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==Home System==  
==Home System==  
* '''Quadrant''': [[Alpha Quadrant]]<ref name="Trill (planet)">[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_(planet) "Trill (planet)"], Memory Alpha</ref>
* '''Quadrant''': [[Alpha Quadrant]]<ref name="Trill (planet)">[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_(planet) "Trill (planet)"], Memory Alpha</ref>
* '''Location''': Kalandra Sector (coordinates A24-0002-1300)
* '''Location''': Kalandra Sector<ref name= "Trill system MB">[https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_system "Trill system"], Memory Beta</ref><ref name="Berengaria Caucus ends">[https://fednewsservice.com/2015/10/08/berengaria-caucus-ends-candidates-speak/ "Berengaria Caucus ends, candidates speak,"] Federation News Service, SD 239210.08</ref>
* '''Proper Name''': Trillius system
* '''Proper Name''': Trill system<ref name="Trill system MA">[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_system "Trill system"], Memory Alpha</ref> <!--Trillius system-->
* '''Star''': It orbits a [[Star Classifications|class M (Red)]] star  
* '''Star''': It is a binary star system<ref name="Trill system MA"/><ref name= "Trill system MB"/><ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-1483536669000&ship=Darwin Tea with the Captain], Commander Kael Thomas, {{USS|Darwin}}, 239401.04</ref> with one [[Star Classifications|G-class]] star and one [[Star Classifications|K-class]] star.<ref name="Trill system MA"/>
* '''Distance from Star''':  its orbit is approximately 36 million km  
* '''Distance from Star''':  its orbit is approximately 181,761,413 million km (1.215 AU)<ref name="Trill (planet)"/>
* '''Companions''': It is the 1st of 5 planets in the system
* '''Companions''': 6 planets in the system including Trill<ref name= "Trill system MB"/>
* '''Moons''': it has 1 moon.<ref name="Trill (planet)"/>
* '''Moons''': it has 1 moon.<ref name="Trill (planet)"/>


==Home World==  
==Home World==  
* '''Proper Name''': Trill<ref name="Trill (planet)"/> (also called Trillius Prime)
'''''See also:''' [[Trill (planet)]]''
* '''Diameter''': 12,986 km (8,069 miles)<ref name="Trill (planet)"/>
* '''Gravity''': 1.04 standard gravity with a density of 3.1
* '''Axial Tilt''': 12.8%, with normal terran seasonal changes
* '''Orbital Period''': 397 days
* '''Rotational Period''': 25.3 hours
* '''Classification''': [[Planetary Classification|M]]<ref name="Trill (planet)"/>
* '''Surface Water''': 62%
* '''Atmosphere''': 0.99% is a standard pressure with 76% nitrogen, 22% oxygen, 2% trace chemicals
* '''Climate''': Mainly a temperate planet with a tropical and arctic zones.
* '''Terrain''': It has rolling plains, hills, forests with jungles, swamps and some mountain ranges
* '''Population''': There were 650 million Trill and 11 million [[Symbiont]] living on this world in 2370.


==History==  
==History==  
The first years of Trill development are referred to as Oras aru'Zentu'il ("Age of Spring" or "Spring Age"), as it was the age when both Trills and Symbionts were born and began to grow peacefully.  
===Age of Spring===
The first years of Trill development are referred to as Oras aru'Zentu'il ("Age of Spring" or "Spring Age").<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-1523754041000&ship=Atlantis Holodeck Carnevale], Ensign Sotak, {{USS|Atlantis}}, 239504.14</ref> Records prior to this period are very rare.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-MViyO_PelqKg2Jh5-Uf&ship=Gorkon Do Symbionts Dream of Freedom?], Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo, {{USS|Gorkon}},  239803.13</ref> It was during this period that the first contact between Trill humanoids and Symbionts occurred. While these first meetings were peaceful, due to the differences between the two species they experienced things differently.  The first few joinings were accompanied by hallucinations that hosts misinterpreted as ghosts or spirits.<ref name= “Wreck-It Jo”>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-1567918754000&ship=Gorkon Wreck-It Jo], Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo, {{USS|Gorkon}},  239611.07</ref>


===Early History===
===Early History===
As the humanoid Trill began to migrate out from the Mak'ala region thousands of years ago, it became impractical for many to make the journey to Mak'ala to request to be joined. As a result many of the Trill that made the journey to be joined were traveling merchants and traders. Due to the distance from Mak'ala it became common to transfer the Symbiont into someone close to the host when the host died.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-O8Iw-1yoIPEnh1bJTiw&ship=Constitution The Underlying Cause], Lieutenant JG Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240110.03 </ref>
As the humanoid Trill began to migrate out from the Mak'ala region thousands of years ago, it became impractical for many to make the journey to Mak'ala to request to be joined. As a result many of the Trill that made the journey to be joined were traveling merchants and traders. Due to the distance from Mak'ala it became common to transfer the Symbiont into someone close to the host when the host died.<ref name= "The Underlying Cause">[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-O8Iw-1yoIPEnh1bJTiw&ship=Constitution The Underlying Cause], Lieutenant JG Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240110.03 </ref>


