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thymus. Organ in humanoid bodies, located anterior to the tra- Tilonus Institute for Mental Disorders. Imaginary psychiatric chea. The thymus is responsible for producing lymphocytes, hospital on planet Tilonus IV that only existed in the mind of known as T-cells, which are part of humanoid immune systems. William Riker when he was being interrogated on that planet in The alien DNA strand from Tarchannen Ill implanted in the mem- 2369. (“Frame of Mind” [TNG]). bers of the Victory away team was discovered residing in the thymus. Removal of the DNA strand allowed the victim to return to Tilonus IV. Class-M planet, home to a humanoid civilization. The normal, providing some of the victim's original DNA remained. government of Tilonus IV was in a state of total anarchy when (“Identity Crisis” [TNG]) Commander William Riker attempted to rescue a Federation research team there in 2369. He was captured and subjected to Tian An Men, U.S.S. Federation neural manipulation in an attempt to extract tactical information = starship, Miranda class, Starfleet reg- from him. (“Frame of Mind" [TNG]). SEE: Frame of Mind, Suna —— istry number NCC-21382, It served in Picard's armada to blockade Rom- “Time and Again.” Voyager episode #4. Teleplay by David ulan supply ships supplying the Duras family forces during the Kemper and Michael Piller. Story by David Kemper. Directed by Klingon civil war of 2367-2368. (“Redemption, Part II" [TNG]). Les Landau. No stardate given. First aired in 1995. While investiThe Tian An Men was named in honor of the many who died in the ~~ gating a planet destroyed by a global explosion, Captain Janeway cause of Chinese freedom, much as the present-day U.S. Navy and Tom Paris travel back in time, learning that they may have had a U.S.S. Lexington whose name celebrates the first battle in caused the disaster. GUEST CAST: Nicholas Surovy as Makull; the American war for independence. Joel Polis as Terla; Brady Bluhm as Latika; Ryan MacDonald as Shopkeeper; Steve Vaught as Officer; Jerry Spicer as Guard. Tiberian bats. Avian life-forms known for sticking together. SEE: Chaltok IV; combadge; Delaney sisters; Drakina Forest Spock compared some incriminating gravity boots as stickingto dwellers; Kalto province; Kalton; Kes; Latika; Markov; the guilty parties like a pair of Tiberian bats. (Star Trek VI: The nadion; Ny Terla; Paris, Admiral; Pe’'Nar Makull, Polaric Test Undiscovered Country). Ban Treaty; polaric ion energy; pre-warp civilization; Prime Directive; red dwarf; subspace technology; transtator; Tiburon. Planet. Dr. Sevrin studied as a research engineer at Voyager, U.S.S. Tiburon in the field of acoustics and communication. He was dismissed from Tiburon when he started the movement seeking the Time of Awakening. Period of Vulcan history, some two thouplanet Eden, rejecting the advancements of the 23rd century. sand years ago, when the Vulcan people began to reject their vio(“The Way to Eden” [TOS)). In the past, the infamous scientist lent passions and to embrace peace and logic as a way of life Zora conducted brutal medical experiments on the body chem- The Stone of Gol was believed destroyed during the Time of istry of people from Tiburon. (“The Savage Curtain” [TOS]). Awakening. ("Gambit, Part II" [TNG]). SEE: Surak.

Tieran. (Leigh J. McCluskey). Noted figure in llari politics. During “Time Squared.” Next Generation episode #39. Teleplay by the 22nd century, Tieran was a war hero and a brilliant leader. Maurice Hurley. Story by Kurt Michael Bensmiiller. Directed by Tieran became Autarch of llari around 2173, bringing security and ~~ Joseph L. Scanlan. Stardate 42679.2. First aired in 1989. A duplistability during a difficult time in Ilari history. However, in peace- cate of Captain Picard from six hours in the future is found drifting time, Tieran became paranoid, and the llari people eventually in space, the aftermath of the destruction of the Enterprise-D. ousted him. In 2373, Tieran was killed when his shuttle was This episode was originally planned to be a lead-in to “Q Who?" attacked. Before he expired, Tieran used a special cortical (TNG). If this had been done, we would have leaned that Q had implant to transfer his neural pattern into the mind of Voyager been responsible for the unexplained time vortex in this episode. crew member Kes, He used Kes's body against her will inabidto “Time Squared” marked the first appearance of the small twotake over the llari government. Tieran's consciousness was person “shuttlepod” vehicle. GUEST CAST. Diana Muldaur as destroyed when a team from the Starship Voyager was success- Pulaski, Dr. Katherine; Colm Meaney as O'Brien, Miles. SEE: ful in rescuing Kes (“Warlord” [VGR]). El-Baz, Shuttlepod; Endicor system; energy vortex; Ennan VI; Owon eggs; Picard, Jean-Luc; Riker, William T.; shuttiepod. Tierna. (John Gegenhuber). Member of the Kazon-Nistrim sect. Tierna’s body was time portal. SEE: atavachron; Guardian of Forever. booby-trapped in part of an elaborate scheme devised by Jal Culluh in 2372 to timestream. A temporal inversion fold in the space-time matrix, [4 capture the U.S.S. Voyager. Tierna was timestreams weave throughout the galaxy and are home to inteleo brought aboard the Voyager, where he ligent life-forms. In 2372, when Ensign Harry Kim's shuttlecraft exploded, crippling the Federation ship. intersected such a timestream, Kim found himself in an alternate % (“Basics, Part I" [VGR]). John Gegenhuber reality. Kim was able to return to his reality by re-creating the conalso portrayed Kelat in “Maneuvers” (VGR) ditions of the accident and flying back Into the timestream. (“Non and “Alliances” (VGR). Sequitur” [VGR]). SEE: Cosimo.

tiger. Large carniverous feline, native J or - “Time's Arrow, Part |." Next Generation episode #126. Teleplay by to planet Earth. Unwitting Enterprise ow Joe Menosky and Michael Piller. Story by Joe Menosky. Directed crew members conjured up a Bengal dA by Les Landau. Stardate 45959.1. First aired in 1992. Data goes tiger on the amusement park planet in a back in time to 19th-century Earth, where he meets Mark Twain. 2267. ("Shore Leave” [TOS]). A real ele- ¢ This was the cliff-hanger ending to the fifth season. GUEST CAST: phant was also waiting in the wings, . Jerry Hardin as Clemens, Samuel Langhorne: Michael Aron as but the pachyderm never made it to the London, Jack; Barry Kivel as Doorman; Ken Thorley as Seaman; film. Sheldon P. Wolfchild as Falling Hawk, Joe; Jack Murdock as Beggar; Marc Alaimo as La Rouque, Frederick: Milt Tarver as Tika cat. Small animal known for its timidity. (“Faces” [VGRY]). Scientist; Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan; Michael Hungerford as Roughneck. SEE: bitanium; cholera; Clemens, Samuel Til'amin froth. Beverage. Served in the Ten-forward Lounge on Langhorne; Colt Firearms; communicator; Data; Devidia II; the Enterprise-D. (“Eye of the Beholder" [TNG]). Devidians; Exochemistry; Falling Hawk, Joe; Guinan; Hotel Brian; La Rouque, Frederick; LB10445; London, Jack; Marrab Tilikia. (Dell Yount). Crew member on a Boslic freighter. (“Sons of sector; microcentrum cell membrane; ophidian; phase conMogh" [DS9)). Tiltkia's name was not mentioned in dialog, but ~~ ditioners; phase discriminator; pistol; Sector 001; seismic only appeared in the script. regulators; triolic waves; Twain, Mark; Tzartak aperitif.