remains the landing system of choice.
~1:[1,#B],20:[1,#B],24:[3,#B],36:[1,#B],55:[3,#B],59:[3,#B],86:[1,#I]@1transtator@2Key element of Federation technology, used in virtually every piece of Starfleet equipment. Dr. McCoy accidentally left his communicator behind on planet Sigma Iotia II in 2268, and it was believed possible that the Iotians would figure out how the transtator worked. (“A Piece of the Action” [TOS]). Even after the advent of isolinear optical chip and bio-neural gel pack technology in the 24th century, transtator components continued to serve a critical role in Starfleet hardware. Harry Kim occasionally performed transtator assembly diagnostics on Voyager's systems. (“Time and Again” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#BI],5:[1,#B],10:[1,#BI],11:[1,#I],44:[5,#I]@1tranya@2Beverage served by Balok aboard the space vehicle Fesarius. Enterprise captain Kirk and officers McCoy and Bailey seemed to enjoy the stuff. (“The Corbomite Maneuver” [TOS]). Curzon Dax was also fond of the orange beverage, which he liked very cold. (“Facets” [DS9]). (We like our Tranya warm.)
~1:[1,#B],9:[1,#B],14:[1,#B],128:[3,#B],145:[3,#B],163:[1,#B],246:[7,#B],330:[30,#I]@1Trill@2A joined species comprised of a humanoid host and a small vermiform symbiont that resides in an internal abdominal pocket of the host body. Most of the personality and memories of the Trill reside in the symbionts, which are extremely long-lived, although the host also contributes personality traits to the joined life-form. Upon the death of a host body, a Trill symbiont can be transplanted into another host.
Trill hosts enter voluntarily into their association with the symbiont, and in fact there is rigorous competition among potential hosts to determine who will be accorded this high honor. Only one Trill in ten is chosen to be joined with a symbiont. The decision of who is to be allowed to be joined was the responsibility of the Symbiosis Evaluation Board. Improper joining can cause damage to both host and symbiont. (“Invasive Procedures” [DS9]). SEE: Trill Symbiosis Commission. Children are directed by their parents towards becoming a host. While the influence of the symbiont is very strong, good host candidates can balance the influence of the symbiont with their own interests, and hence produced the best possible merge of the two personalities. (“Playing God” [DS9]).
Hosts are accepted into their mid-twenties. Once joined, the host and symbiont become biologically interdependent, and after 93 hours, neither can survive without the other. The resulting new joined life-form is considered to be another person, although it retains memories of previous joinings. (“The Host” [TNG], “Emissary” [DS9], “Dax” [DS9]). SEE: Dax, Curzon; Dax, Jadzia; Kareel; Odan, Ambassador. Trills' hands are naturally cold. Sometimes friendships with other species don't survive when the Trill moves to the next host. Trills are highly allergic to insect bites, as the toxins released interfere with the biochemical connections between the host and the symbiont. (“The Siege” [DS9]). Trill hosts sometimes have sexual feelings, but they do their best to rise above them. (“A Man Alone” [DS9]). They not have to uphold commitments of the previous hosts. (“Blood Oath” [DS9]). Certain Trill symbionts can be severely damaged by beaming, which is why Odan insisted on using the shuttlecraft. Other Trills, including Jadzia Dax, don't seem to have the same problem.
~1:[3,#B],14:[2,#B],17:[1,#B]@1Trixian bubble juice@2Pink beverage served at Quark's bar on Deep Space 9. Varis Sul of Paqu ordered this drink, then threw it in Quark's face after suffering a perceived insult. (“The Storyteller” [DS9]). Nog liked Trixian bubble juice. (“Prophet Motive” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],12:[2,#B],117:[1,#B],135:[2,#B],173:[2,#B],219:[2,#B],223:[1,#B],262:[2,#B],266:[2,#B],304:[3,#B],315:[3,#B],327:[2,#B],342:[5,#I],349:[10,#I],361:[17,#I],380:[28,#I]@1Troi, Lwaxana@2(Majel Barrett). Ambassador for the government of Betazed, and Deanna Troi's mother. Lwaxana Troi was daughter of the Fifth House, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed. (“Haven” [TNG]). Lwaxana, a full Betazoid, married a Starfleet officer, Ian Andrew Troi (“The Child” [TNG]), and the couple had two children, Kestra and Deanna. Kestra died in 2336 in a swimming accident. Lwaxana suppressed the memory of her death until 2370. (“Dark Page” [TNG]). Her other daughter, Deanna Troi, became a Starfleet officer. Ian Troi died when Deanna was seven (“Dark Page” [TNG]).