===Creation of the Symbiosis Commission===
===Creation of the Symbiosis Commission===
The Trill started keeping records of joinings in the 12th century.<ref>[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trill "Trill"], Memory Alpha</ref> By this time many cultures and governments had developed so there were no global regulations over who received the Symbionts. Nepotism was rampant and it became increasingly common for new hosts to reassociate with the partners of the old host, much to the detriment of Trill society. In the 13th century, representatives from each government on Trill met to decide what to do. The result of these talks was the formation of the Symbiosis Commission to regulate the joining process and new laws were put into place regarding joining such as the law banning reassociation.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-O8Iw-1yoIPEnh1bJTiw&ship=Constitution The Underlying Cause], Lieutenant JG Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240110.03 </ref>
The Trill started keeping records of joinings in the 12th century.<ref name= "Trill MA">[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trill "Trill"], Memory Alpha</ref> By this time many cultures and governments had developed so there were no global regulations over who received the Symbionts. Nepotism was rampant and it became increasingly common for new hosts to reassociate with the partners of the old host, much to the detriment of Trill society. In the 13th century, representatives from each government on Trill met to decide what to do. The result of these talks was the formation of the Symbiosis Commission to regulate the joining process and new laws were put into place regarding joining such as the law banning reassociation.<ref name= "The Underlying Cause"/>


===Space Age===
===Space Age===
Trill's first contact with alien life was in the early 21st century, when a [[Vulcan]] ship landed, proposing friendship and cultural information exchange. Trill society was deeply divided by this development, with many fearing the outsiders represented a threat to the [[Symbiont|symbionts]]. The ruling council eventually allowed for limited contact with Vulcans, but no other alien races. This first contact also led to increased security around and secrecy regarding the [[Symbiont|symbionts]].  
Trill's first contact with alien life was in the early 21st century, when a [[Vulcan]] ship landed, proposing friendship and cultural information exchange. Trill society was deeply divided by this development, with many fearing the outsiders represented a threat to the [[Symbiont|symbionts]]. The ruling council eventually allowed for limited contact with Vulcans, but no other alien races. This first contact also led to increased security around and secrecy regarding the [[Symbiont|symbionts]].<ref name="Trill (planet) MB">[https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_(planet) Trill (planet)], Memory Beta</ref><ref name= "Anthesis"/>


In 2038, two years before the arrival of the Vulcans, the Trill Science Ministry successfully tested the first warp drive. There were initial concerns about the safety of warp travel for joined Trill but the arrival of the Vulcans and the decision to conceal the symbionts caused progress to slow to a crawl. It wasn't until 2046 that it was deemed safe for joined Trill to travel at warp speeds.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-O9LfOLL4feFKpDclsvP&ship=Constitution The New and Improved], Lieutenant JG Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240110.16</ref>
In 2038, two years before the arrival of the [[Vulcan]]s, the Trill Science Ministry successfully tested the first warp drive. There were initial concerns about the safety of warp travel for joined Trill but the arrival of the Vulcans and the decision to conceal the symbionts caused progress to slow to a crawl. It wasn't until 2046 that it was deemed safe for joined Trill to travel at warp speeds.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-O9LfOLL4feFKpDclsvP&ship=Constitution The New and Improved], Lieutenant JG Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240110.16</ref>
   
   
Circa 2063, Trill was visited by the L'Dira. Trill's refusal to deal with the unknown race led to an attack on the planet, killing over fifty. This tragic error in understanding convinced the ruling council to increase their knowledge of the galaxy.  
Circa 2075, Trill was visited by the L'Dira. Trill's refusal to deal with the unknown race led to an attack on the planet, killing over fifty. This tragic error in understanding convinced the ruling council to increase their knowledge of the galaxy.<ref name="Trill (planet) MB"/>


In the 22nd century, Lela Dax became the first woman to be appointed to the Trill ruling council which until that point had consisted solely of joined men.<ref>[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Lela_Dax "Lela Dax"], Memory Alpha</ref>
In the 22nd century, Lela Dax became the first woman to be appointed to the Trill ruling council which until that point had consisted solely of joined men.<ref>[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Lela_Dax "Lela Dax"], Memory Alpha</ref>


It is not known when Trill and humans first made contact but Emony Dax is known to have visited Earth in the mid 23rd Century, where she was apparently close to [[ma:Leonard McCoy|Leonard McCoy]].
It is not known when Trill and humans first made contact but [[ma:Travis Mayweather|Travis Mayweather]] mentions having visited Trillius Prime, while still a member of his fathers freighter crew. Emony Dax is known to have visited Earth in the mid 23rd Century, where she was apparently close to [[ma:Leonard McCoy|Leonard McCoy]].<ref name= "Trill MA"/> By the 2240s, they could be encountered on Earth.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
 
Sometime prior to 2245 Tobin Dax once met the famous [[Cardassian]] poet Iloja of Prim while the latter was exiled on Vulcan.
Trill could be found visiting Vulcan early-23rd century. Sometime prior to 2245 Tobin Dax once met the famous [[Cardassian]] poet Iloja of Prim while the latter was exiled on Vulcan.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
 
By 2257, it wasn't unusual to see a Trill on [[Qo'noS]].<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
 
Trill joined the [[United Federation of Planets]] shortly before the 2260s,<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-Naa4Bt5t1-GXXEOy-XM&ship=Constitution Not overcomplicating it], Commodore Jalana Rajel, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240007.30</ref> before that the planet's military was the Trill Private Service. Madza Bral, a Trill politician, was elected Federation President not long afterwards.<ref name="Trill (planet) MB"/>


Trill joined the United Federation of Planets shortly before the 2260s.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-Naa4Bt5t1-GXXEOy-XM&ship=Constitution Not overcomplicating it], Commodore Jalana Rajel, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240007.30</ref>
===2367===
 
Despite the relatively unusual nature of being a joined species, that aspect of their culture wasn't widely unknown until 2367, when the [[ma:Odan|Odan]] symbiont had to be given a new host during the middle of tense negotiations on [[Peliar Zel]]. Such a public example of the dual nature of the Trill brought to the forefront what had previously been a very private matter to Trill for several millennia.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
[[ma:Travis Mayweather|Travis Mayweather]] mentions having visited Trillius Prime, while still a member of his fathers freighter crew.
The planet joined the United Federation of Planets some time around the early 23rd century; before that the planet's military was the Trill Private Service. Madza Bral, a Trill politician, was elected Federation President not long afterwards.


