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550 VULCAN BILL OF RIGHTS THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE Vulcan Bill of Rights. Document that guarantees the fundamental apparently wild claims that he was personal freedoms of every Vulcan citizen. (“The Maquis, Part I” the director of the Tantalus V penal [DS9)). ’ colony. (“Dagger of the Mind" ) [TOS]). Spock occasionally used his Vulcan death grip. There is no such thing as a Vulcan death grip, 1 mind-melding skills to provide a but Spock claimed to have used it when he apparently killed Kirk telepathic distraction to an adverduring their spy mission aboard a Romulan vessel in 2268. The a sary, as at Eminiar VII. (“A Taste of ruse allowed Kirk to escape back to the Enterprise. (“The g . Armageddon” [TOS]). Mind-melding Enterprise Incident” [TOS]). Ct — can be performed with intelligences a as diverse as humans, the robot Vulcan dirge. Traditional Vulcan funeral song. One Vulcan dirge space probe Nomad (“The Changeling”), the Horta (“The Devil in starts, “O starless night of boundless black...” (“Tuvix" [VGR]). the Dark™ [TOS]), and the Kelvans. When mind-melding with the Kelvan named Kelinda, Spock was able to glimpse the apparently Vulcan favinit plant. Foliage from planet Vulcan. In 2372, humanoid creature's true form: an immense being with hundreds Starship Voyager's Lieutenant Tuvok created a rare hybrid flower of tentacles. (“By Any Other Name” [TOS)) by grafting a favinit plant with a South American orchid from A mind-meld was used to permit Jean-Luc Picard to proEarth. “Alliances” [VGR]). vide emotional support to Ambassador Sarek in 2366 when the ambassador was suffering the debilitating effects of terminal Vulcan harp. SEE: Vulcan lute. Bendii Syndrome. Sarek benefited from the captain's emotional control, but Picard had to endure the fierce onslaught of the Vulcan Institute of Defensive Arts. Learning institution located ambassador's unleashed emotions. (“Sarek” [TNG]). In 2370, on Vulcan. Tuvok taught archery science for several years at the ~~ Sakonna unsuccessfully tried to perform a mind-meld with Gul Vulcan Institute of Defensive Arts. (“Basics, Part II" [VGR]). Dukat in an attempt to gather information for the Maquis. Dukat attributed his ability to resist the mind-meld to his Cardassian Vulcan isolationist movement. Small but growing group of sep- training. (“The Maquis, Part II" [DSS]). aratists on Vulcan during the late 24th century. The isolationists The Vulcan mind-meld can be used so that one person can believed that contact with alien civilizations had polluted their hone another's skill. In 2371, Tuvok proposed a mind-meld with culture and destroyed Vulcan purity. They advocated the total Kes in hopes of focusing Kes's telepathic abilities. (“Cathexis” isolation of Vulcan from the rest of the galaxy and the eradication [VGR]). Tuvok used a Vulcan mind-meld on Tom Paris in 2371 to of all alien influences from their planet. Tallera was a member of view the memories contained in Paris's Banean neuroimplant the isolationist group, who, in 2370, tried to reassemble the Tuvok used these memories to determine that Paris did not kill ancient Stone of Gol for use in furthering the movement's goals. Banean scientist Tolen Ren. (“Ex Post Facto” [VGR]). In 2372, (“Gambit Part II" [TNG]). Tuvok mind-melded with accused murder Lon Suder, causing a neurochemical imbalance in the mesiofrontal cortex of Tuvok’s Vulcan Love Slave Part II: The Revenge. Sexual fantasy holo- brain, unleashing uncontrollably violent emotions. (“Meld" [VGR]). graphic program. Quark abtained the program for his holosuites. The Vulcan mind-meld was first used in “Dagger of the Mind" (“Doctor Bashir, | Presume?" [DS9]). (TOS). Mind-melds were also performed in “The Paradise Syndrome" (TOS), “Spectre of the Gun" (TOS), “The Omega Vulcan Love Slave. Romantic novel, at least according to Quark, Glory” (TOS), Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek Il, Star Trek who recommended the story to Odo in 2373. (“The Ascent” [DS9)). Ill, Star Trek VI, and “Unification, Part II" (TNG). SEE: katra. Vulcan lute. Stringed musical instrument Vulcan mocha. Beverage, similar to coffee. Harry Kim enjoyed poe from planet Vulcan. Spock enjoyed playing Vulcan mocha, extra sweet. (“Non Sequitur” [VGR)) oF5F pe the harplike instrument during his off-duty oe Fs hours. ("Charlie X* [TOS]). Tuvok owned a Vulcan mollusks. Fine food. Quark served Vulcan mollusks to oF g Vulcan lute, which he played at home. Fallit Kot during his stay on station Deep Space 9. They are best (“Persistence of Vision" [VGRY], “Innocence” when sautéed in Rhombolian butter. (“Melora” [DS9]). [VGR]). The Vulcan lute was first seen in - “Charlie X" (TOS), then later used in “The Vulcan nerve pinch. A Vulcan technique in which finger pressure - Conscience of the King" (TOS), in which is applied to certain nerves at the base of the neck, instantly and Spock accompanied Uhura's song “Beyond nonviolently rendering that individual unconscious. Although the Antares,” “Amok Time" (TOS); and “The technique appears to work on nearly all humanoid species (and Way to Eden” (TOS). A replica of the origi- several nonhumanoids as well), few non-Vulcans have been able nal prop, borrowed from Gene Rodden- to master the nerve pinch. (“The Enemy Within" [TOS]. The berry's office, was used in Star Trek V: The Vulcan nerve pinch can cause trauma to the trapezius nerve bunFinal Frontier. A Vulcan lute was seen in the dle. (“Cathexis” [VGR]). Spock tried, unsuccessfully, to teach the mirror Kira Nerys's quarters in “Through the nerve pinch to Kirk, but many years later, Data was able to master Looking Glass” (DS9). That prop was loaned to the show from the the technique. (“Unification, Part II" [TNG]). The Famous Spock collection of Star Trek graphic designer Doug Drexler. It was first Nerve Pinch (as it became known to the show's production staff) referred to as a lute in “Persistence of Vision" (VGR). In was invented by actor Leonard Nimoy, who devised it because he “Innocence,” Tuvok said his lute had five strings, but the actual thought Spock would not stoop to rendering an opponent unconprop had 12 strings. scious with a karate chop. SEE: FSNP. Vulcan Master. (Edna Glover, Paul Weber, Norman Stuart). Eider Vulcan port. intoxicating beverage. Quark offered Vulcan port to mentors who guided Vulcan aspirants through the arduous Sakonna when beginning business negotiations. Quark said the Kolinahr ritual. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). green drink was three centuries old and very expensive. ("The Maquis, Part |” [DS9]). Vulcan mind-meld. An ancient Vulcan ritual in which two persons are telepathically linked, sharing each other's conscious- Vulcan restaurant. The Promenade of station Deep Space 9 feaness. To Vulcans, mind-melding is a deeply personal experience, tured a restaurant specializing in Vulcan cuisine. (“Indiscretion” providing an intense intimacy. (“Dagger of the Mind” [TOS]). [DS)). Scientifically, the process is described as a synaptic pattern displacement. (“The Passenger” [DS9]). Spock used a mind- Vulcan Science Academy. Institute of higher learning on planet meld in 2266 to determine the truth of Dr. Simon Van Gelder's Vulcan. Spock chose to apply to Starfleet in 2249 rather than