Ambassador Troi paid an official visit to Deep Space 9 in 2371 as the Betazoid representative to the Bajoran Gratitude Festival. Troi did not realize that she was suffering from Zanthi fever, which caused her to project amorous emotions onto several DS9 personnel. (“Fascination” [DS9]). Majel Barrett, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, also played Number One in the first Star Trek pilot, “The Cage” (TOS), as well as Nurse Christine Chapel. Barrett also lent her voice to the U.S.S. Enterprise computer, the Companion (“Metamorphosis” [TOS]), and the Beta 5 computer (“Assignment: Earth” [TOS]). Lwaxana Troi's first appearance was in “Haven” (TNG). She also appeared in “The Forsaken” (DS9).
~1:[2,#B],27:[1,#B],41:[2,#B]@1tube grubs@2Ferengi delicacy, worms eaten while the creatures are still alive. Tube grubs are best when served dank and musty. (“Family Business” [DS9]). The Ferengi Zek complimented Quark on the tube grubs at a dinner given to honor the Grand Nagus on Deep Space 9 in 2369. (“The Nagus” [DS9]). Tube grubs were also served in Zek's honor when he visited the station in 2370. (“Rules of Acquisition” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],46:[1,#B],62:[1,#I],75:[1,#B],98:[30,#I]@1universal translator@2Device used to provide real-time two-way translation of spoken languages. It operated by sensing and comparing brain-wave frequencies, then selecting comparable concepts to use as a basis for translation. Kirk used a handheld universal translator to communicate with the life-form known as the Companion in 2267. (“Metamorphosis” TOS]). A software version of the universal translator was programmed into the Enterprise -D's main computer. This enabled real-time communications with such life-forms as the nanites. (“Evolution” [TNG]). The universal translator generally requires an adequate sample of a language in order to establish a translation matrix. (“Sanctuary” [DS9]). Actually, we figured that Paramount somehow managed to install universal translators in everyone's television receivers, which could explain why so many of the galaxy's life-forms seem to be speaking English.
~1:[2,#B],7:[1,#B],12:[1,#B],22:[2,#B],26:[1,#B],34:[1,#B],39:[2,#B],72:[4,#B]@1Vedek Assembly@2Influential congress of 112 Bajoran spiritual leaders on planet Bajor. Among the members of the assembly in 2369 were Vedek Bareil and Vedek Winn, two leading contenders to become the next Kai, following the departure of Kai Opaka. Vedek Bareil told Commander Sisko he longed for the simplicity of his arboretum after listening to 112 vedeks speaking at once. (“In the Hands of the Prophets” [DS9]). In 2370, the Bajoran Chamber of Ministers and the Vedek Assembly denied a request from Skrreean refugees to colonize on planet Bajor. (“Sanctuary” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],17:[2,#B],27:[2,#B],46:[1,#B],82:[1,#BI],88:[1,#I],95:[1,#B],99:[2,#I]@1verterons@2Artificially created subatomic particles that allow a vessel on impulse power to pass through the Bajoran wormhole unharmed. A lesson on the subject taught by Keiko O'Brien at her classroom in Deep Space 9 in 2369 explained this fact to her students, despite Vedek Winn's objections that such teaching constituted blasphemy to the Bajoran religion. (“In the Hands of the Prophets” [DS9]). Verterons also mask sensor readings, and were suggested as a possible method for disguising the hulk of the Pegasus from the Romulan sensors. (“The Pegasus” [TNG]). Verterons were detected from the micro-wormhole encountered by the Starship Voyager on stardate 48579. (“Eye of the Needle” [VGR]).