===Mirror Universe===
===Mirror Universe===
In the mirror universe, it was unclear which side (if any) the Trill government took in the conflict between the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance and the Terran Rebellion. A number of individual Trill were part of the Rebellion, while others would attempt to remain non-aligned.
In the mirror universe, it was unclear which side (if any) the Trill government took in the conflict between the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance and the Terran Rebellion. A number of individual Trill were part of the Rebellion, while others would attempt to remain non-aligned.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>


==Government==
==Government==
In the 21st century, Trill was governed by a ruling council, composed solely of joined Trills, and primarily males. The council was lead by a head councilor, addressed as "Mr. Speaker". The council met in the council chambers, at the time one of the oldest and largest spaces in the capital city, adorned with acelon desks and capped by an opaque dome. As early as the mid-21st century, debate raged over abandoning the historic chamber for more modern building.  
In the 21st century, Trill was governed by a ruling council, composed solely of joined Trills, and primarily males. The council was lead by a head councilor, addressed as "Mr. Speaker". The council met in the council chambers, at the time one of the oldest and largest spaces in the capital city, adorned with acelon desks and capped by an opaque dome. As early as the mid-21st century, debate raged over abandoning the historic chamber for more modern building.<ref name="Trill (planet) MB"/>


By the 24th century, Trill government was run by a President and a Senate, both housed in the Trill Senate Tower, in the city of Leran Manev. That government nearly collapsed when a terrorist attack killed or seriously wounded thousands of symbionts, including that of the president, Lirisse Maz. The Maz symbiont was successfully unjoined through use of an experimental drug, and Lirisse Durghan was able to maintain her position. (Source: DS9 - Worlds of DS9 novel: Trill: Unjoined)
By the 24th century, Trill government was run by a President and a Senate, both housed in the Trill Senate Tower, in the city of Leran Manev. That government nearly collapsed when a terrorist attack killed or seriously wounded thousands of symbionts, including that of the president, Lirisse Maz. The Maz symbiont was successfully unjoined through use of an experimental drug, and Lirisse Durghan was able to maintain her position. (Source: DS9 - Worlds of DS9 novel: Trill: Unjoined)
The Chief of Staff of the Trill government serves as a non-executive or ceremonial President, the only mandate the Chief of Staff has is serving as a national unifying figure and is often the one to conduct negotiations with other powers, be they Federation members or not. The Chief of Staff is referred to as Excellency.<ref name="Berengaria Caucus ends"/>
The Education Ministry is a department of the Trill government that oversees public schools. It is run by the Education Minister.<ref>[https://fednewsservice.com/2015/02/07/fns-situational-briefing-23920207/ "FNS Situational Briefing: 239202.07"], Federation News Service, SD 239202.07</ref>
   
   
[[Image:Trill Emblem.png|right]]
[[Image:Trill Emblem.png|right]]


===Trill Senate Tower===
===Trill Senate Tower===
The Trill Senate Tower is the seat of government for Trill, housing the chambers of the Trill Senate and the office of the President of Trill.
The Trill Senate Tower is the seat of government for Trill, housing the chambers of the Trill Senate and the office of the President of Trill.<ref>[https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_Senate_Tower Trill Senate Tower], Memory Beta</ref>
 
===Trill Diplomatic Corps===
===Trill Diplomatic Corps===
The Trill Diplomatic Corps was a Trill diplomatic body.
The Trill Diplomatic Corps was a Trill diplomatic body.
   
   
In 2075, a member of the Diplomatic Corps met with several [[Vulcan|Vulcans]], including T'Pau, who wanted to speak to Lela Dax after the L'Dira attacked Trill. Seljin Gandres was an Ambassador in the Diplomatic Corps. He spent several years dealing with the [[Pakled|Pakleds]] on behalf of the organization.
In 2075, a member of the Diplomatic Corps met with several [[Vulcan|Vulcans]], including T'Pau, who wanted to speak to Lela Dax after the L'Dira attacked Trill. Seljin Gandres was an Ambassador in the Diplomatic Corps. He spent several years dealing with the [[Pakled|Pakleds]] on behalf of the organization.<ref name= "Diplomatic Corps">[https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_Diplomatic_Corps Trill Diplomatic Corps], Memory Beta</ref>
   
   
In 2376, the Trill Diplomatic Corps was involved in Bajor's admittance to the United Federation of Planets. Using his connections, Hiziki Gard was assigned to be Ambassador Gandres' aide by the Corps.
In 2376, the Trill Diplomatic Corps was involved in Bajor's admittance to the United Federation of Planets. Using his connections, Hiziki Gard was assigned to be Ambassador Gandres' aide by the Corps.<ref name= "Diplomatic Corps"/>


