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| Natives to '''Katarus''', however, have cranial ridges, seemingly small horns, that run from the middle of the forehead to the back of the skull, and but otherwise closely resemble [[Terrans]]. | | Natives to '''Katarus''', however, have cranial ridges, seemingly small horns, that run from the middle of the forehead to the back of the skull, and but otherwise closely resemble [[Terrans]]. |
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| Like many other cultures, Ktarians ritualise death, burying their dead in tombs filled with thousands of stones. Each stone is sacred, as it symbolizes a prayer for the deceased. It is forbidden to remove these stones from a Ktarian tomb.
| | Ktarian natives lay thousands of stones, each representing a separate prayer, around the tomb of their dead loved ones. Because of they are prayers for the dead, it is desecration to remove stones from a Ktarian tomb and is in fact illegal. Ktarians appear to be quite open about their culture, and trust outsiders to carry out expeditions to even their most sacred sites; Starfleet expeditions have been allowed to visit the famous Ktarian burial grounds. |
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| | Ktarians hold festivals to celebrate their musical accomplishments; these are open to off-world visitors and are sometimes held on other planets. |
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| Ktarian natives lay thousands of stones, each representing a separate prayer, around the tomb of their dead loved ones. Because of they are prayers for the dead, it is desecration to remove stones from a Ktarian tomb and is in fact illegal. Ktarians appear to be quite open about their culture, and trust outsiders to carry out expeditions to even their most sacred sites; Starfleet expeditions have been allowed to visit the famous Ktarian burial grounds.
| | Playing the Ktarian Grand Piano is difficult since it has brown keys inserted between the black and white keys to play demi-semitones.<ref>[[Rocar Drawoh#Musical Interests|Musical Interests]], Rocar Drawoh</ref> |
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| Ktarians hold festivals to celebrate their musical accomplishments; these are open to off-world visitors and are sometimes held on other planets. Ktarian food has worked it's way into the diet of Federation races, and in some cases has proved immensely popular. Fried Ktarian eggs are considered to be a breakfast delicacy. The eggs are large, with shells of a mottled brown and orange hue, although the yolk seems to be a rather unpalatable looking green. Ktarian desserts are rather indulgent; the Ktarian Chocolate puff contains at least 17 varieties of chocolate and is Counsellor Troi's favorite dessert.
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| | Ktarian food has worked it's way into the diet of Federation races, and in some cases has proved immensely popular. Fried Ktarian eggs are considered to be a breakfast delicacy. The eggs are large, with shells of a mottled brown and orange hue, although the yolk seems to be a rather unpalatable looking green. Ktarian desserts are rather indulgent; the Ktarian Chocolate puff contains at least 17 varieties of chocolate and is Counsellor Troi's favorite dessert. |
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| Ktarians are renowned throughout the galaxy for their music and play host to a wide variety of alien races at their Music Festivals. | | Ktarians are renowned throughout the galaxy for their music and play host to a wide variety of alien races at their Music Festivals. They also had some famous culinary dishes popular among Federation officers, such as their Ktarian chocolate puff, Ktarian pudding, Ktarian eggs, Ktarian beer, and Ktarian Merlot. |
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| | Like many other cultures, Ktarians ritualise death, burying their dead in tombs filled with thousands of stones. Each stone is sacred, as it symbolizes a prayer for the deceased. It is forbidden to remove these stones from a Ktarian tomb. |
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| | Ktarians had technology sufficient for the creation of plasma coils as early as the 21st century. |
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| This race is renowned for advancements in neurology, this led to their recent censure and embargo by the Federation. A Ktarian game distributed on Risa in 2368 had the neurological effect of rendering the player a tool of the Ktarian government. With this they planned a take-over of the Federation and other galactic powers. While Ktarian biotechnology is prized on the black market, the exotic technologies are banned as a sanction for their plot. | | This race is renowned for advancements in neurology, this led to their recent censure and embargo by the Federation. A Ktarian game distributed on Risa in 2368 had the neurological effect of rendering the player a tool of the Ktarian government. With this they planned a take-over of the Federation and other galactic powers. While Ktarian biotechnology is prized on the black market, the exotic technologies are banned as a sanction for their plot. |
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| In the UFoP, Captain Rocar's mother is one kind of Ktarian whilst his father is from the other planet. He therefore has a mixture of the two appearances, with slight ridges and less distinct cranial lobes.
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| Ktarians had technology sufficient for the creation of plasma coils as early as the 21st century. (TNG: "Birthright, Part I"
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| The Ktarian glaciers were a popular ski destination. (VOY: "Macrocosm")
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| They also had some famous culinary dishes popular among Federation officers, such as their Ktarian chocolate puff, Ktarian pudding, Ktarian eggs, Ktarian beer, and Ktarian Merlot.
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| Also, Given that the Ktarians have two homeworlds it is likely that on one homeworld (Katuria) the race's appearance is one with ridges over the forehead (as in voyager) whilst on the second homeworld (Ktaria VII) the race's appearance is one of enlarged frontal lobes (as in TNG.)
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| * Ktaria VII is covered by spectacular glaciers, which make the planet popular throughout the Federation as a holiday Ski resort.
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| ** Source: "Ktarian glaciers, renowned for excellent skiing" [Macrocosm VOY]
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| * Ktaria VII is not an entirely glacial world, as the indigenous people are quite comfortable visiting warmer climes, such as those on the pleasure planet Risa. [The Game TNG]
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| * Seeing the Moonrise on the Ktarian homeworld is one of the most beautiful sights in the galaxy.
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| ** Source: "We'll run the Ktarian moonrise simulation. It's beautiful.", [Revulsion VOY]
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| * Dr. Mizan was a Ktarian. He is a specialist on interspecies mating practices who met Counselor Troi at a three-day psychology conference. The Interspecies mating expert is a notorious womanizer. This Ktarian scientist used a three-day psychology conference to ask Troi to join him for some empirical research. [Timescape TNG]
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| == Canon Ktarian Cookery & Food ==
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| Ktarian cuisine is renowned throughout the federation for being outstandingly exquisite. (And very tasty!) The following dishes/food types are all canon:
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| * Ktarian Chocolate Puff -a Sweet dish that Uses 17 different varieties of Chocolate (a favourite of Deanana Troi)
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| ** Source: Liasons TNG & Body and Soul VOY
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| * Ktarian Merlot.2282 a very Fine Wine that clearly lasts a long time as a bottle from 2282 is not only still drinkable but also high quality.
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| *On Ktaris they brew an alcoholic beverage commonly known as Ktarian beer. Best served cold.
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| ** Source: Paris & Kim drink cold pints of Ktarian beer after spending 9 hours searching through Boirg debris in 2375 VOY: Dark Frontier
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| * "One Ktarian Pudding" -A Desert
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| * Ktarian eggs Breakfast Delicacy "a favourite of Antonia" (Kirk's Fiancee in 2284) popular fried. The egss are large with shells of mottled brown and orange hue although the yolk is a rather unpalatable-looking green. -a sort after breakfast delicacy.
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| * Ktarian Spice Cake
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| ** Source: Admiral Nakamura: Incidentally, Captain... the banquet really won't be as bad as you might expect. The key note speaker is going to address Bajoran aqueduct management. And I hear they're serving '''Ktarian''' spice cake for dessert this year.
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| ::Picard forces a smile.:: Picard: Yes, I know... it sounds...delightful. [Phantasms TNG]
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| ==External Links==
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| * Memory Alpha Article: [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Ktarian]
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| * Star Trek.com Article: [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/aliens/article/70646.html]
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| * Recipe for Ktarian Eggs! : [http://www.recipezaar.com/139315]
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