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appeared to be the Kobheerian transport vessel Rak-Minunis to between the Federation and the Klingon governments. (“Trials fool the Cardassians. (“Second Skin” [DS9]) and Tribble-ations” [DS9)). Tom Paris decided to buy some raktajino in early 2372 with replicator rations from his radiogenic Rakal, Major. Member of the Romulan Tal Shiar intelligence sweepstakes gambling scheme. (“Meld” [VGR)). Talarians service. Rakal was murdered in 2369 by members of the sometimes react badly to raktajino, causing them to become Romulan underground so that Deanna Troi could be coerced unruly. (*A Simple Investigation” [DS9]). into assuming Rakal's identity, as part of an elaborate plot to enable Romulan Vice-Proconsul M'ret to defect to the Ral, Devinoni. (Matt McCoy). The agent for Federation. (“Face of the Enemy" [TNG]). SEE: N'Vek, Sub- the Chrysalians during the Barzan wormcommander hole negotiations in 2366. Ral, who was one-fourth Betazoid, was born in Brussels, Rakal, Seltin. (Christine Healy). Leader of the inhabitants on in the European alliance, in 2325. He moved planet Meridian. (“Meridian” [DS8]) to the planet Hurkos Ill at the age of 19. Taken by his striking appearance, Deanna Rakal. Planet located in Cardassian space. The Cardassians Troi found herself drawn to Ral during the maintained a subterranean base on the fourth moon of Rakal Barzan negotiations. Ral kept his Betazoid (“Return to Grace" [DS9]) heritage hidden, and used his empathic abilities to give him an advantage during Rakan folk songs. Traditional music known to some members of business and personal dealings. (“The the Maquis. (“State of Flux" [VGR]). Price” [TNG]). Rakantha Province. Farming community that was one of the Ralkana. Daughter of Caylem and member of the Alsaurian most productive regions of planet Bajor. The land in Rakantha resistance movement on a planet of the Mokra Order. Ralkana was poisoned in 2369 by departing Cardassian troops at the was killed when she attempted to rescue her mother from a end of the occupation. In 2371, Kai Winn assigned soil reclam- Mokra prison. Years later, a delusional Caylem thought Kathryn ators to Rakantha in preparation for planting crops that could Janeway was Ralkana. Janeway could not bring herself to tell be used for export. (“Shakaar” [DS9]). Rakantha was home to Caylem that she was not his daughter. (“Resistance” [VGR]). Jillur Gueta, Ishan Chaye, and Timor Landi. (“Things Past" [DS9) Raman, U.S.S. Federation science vessel, Oberth class, Starfleet registry number NCC-59983, with a crew of seven, lost Rakella Prime. Planet. Home of a civilization known as the in the atmosphere of Marijne VII in 2370. The crew was killed Vok'sha. (“Heroes and Demons” [VGR]) by subspace life-forms living in S the lower atmosphere of the planet Rakhar. Planet in the Gamma Quadrant. The government of The U.S.S. Enterprise-D responded to « a 4 Rakhar did not tolerate political dissidents and, as punishment, a distress call from the Raman, but would kill a perpetrator’s family. {“Vortex” [DS9]). SEE: Croden. arrived too late to save the crew. (“Interface [TNG]). Named for the Nobel-Prize-winning physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Rakhari. Humanoid inhabitants of the planet Rakhar. (“Vortex” Raman. [DS9)). SEE: Croden Ramart, Captain. (Charles Stewart) Rakonian swamp rat. Unpleasant animal. In 2372, Kira com- Commander of the Federation science pared Quark to a Rakonian swamp rat. (“Hippocratic Oath” “ vessel Antares. Ramart's crew rescued [DS9)). the 17-year-old Charles Evans from planet Thasus in 2266, delivering him Rakosa V. Highly populated Class-M planet in the Delta to the Enterprise. Ramart, along with Quadrant. A humanoid civilization existed on Rakosa V and over the rest of his crew, was killed when two million of its inhabitants were threatened in 2372 when a Evans destroyed the Antares to prevent Cardassian weapon known as Dreadnought mistook it for planet Ramart from warning Kirk about Evans's Aschelan V. (“Dreadnought” [VGR)) [8 4 psychokinetic powers. (“Charlie X" - TOS). Rakosan fighters. Small one-person defensive spacecraft from the planet Rakosa V. In 2372, First Minister Kellan dispatched Ramatis lll. Planet. Homeworld of famed Federation mediator several Rakosan fighters in an unsuccessful attempt to intercept Riva. The ruling family of Ramatis Ill lacked the gene that makes and destroy the Cardassian autonomous weapon known as hearing possible, and thus members of that family communicatDreadnought. (“Dreadnought” [VGR]). ed with an interpretive Chorus that provided assistive hearing and speech. Riva was a member of the Ramatis Ill ruling family in raktajino. Klingon coffee 2365. (“Loud as a Whisper” [TNG]). beverage. It was served at Quark's bar on station Deep Ramatis star system. Location of planet Ramatis Ill. The Space 9 and sometimes Starship Enterprise-D visited the Ramatis system in 2365 on a served iced. (“The Passenger” mission to transport mediator Riva from Ramatis Ill to Solais [DS9)). Benjamin Sisko was V. (“Loud as a Whisper" [TNG]) fond of raktajino (“Second Sight" [DS9)). Kira Nerys liked Ramirez, Captain. Spaceship pilot and three-time tongo her raktajino extra hot with two champion. Ramirez beat Dax rather badly at tongo on stardate measures of kava. (“Crossfire” 50416, and she ended up owing him two bars of latinum. [DS9)). Klingon intelligence (“The Darkness and the Light" [DS9]) agent Arne Darvin preferred raktajino to Cardassian fish Ramirez. Starfleet officer. Ramirez served aboard the Defiant juice. Raktajino was not avail- and was killed in 2372 on planet Vandros IV. (“To the Death" able at Federation establish- (DS) ments such as the bar on Deep Space Station K-7 in 2267, ramscoop. Device that employs powerful magnetic fields to since this was before détente collect interstellar hydrogen for use as fuel for a space vehicle