==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Waeyna Zerin.jpg|alt=Waeyna Rajel|thumb|257x257px|Waeyna Rajel]]
[[File:Waeyna Zerin.jpg|alt=Waeyna Rajel|thumb|257x257px|Waeyna Rajel]]
Most Trill are distinguished by two rows of spots going down each side of their body, from forehead to toe. Their skin color can vary. While the most seen combination is that of spots being darker than the skin shade, some darker skinned Trills may instead display spots that are lighter than their skin. How wide spread this variation is has not been researched.
Most Trill are distinguished by two rows of spots going down each side of their body, from forehead to toe. Their skin color can vary. While the most seen combination is that of spots being darker than the skin shade, there is a known mutation in which some Trill's spots are lighter than the skin.
 
==Physiology==
==Physiology==
One of the main Neurotransmitters in the Trill brain is Isoboromine. One Trill peculiarity is that they are known for having cold hands.
One of the main Neurotransmitters in the Trill brain is Isoboromine. One Trill peculiarity is that they are known for having cold hands.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
 
Joined Trill are extremely allergic to insect bites; the biochemical connections between the host and [[symbiont]] can not tolerate the reaction caused by the insect's venom.
Benzocyatizine was a medication used to treat low isoboromine levels in Trill.<ref>[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Benzocyatizine Benzocyatizine], Memory Alpha</ref>
The few Trill that are given a symbiont are typically joined in their early to mid-twenties. The physical process of being joined is irreversible. Once joined, the host and symbiont are dependent on each other after 93 hours. If the symbiont is removed from the host, symbiont and host will die within hours, even if they are otherwise healthy, unless they are reimplanted with another host or symbiont.
   
   
The brain of a joined Trill has two cerebral nuclei and two different brain wave patterns. [[ma:Julian Bashir|Julian Bashir]] compared them with two linked computers, which both work for the same task, in 2369.
Joined Trill are extremely allergic to insect bites; the biochemical connections between the host and [[symbiont]] can not tolerate the reaction caused by the insect's venom.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>


With joined Trill consumption of synthehol could, in some cases, cause visions of prior hosts.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-amity/c/8DQnd67nkM0/m/lcSyZtKoBQAJ New Kid on the Mezzanine Part II], Ensign Torvi Ylvor, [[Amity Outpost]], 240103.04</ref>[[Image:Trill Anatomy.png|right]]
With joined Trill consumption of [[ma:synthehol|synthehol]] could, in some cases, cause visions of prior hosts.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-amity/c/8DQnd67nkM0/m/lcSyZtKoBQAJ New Kid on the Mezzanine Part II], Ensign Torvi Ylvor, [[Amity Outpost]], 240103.04</ref>[[Image:Trill Anatomy.png|right]]


===Joining===
===Joining===
On average, only three hundred symbionts are available for hosting each year and about a thousand Trill apply for joining. Because there are many more humanoid Trill than symbionts, prospective hosts are weeded out by a demanding selection procedure, overseen by the [[ma:Symbiosis Commission|Symbiosis Commission]].
'''''See also:''' [[Trill/Joining]]'' <br>
The few Trill that are given a symbiont are typically joined in their early to mid-twenties. The physical process of being joined is irreversible. Once joined, the host and symbiont are dependent on each other after 93 hours. If the symbiont is removed from the host, symbiont and host will die within hours, even if they are otherwise healthy, unless they are reimplanted with another host or symbiont.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
The competition for the few symbionts is fierce and attracts the brightest and most highly motivated of Trill society. Often the would-be hosts excel in their chosen fields and it is not uncommon for them to hold several degrees or distinctions prior to their joining. Prospective hosts may eventually become initiates under the supervision of a field docent, a joined Trill who evaluates the prospective host's suitability for joining and makes a recommendation to the Commission. A negative recommendation usually means the initiate is cut from the joining program.
   
   
Common belief in Trill society holds that only one in a thousand Trill make acceptable hosts. In fact, this figure is vastly understated, and nearly half of the Trill population is capable of being joined. The myth is perpetuated very carefully, though, in order to avoid the widespread chaos which would arise if the information were made public, since the symbionts would become, essentially, objects to be fought over, as people fought to gain the few prized symbionts.  
The brain of a joined Trill has two cerebral nuclei and two different brain wave patterns. [[ma:Julian Bashir|Julian Bashir]] compared them with two linked computers, which both work for the same task, in 2369.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>


Unless the joined Trill objects, a prospective host may request a specific symbiont. If a host is weak, the personality of the symbiont will overwhelm it. The joined Trill has several tools at their disposal for dealing with various aspects of their previous hosts.
Common belief in Trill society holds that only one in one thousand Trill make acceptable hosts. In fact, this figure is vastly understated, and nearly half of the Trill population is capable of being joined. The myth is perpetuated very carefully, though, in order to avoid the widespread chaos which would arise if the information were made public, since the symbionts would become, essentially, objects to be fought over, as people fought to gain the few prized symbionts.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
The telepathic ceremony of zhian'tara allows a current host to divest the symbiont of the personality and all the memories of a previous host, which are temporarily hosted in volunteers. The transferring process is performed and supervised by a symbiont Guardian, an unjoined Trill telepath. The ceremony creates a chance for closure by having the new host address the previous hosts directly as a means of distinguishing their voices and cementing the sense of finality of its latest transition. Similarly, the Rite of Emergence can focus the voice of a single previous host among the memories of the other, allowing for a more direct converse in times of need for the current host.
The zhian'tara ritual is roughly similar to the [[Vulcan]] fal-tor-pan ritual, since both enable the respective species to perform a synaptic pattern displacement, the transfer of what could be considered as a soul (katra, pagh, etc.).


