Talosian

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Talosian
Four Letter Code	TLSN
Federation Status	Noncommunicative
Planet of Origin	Talos IV
Encountered	TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie"
T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	TR
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The Talosians were an aged, cerebral sentient species native to Talos IV.

Talosians were once a technologically advanced culture but a nuclear holocaust left their planet virtually uninhabitable and killed most of the inhabitants. The survivors of the nuclear war congregated in underground dwellings, where they became dependant on illusion-generating abilities that had been developed by their ancestors. The Talosians became bored, per se, with the content of the illusions which they had. Their dependence upon these illusions for mental stimuli caused the Talosians to begin capturing space travelers to use as the living basis for their illusions.

In 2254, the Talosians captured Captain Christopher Pike and attempted to use him to re-build their civilization.

As of 2266, contact with Talos IV was forbidden by Starfleet, due to the addictive qualities of the illusion technology.

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