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Arbiter of Succession; bat'leth; Buruk; Duras; Gamma Rhomboid Dronegar Sector. Region of space. Origin of a disArigulon system; Gowron; ha’DIBah; Hubble, Chief; ja’chug; tress call received by the Enterprise-D from a disabled Pakled JjIH dok; K'Ehleyr; K'mpec; Kahless the Unforgettable; ship in 2365. (“Samaritan Snare” [TNG]). Klingon attack cruiser; Klingon Empire; LaSalle, U.S.S.; mev yap; molecular-decay detonator; painstik, Klingon; Picard, Rhuludian crystals. A powerful narcotic, [ } Jean-Luc; Rite of Succession, Klingon; Rozhenko, banned by authorities near the Nekrit Expanse Alexander; Rozhenko, Helena; Sonchi ceremony; Starbase of the Delta Quadrant. Ingesting one Rhu73; Tholians; triceron; Veridium Six; Vorn; Worf. ludian crystal was reputed to make days of tedious travel seem like moments of exquisite Revalus. Famous writer. Revalus created a work entitled The rapture. Sutok was a dealer in Rhuludian Wait. (“The Muse" [DS9]). SEE: visceral writing. crystals. (“Fair Trade" [VGR]). Revere, U.S.S. Scout vessel, Starfleet registry number NCC-595. Rhymus Major. Planet in the binary Rhymus system. Quark creThe Revere was not seen, but was mentioned in a Starfleet com- ated a holosuite program of a picnic using Rhymus Major as the munique overheard at the Epsilon IX Monitoring Station, ordered locale. (Profit and Loss" [DS9]). to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Columbia by Commodore Probert, a gag reference to production illustrator Andrew Probert. (Star Rib. (Beans Morocco). Mentally unbalanced inmate of the Trek: The Motion Picture). Akritirian prison satellite while Ensign Harry Kim and Lieutenant Tom Paris were there on stardate 50156.2. (“The Chute” [VGR]). reverse-ratcheting router. Special tool used to create a gouge. ("By Inferno’s Light” [DS9]). ribocyatic flux. Condition where an organism's DNA is being actively rewritten. Ribocyatic flux was a later symptom of Barclay's Rex. (Rod Arrants). A fictional bartender in the world of pulp Protomorphosis Syndrome. The shifting genetic codes caused detective Dixon Hill, and the owner of Rex's Bar. The Dixon Hill cellular mutations which manifested themselves as organs and holodeck program, based on the Dixon Hill novels and short sto- behavioral traits of earlier genetic forms. (“Genesis” [TNG]). ries, included a holographic representation of Rex. The character attracted the romantic interest of Lwaxana Troi, who was unaware ribonucleic acid. SEE: RNA. that Rex was not a real person, when she entered a holodeck simulation being run by Jean-Luc Picard. (“Manhunt” [TNG]). ribosome infusion. Medical treatment procedure. Dr. Crusher prescribed a ribosome infusion to help the injured Romulan Reyab. Kobliad transport vessel. The Reyab carried Kobliad Patahk after exposure to the surface conditions on Galorndon security officer Kajada and her prisoner Rao Vantika. The Reyab Core in 2366. The only compatible donor on the Enterprise-D caught fire near Bajoran space in 2369. A runabout from station was Worf, who refused to cooperate. (“The Enemy” [TNG]). Deep Space 9 responded to the Reyab's distress call. (“The Passenger” [DS9]) Rice, Captain Paul. (Marco Rodriguez). Commander of the U.S.S. reyamilk soak. Soothing bath experience available on the plea- Drake when it was destroyed at sure planet Risa. (“Let He Who Is Without Sin..." [DS9)) planet Minos in 2364. Rice was a - highly regarded officer, a risk taker, Reyga, Dr. (Peter Slutsker). Ferengi { and a friend to William Riker. Rice a scientist who invented a revolution- was offered the chance to command Ne ary metaphasic-shield technology in the Drake after Riker declined the 4 = Fl 2369. Though his invention was job. Rice was later killed at Minos, i treated with skepticism by most of } 3 along with the rest of his crew, by an " the scientific community, he found an y | ancient but still-active weapons sys. be unlikely ally in Dr. Beverly Crusher. tem. (“The Arsenal of Freedom” : Dr. Reyga was invited aboard the y 4 [TNG]). Marco Rodriguez also played < Enterprise-D, along with other spe- 8S Glinn Telle in “The Wounded" (TNG). cialists in subspace technology, in Rice was named for a character in order to test his new shield. The test Gene Roddenberry's series The Lieutenant. was apparently unsuccessful, and shortly thereafter Dr. Reyga was Richardson. Enterprise-D crew member who was killed while found dead, the victim of a plasma surge. Dr. Crusher was ableto manually controlling the thermal deflectors against a fierce prove that Reyga had been murdered, and that his metaphasic firestorm on planet Bersallis Ill in 2369. (“Lessons” [TNG]). shield was indeed a viable technology. (“Suspicions" [TNG]) SEE: Jo'Bril. Richey, Colonel Stephen. Commander of the NASA ship Charybdis on the ill-fated RF power conduit. Waveguide device used for radio-frequency third manned attempt to explore beyond energy transmission. RF power conduits are found in the upper Earth's solar system. Richey was the only pylon docking systems on station Deep Space 9. (“Whispers” survivor when the Charybdis's crew was | [DS9)). accidentally killed by an unknown alien intelligence. In an effort to atone for the Rhada, Lieutenant. (Naomi Pollock). Enterprise crew member. tragic deaths of the Charybdis crew, the Rhada served at the helm when a landing party was stranded at intelligence attempted to create a natural human environment in the Kalandan outpost in 2268. (“That Which Survives” [TOS]). which Richey could live out the remainder of his life. Unfortunately, the aliens used a badly written novel—Hotel Royale, by Todd Rhodes, Sandra. (Amy Pietz). Security officer aboard the U.S.S. Matthews—as the model for this environment, thus creating a Enterprise-D in 2370. She was assigned to protect Jason Vigo bizarre purgatory in which Richey eventually died. (“The Royale” while he was a visitor on the ship. (“Bloodlines” [TNG]) [TNG)). rhodium nitrite. Metallic compound based on rhodium, an ele- Richter's scale of culture. Measurement used to describe relament of the platinum group. Rhodium nitrites and selenium can tive levels of cultural development in planetary civilizations. be reformulated and synthesized to form the biogenic agent Spock said the agrarian inhabitants on planet Organia were a Dcobalt diselenide. (“For the Uniform” [DS9]). minus on Richter's scale of culture: primitive but peaceful.