==Psychology==  
==Psychology==  
Jadzia Dax joked that Trill don't look for romance the way Humans do. They consider it quite a nuisance and view it as a weakness of the young. Although a Trill host may have romantic feelings on occasion, it is the symbiont's wish to live on a higher plane and to try to rise above those sorts of temptations.
Jadzia Dax joked that Trill don't look for romance the way Humans do. They consider it quite a nuisance and view it as a weakness of the young. Although a Trill host may have romantic feelings on occasion, it is the symbiont's wish to live on a higher plane and to try to rise above those sorts of temptations.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
Trill law forbids reassociation between subsequent hosts of joined persons, whose symbionts were romantically involved in their previous hosts, as the main purpose of the transfer of symbionts is to experience new things in life. Trill who are found guilty of reassociation are expelled from Trill society, meaning that their symbionts die with their current host.
   
   
==Religion==  
==Religion==  
While it may not be considered a true religion all Trill and the Symbionts have a basic belief that one should care for their own body and health as well as that of the people around them. That to strive to better oneself is the best way to be true to one self.
While it may not be considered a true religion all Trill and the Symbionts have a basic belief that one should care for their own body and health as well as that of the people around them. That to strive to better oneself is the best way to be true to one self.
 
 
Trill cultures have had multiple belief systems across time and cultures of the planet. Some Trill still give praise to the ancient gods.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-1440995728000&ship=Gorkon  Aquatic Acrobatics], Lieutenant Ayiana Sevo, {{USS|Gorkon}}, 239208.31</ref>
 
In Vilari, a place near the pole with several volcanoes, Trill worshiped a group of fire gods. When the religion began to die out a group of the religion’s followers created a commune beneath a volcano called The Ring. Many of their descendants still live there.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-MgLzDkVgMuIFx2K7qCt&ship=Gorkon The Meaning of Life], Ensign Maia Eden, {{USS|Gorkon}}, 239808.05</ref>
There were rumors that worshipers of the Fire Gods made Trill sacrifices by throwing them into a volcano.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-Mygh8V-WU1QCHrlwENq&ship=Gorkon I Cannot Describe To You The Agony That These Reflections Inflicted Upon Me; I Tried To Dispel Them, But Sorrow Only Increased With Knowledge], Lieutenant JG Serren Tan, {{USS|Gorkon}},  239903.21.</ref>
 
==Mythology==  
==Mythology==  
They have a complex and unusual set of early tales that detail the tentative first steps and early history of the two species and their development of the current joining process. What makes these tales so unusual is the divergent nature of the two species and how they both viewed it from their own perspective.
They have a complex and unusual set of early tales that detail the tentative first steps and early history of the two species and their development of the current joining process. What makes these tales so unusual is the divergent nature of the two species and how they both viewed it from their own perspective.
 
Trill have a rich mythology of ghosts, spirits, gods, and other mythical creatures. Some of these can be dated back to the “Age of Spring” when early Trill hosts mistook hallucinations for ghosts or spirits. One of these tales involves an ancient town that became convinced that their city was haunted.<ref name= “Wreck-It Jo”/>
 
In modern times, Trill generally approach such topics with a great deal of skepticism. Nothing on Trill has ever been proven to be of purely supernatural origin.<ref name= “Wreck-It Jo”/>
 
==Society==  
==Society==  
As Trill society grew, their governments adopted a system influenced by the symbionts. The symbiont populations grew much more slowly than the Trill humanoid populations, so many Trills competed to have the right qualifications to be selected as a host. This general competitiveness showed through academic achievement and philosophical development—the symbionts made it clear that they would reject violent individuals who tried to become hosts by force. As a result, all Trill civilization stressed a high level of education and ethical personal responsibility.
As Trill society grew, their governments adopted a system influenced by the symbionts. The symbiont populations grew much more slowly than the Trill humanoid populations, so many Trills competed to have the right qualifications to be selected as a host. This general competitiveness showed through academic achievement and philosophical development—the symbionts made it clear that they would reject violent individuals who tried to become hosts by force. As a result, all Trill civilization stressed a high level of education and ethical personal responsibility.
    
    
By the time they'd covered all of their planet's landmasses, the Trill already had a unified world government, a meritocracy run through systems of examinations and scientific appointments. This system was well in place by the time the Trill met the Federation, but matters were still cool between the two powers. Trills valued their independence and their position as a neutral party. Over the exchange of several decades, it became clear that the Federation stood for the same high values that Trill society encouraged—and that the members of the Federation had embraced those values, due to long years of struggle and learning, having worked hard to establish what came naturally to Trill culture. Eventually, the Trill applied for and received Federation membership in one of the fastest turnaround times from application to completion.
By the time they met the Federation, the Trill already had a unified world government, a meritocracy run through systems of examinations and scientific appointments. Trills valued their independence and their position as a neutral party. Over the exchange of several decades, it became clear that the Federation stood for the same high values that Trill society encouraged—and that the members of the Federation had embraced those values, due to long years of struggle and learning, having worked hard to establish what came naturally to Trill culture. Eventually, the Trill applied for and received Federation membership in one of the fastest turnaround times from application to completion.<ref name= "Trill MB"/>
    
    
The Trill have a civilization marked by a decided lack of conflict. The combination of environment taking off population pressures, crossed with the stabilizing influence of the peaceful symbionts, helped to make the Trill into intellectuals instead of warriors. Their war was not to subdue other cultures for resources, but rather to tame the environment.
The Trill have a civilization marked by a decided lack of conflict. The combination of environment taking off population pressures, crossed with the stabilizing influence of the peaceful symbionts, helped to make the Trill into intellectuals instead of warriors. Their war was not to subdue other cultures for resources, but rather to tame the environment.
   
