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ridges. The Tanugan system of justice held that the accused were ~~ Tarchee cat. Animal indigenous to the Nechani homeworld in guilty until proven innocent, which became a problem for the Delta Quadrant. Tarchee cats were known to be high strung Enterprise-D Commander William Riker when he was accused and fussy. (“Sacred Ground" [VGR]) of the murder of Tanugan scientist Dr. Nel Apgar in 2366. ("A Matter of Perspective” [TNG]). tardeth. Large and fearsome Drayan animal possessing copious amounts of hair. (“Innocence [VGR]). Tanzian flu. A medical condition whose symptoms included Increased respiration rate, dilated pupils, and orange coloration Tarella. Class-M planet that once supported humanoid lifeof the ears. (“Parturition” [VGR]). forms. Years ago, a deadly biological weapon was created during a war between the inhabitants of two land masses. The resulting “Tapestry.” Next Generation episode #141. Written by Ronald disease wiped out the planet's population. A few Tarellians D. Moore. Directed by Les Landau. Stardate not given. First escaped to other worlds, infecting those planets as well. The aired In 1993. A dying Picard relives his past, with the help of Q. remaining Tarellians were hunted as plague carriers, and many Picard's flashback scenes with the Nausicaans at the Bonestell were killed by people fearful of contamination. The last eight surFacility dramatize an incident first mentioned in "Samaritan vivors of Tarella headed toward planet Haven in 2364. (“Haven” Snare” (TNG), GUEST CAST: Ned Vaughn as Zweller, Cortin; [TNG]) J. C. Brandy as Batanides, Marta; Clint Carmichael as Nausicaans; Rae Norman as Penny; John de Lancie as Q: Clive Tarellians. Humanoid culture from planet Tarella that was nearly Church as Picard, Maurice; Marcus Nash as Young Picard; wiped out by a deadly biological weapon during the Tarellian Majel Barrett as Computer voice. SEE: Ajax, U.S.S.; barokie; wars. (‘Haven" [TNG]). Batanides, Marta; Bonestell Recreational Facility; compressed tetryon beam; dom-jot; Halloway, Captain Thomas; Taresia. Class-M planet in the Delta Quadrant, homeworld of the Lenarians; magnaspanner; Milika Ill; Morikin VII; Muroc, Taresians. The planet was protected by a defensive tachyon Penny; Narth, Captain; Nausicaans; Picard, Jean-Luc; grid projected by a series of satellites. (“Favorite Son" [VGR)) Picard, Maurice; pulmonary support unit; Q; Selar, Dr.; Starbase Earhart; Stargazer, U.S.S.; stasis unit; straight nines; Taresians. Technologically sophisticated, spacefaring, humanundari; Zweller, Cortin. oid civilization in the Delta Quadrant. The Taresian population was ninety percent female because male children were very rare. Tarahong detention center. Penal settlement; institution where To assure an adequate childbirth rate, the Taresians genetically Quark’s cousin, Barbo, was incarcerated for selling defective engineered a retrovirus that they placed on several planets in the warp drives to the Tarahong government. (“The Nagus™ [DS9)]). Delta Quadrant. The retrovirus was designed to alter the DNA of a male host's body, mutating it into a Taresian being. The retrovirus Taranko colony. Federation settlement. In 2370, the Taranko also imparted an instinctive urge to return to Taresia so that their colony required medical supplies urgently. The Enterprise-D bodies could be denucleated. (“Favorite Son” [VGR]). picked up the supplies from the U.S.S. Lexington and then transported them to Taranko. (“Thine Own Self” [TNG]). targ scoop. Device used on the front of Klingon ground-assault vehicles. Targ scoops prevented collisions with targ herds by Tarbolde, Phineas. Poet on the Canopus Planet who wrote emitting a high-frequency tone which dispersed the animals “Nightingale Woman" in 1996, considered to be one of the most away from the vehicle's path. (“Elogium” [VGR]). passionate love sonnets written in the past few centuries. Gary Mitchell was able to quote the sonnet after exposure to the bar- targ. Furry piglike Klingon animal. Worf "ww. rier at the edge of the galaxy. (“Where No Man Has Gone Before” had a targ as a pet when he was young, — [TOS)). Tarbolde's creativity was, in part, inspired by a noncorpo- and an illusory targ once appeared on the real entity known as Onaya, who was also responsible for the Enterprise-D bridge. (“Where No One brevity of his life. (“The Muse" [DS9]). Has Gone Before” [TNG]). The targ is regarded as a vicious and destructive Tarchannen Ill. Class-M planet. Site animal. (“Crossfire” [DS9]). SEE: heart of of a Federation outpost. Tarchannen targ. Targs are sometimes spotted. (“Favorite Son" [VGR]). We Il was home to an unusual life-form ad wonder if either Commander Kruge’s pet (in Star Trek Ill: The that reproduced by planting a strand 1. F 4 Search for Spock) or the jackal-like pet of the Klingon warden at of DNA into a host body. The DNA 2%, A the Rura Penthe prison (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) strand would eventually take over vy v were also targs. The targ was actually a tame wild boar named the host body, causing it to meta- = » Marilou who wore spikes for filming. While Marilou was not morphose into a nonsentient reptil- | vicious or destructive, she exuded a powerful, pungent odor that ian humanoid. It is believed that all e- clung, for weeks, to anyone unfortunate to have touched her, a 49 members of the Tarchannen out- fact to which Bob Justman can attest. Marilou also left a distincpost suffered this fate in 2362 when ! tive spot on the Enterprise-D bridge that remained on the set for contact was lost with the outpost. | 4 vay, the remainder of the first season of Star Trek: The Next The U.S.S. Victory, dispatched to g (3 . Generation. Molly O'Brien had a stuffed targ toy in her quarters on investigate the outpost, sent an - \ - - Deep Space 9. away team to the planet. Five years ) 1 - later, all five members of the away yy targeting scanner. Sensor visual disteam were irresistibly compelled to { play device used for tactical applicareturn to the planet, apparently part tions. The targeting scanner at the of the metamorphosis process. Three members of the away team helm station on the bridge of a completed the metamorphosis and were irretrievably lost. The Constitution-class starship was nor- S process was identified by Dr. Beverly Crusher in time to save for- mally stowed in the console, automatimer Victory away team members Geordi La Forge and Susanna cally deploying when needed Leijten from the same fate. Enterprise-D Captain Picard ordered warning beacons placed around Tarchannen Ill so the planet Targhee moonbeast. Life-form noted would not be revisited. (“Identity Crisis" [TNG]). The transformed for its loud bray. The sound produced versions of the Tarchannen Ill creatures were played by popular by a Valtese horn was said to resemLos Angeles area radio personalities Mark and Brian, who called ble the moonbeast's call. (“The Perfect themselves the Lizard Creatures from Hell. Mate" [TNG]).