   
By the 22nd century, Trills had largely tamed their world, and engaged in rudimentary space travel and contacts with other cultures through subspace radio. The close of the 22nd century saw the Trill invention of warp drive. By the 23rd century, Trill warp engines were on par with most Starfleet designs; Trill travelers became a common sight throughout the Alpha Quadrant, although their symbionts remained secret and the Trill had little desire to colonize or conquer other worlds.  
By the 22nd century, Trills had largely tamed their world, and engaged in rudimentary space travel and contacts with other cultures through subspace radio. By the 23rd century, Trill warp engines were on par with most Starfleet designs; Trill travelers became a common sight throughout the Alpha Quadrant, although their symbionts remained secret and the Trill had little desire to colonize or conquer other worlds.<ref name= "Trill MB"/>
Despite the relatively unusual nature of being a joined species, that aspect of their culture wasn't widely unknown until 2367, when the [[ma:Odan|Odan]]  symbiont had to be given a new host during the middle of tense negotiations on Peliar Zel. Such a public example of the dual nature of the Trill brought to the forefront what had previously been a very private matter to Trill for several millennia.
 
In contrast to the greater revelation of their nature, the Trill are not a secretive species. To them, the joined nature of their culture is normal and not something they would think to comment on without prompting. Indeed, joined Trill can be seen as particularly genial and many have served the Federation as distinguished ambassadors, including Odan and [[ma:Dax|Dax]].
    
    
In contrast to the greater revelation of their nature, the Trill are not a secretive species. To them, the joined nature of their culture is normal and not something they would think to comment on without prompting. Indeed, joined Trill can be seen as particularly genial and many have served the Federation as distinguished ambassadors, including Odan and [[ma:Dax|Dax]].<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
===Laws===
Trill law forbids reassociation between subsequent hosts of joined persons, whose symbionts were romantically involved in their previous hosts, as the main purpose of the transfer of symbionts is to experience new things in life. Trill who are found guilty of reassociation are expelled from Trill society, meaning that their symbionts die with their current host.<ref name= "Trill MA"/>
==Culture==  
==Culture==  
The Trill mathematical system is noted for containing ethical modes.  
The Trill mathematical system is noted for containing ethical modes.<ref name= "Trill MB">[https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Trill Trill], Memory Beta</ref>


===Language===  
===Language===  
[[Image:Trill written language.jpg|right ]]
[[Image:Trill written language.jpg|right ]]
The Trill written language is composed of rounded-triangles with squiggly lines in them. It could be read by Miles O'Brien.
The Trill written language is composed of rounded-triangles with squiggly lines in them. The Trill language had different second person singular pronouns based on whether or not an individual was joined.<ref>[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_language "Trill language"], Memory Alpha</ref>
 
===Music===
*Trill Bell Music - Trill bell music is a type of musical style which uses bell-like instruments.<ref>[https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_bell_music?so=search Trill bell music], Memory Beta</ref>


The Trill language had different second person singular pronouns based on whether or not an individual was joined.<ref>[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_language "Trill language"], Memory Alpha</ref>
===Instruments===
Aside from Trill Bells other instruments from the planet include the following:
*Trill Flute<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-NXetMMlAt2Q0D6_p0Fp&ship=Constitution A little delay], Commadore Jalana Rajel, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240006.11</ref>
*Trill piano<ref name= "Anthesis">[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-O9Sy8bh-3hqo8fRV3YS&ship=Khitomer Anthesis], Ensign Mirkl Zanti,{{USS|Khitomer}}, 240110.18</ref>


===Rituals===
The Zhian'tara is a Trill ceremony in which the present host can meet with past hosts. The personalities of past hosts are placed in the bodies of the current host's closest friends.
 
In 2376, during the USS Defiant's voyage in the Gamma Quadrant, Ezri Dax thought about returning to Trill when the mission was over to undergo the zhian'tara. Jarem Kaz had not undertaken the zhian'tara as of 2378.
===Trill Bell Music===
Trill bell music is a type of musical style which uses bell-like instruments. Trill bell music was enjoyed by Torias Dax and Nilani Kahn.
 
===Hoobishan Baths===  
===Hoobishan Baths===  
The Hoobishan Baths (also known as the Baths of Trill) are a popular public bathing location in [[ma:Leran Manev|Leran Manev]] on Trill. In 2372, Jadzia Dax had a holographic program of the Baths that she used in [[ma:Quark|Quark's]] holosuites on Deep Space 9. She invited [[ma:Kira Nerys|Kira Nerys]] to join her in the recreation, although Kira found it difficult to believe they were actually there.
The Hoobishan Baths (also known as the Baths of Trill) are a popular public bathing location in [[ma:Leran Manev|Leran Manev]] on Trill. They are also a popular holoprogram for holodecks and holosuites.[[ma:Odo|Odo]] once described the Baths as being like a monastery, when compared to Risa.<ref>[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Hoobishan_Baths Hoobishan Baths], Memory Alpha</ref>
 
[[ma:Odo|Odo]] once described the Baths as being like a monastery, when compared to Risa. Ensign La Monica, a crewmember of the USS Enterprise, once used a holographic program of the Baths, although she fell and broke her arm while using it.


===Drink===
===Drink===
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'''See Also: [[Beer Wine And Spirit Lover's Guide to Trill]]'''
'''See Also: [[Beer Wine And Spirit Lover's Guide to Trill]]'''
===Food===
===Food===
Deroe fish - could be served seared with caramelized puree of lida fruit.<ref name= "Sprinkles">[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-1531337784000&ship=Gorkon Can I Get Sprinkles?], Lt JG Jocelyn Marshall, {{USS|Gorkon}}, 239507.11</ref>
Drinaer - Lamb dish with a spicy cream sauce and pasta. Traditionally made with a Ploriz Pasta, made out of a special grain that is nearly impossible to get off of Trillius Prime due to the Trill being protective of it. When made off world the grain can be substituted for a different kind.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/fNYcA3zi5YI/m/DTerXepAAwAJ Sharing food and time], PNPC Ensign Siance Thyar, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240103.26</ref>
Drinaer - Lamb dish with a spicy cream sauce and pasta. Traditionally made with a Ploriz Pasta, made out of a special grain that is nearly impossible to get off of Trillius Prime due to the Trill being protective of it. When made off world the grain can be substituted for a different kind.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/fNYcA3zi5YI/m/DTerXepAAwAJ Sharing food and time], PNPC Ensign Siance Thyar, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240103.26</ref>


Rose Capaya - fruit similar to a raspberry but sweeter. Can grow to the size of a fist.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-chintoka/c/3JCKkoBL1UM/m/wM7RKqSqAwAJ Ribbons, Ribbons Everywhere!], Lt. Commander Esa Kiax, {{USS|Chin’toka}}, 239804.30</ref>
Grakizh yellow-leaf salad - a type of salad.<ref name= "Sprinkles"/>
 
Ramh’al altwi - toasted oats, redberries, and billol slices in yogurt. A popular breakfast in the Ayai'leh-hirh region of Trill.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-O2D8iunI6u2nZ0nCNGy&ship=Constitution How to Win Friends and Influence People], Lieutenant Commander Laria Herren, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240107.19</ref>
 
Rose Capaya - fruit similar to a raspberry but sweeter. Can grow to the size of a fist.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-chintoka/c/3JCKkoBL1UM/m/wM7RKqSqAwAJ Ribbons, Ribbons Everywhere!], Lt. Commander Esa Kiax, {{USS|Chin'toka}}, 239804.30</ref>


===Sports===
===Sports===
The Trill have a ball game that is similar to softball but with some crazy rules.<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-1531084921000&ship=Gorkon Peristaltic Pyrotechnics], Lt. JG Jocelyn Marshall, {{USS|Gorkon}}, 239507.08</ref>
Trill Basketball Association is a basketball league on Trill and includes teams such as the Mak'ala Mavericks.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-arrow/c/jw_0Edho-6U/m/H_RS02GYAwAJ Finishing Up], Lt. Commander Maz Rodan, {{USS|Arrow}}, 239901.23</ref> <br>
Trill Basketball Association is a basketball league on Trill and includes teams such as the Mak'ala Mavericks.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-arrow/c/jw_0Edho-6U/m/H_RS02GYAwAJ Finishing Up], Lt. Commander Maz Rodan, {{USS|Arrow}}, 239901.23</ref> <br>


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Football is also played on Trill. One team is the Vrans City Feather Cats.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-apollo/c/nOKZdpooO5o/m/XXKk9QpP0CgJ The Soldier and the Diplomat], The Torrin-Dragumovs, {{USS|Apollo}}, 239111.24</ref>
Football is also played on Trill. One team is the Vrans City Feather Cats.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-apollo/c/nOKZdpooO5o/m/XXKk9QpP0CgJ The Soldier and the Diplomat], The Torrin-Dragumovs, {{USS|Apollo}}, 239111.24</ref>


===Other Instruments===
==Customs==
Aside from Trill Bells other instruments from the planet include the following:
*Trill Flute<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-NXetMMlAt2Q0D6_p0Fp&ship=Constitution A little delay], Commadore Jalana Rajel, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240006.11</ref>
*Trill piano<ref>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-O9Sy8bh-3hqo8fRV3YS&ship=Khitomer Anthesis], Ensign Mirkl Zanti,{{USS|Khitomer}}, 240110.18</ref>


==Customs==
===Trill Evaluation Board===
The Trill Evaluation Board is an organized body of administrators on Trill and a branch of the Symbiosis Commission. The Board is responsible for evaluating Trill who are candidates to join with a symbiont and for preparing them for life after joining.
In 2375, Ezri Dax met with the Trill Evaluation Board several times after undergoing an emergency joining with the Dax symbiont. Unfortunately, beyond giving her counseling and some books to read, there was little they could do for her since she and the symbiont were already joined.
 
===Symbiosis Commission===
The Symbiosis Commission is the Trill organization responsible for nearly all aspects of the joining of a Trill host and symbiont. The Guardians work for the Commission and care for the symbionts before they are joined in the [[ma:Caves of Mak'ala|Caves of Mak'ala]].
The Commission oversees the selection process for potential hosts and symbionts. Host initiates must pass all required tests and have their application approved by the Commission in order to become joined. Even then the Commission remains an authority in the joined Trill's life. They continue to care for the symbionts and give counseling for hosts; this includes requiring that joined Trill perform the [[ma:Zhian'tara|Zhian'tara]] as a means of dealing with the memories of previous hosts. Joined Trill may serve the Commission by acting as field docent to prospective hosts.
The Commission also controls all information regarding the symbionts. Though nearly half of the population is capable of being joined, they claim that only one Trill in a thousand is capable, thus making the rare symbionts privileges to be earned, as opposed to commodities to be purchased or fought over. This nearly became public knowledge after an attempted joining between the Dax symbiont and Joran Belar, a violent sociopath. After Joran's execution, the Commission used a chemical memory block on the symbiont to suppress the killer's personality, and erased all records of the incident from their archives.
The Commission may also be responsible for concealing the joined nature of the Trill, which was not a public fact until 2367 when a crisis involving ambassador [[ma:Odan|Odan]] revealed it.
[[ma:Curzon Dax|Curzon Dax]] was a member of the Symbiosis Commission. From 2264 to 2280 [[ma:Audrid Dax|Audrid Dax]] was the head of the Commission. Doctor Renhol worked for the Commission.
===Order of the Guardians===
The Order of the Guardians is a group of Trill who care for the Trill symbionts in the Caves of Mak'ala. They rarely leave the Caves and have a reputation of being odd.
 
In 2371, [[ma:Jadzia Dax|Jadzia Dax]], Benjamin Sisko and Julian Bashir consulted the Guardian [[ma:Timor|Timor]] for information on hallucinations Jadzia had been having.
The Guardians preside over the zhian'tara ceremony, transferring the memories and personality of past hosts into the bodies of participants. [[ma:Ranul Keru|Ranul Keru]] was once a member.
===Trill Initiates===
Trill initiates are those of the Trill species who join an initiate program in order to train themselves for potential joining with a symbiont. The initiate program consists of an intense series of exams and evaluations, both mental and physical, that are designed to eliminate all but the most suitable and dedicated applicants. Over five thousand candidates qualify for the training each year. On average, only three hundred symbionts, annually, are available. As such, it does not take much for an initiate to be knocked out of consideration. Only the best and brightest are joined.
Initiates are first evaluated by the Trill Symbiosis Commission, which is responsible for their training. Near the end of the program the initiates are assigned to a field docent, a joined Trill who evaluates their suitability in real-world environments.
Curzon Dax was known to be a particularly harsh field docent and personally eliminated many candidates, including Jadzia. Jadzia went on to become the only initiate ever to be rejected and then later re-accepted for the program. The experience made her determined to be a different type of docent for initiates when she was charged with evaluating Arjin during his initiate period.
The strenuous nature of the evaluation can be intimidating for many initiates, and rejection often led to deep disappointment and loss of purpose. Verad serves as a striking example. After his rejection from the program, which he believed was unwarranted, he was determined to capture a symbiont from a current host and join with it outside the strictures of the Symbiosis Commission. To this end he removed the Dax symbiont from Jadzia Dax and was briefly joined with it in 2370.
==Technology==  
==Technology==  
The Trill are a technologically advanced species and the [[ma:Trill Science Ministry|Trill Science Ministry]] is a leading center of learning and experimentation.
The Trill are a technologically advanced species and the [[ma:Trill Science Ministry|Trill Science Ministry]] is a leading center of learning and experimentation.
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In 2373, the Science Ministry discovered a method of collapsing the Alpha Quadrant terminus of the Bajoran wormhole without harming the [[ma:Prophets|Prophets]]. Upon learning of the large [[ma:Dominion|Dominion]] invasion fleet heading for the wormhole, Captain [[ma:Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Sisko]] ordered the plan to be executed, but it was thwarted by a [[ma:Changeling|Changeling]] posing as [[ma:Julian Bashir|Julian Bashir]].
In 2373, the Science Ministry discovered a method of collapsing the Alpha Quadrant terminus of the Bajoran wormhole without harming the [[ma:Prophets|Prophets]]. Upon learning of the large [[ma:Dominion|Dominion]] invasion fleet heading for the wormhole, Captain [[ma:Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Sisko]] ordered the plan to be executed, but it was thwarted by a [[ma:Changeling|Changeling]] posing as [[ma:Julian Bashir|Julian Bashir]].
 
==Economy==
They have a diverse and well established economy that could be completely self-sufficient if needed. They import and export a wide variety of goods and have numerous long term and short term trade deals with a diverse number of other species.
   
   
==Military==  
==Military==  
===Trill Private Service===  
===Trill Private Service===  
Trill Private Service was the space born military of the planet Trill until the planet joined the United Federation of Planets, when the organization was merged into Starfleet.
Trill Private Service was the space born military of the planet Trill until the planet joined the United Federation of Planets, when the organization was merged into Starfleet.<ref name= “Rajel”>[https://ordinal-ember-115916.firebaseapp.com/search.html?key=-NVmZbscDYyZoHkErYf2&ship=Constitution So what's your take?], Commodore Jalana Rajel, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240005.19</ref>


The Clif and the [https://wiki.starbase118.net/wiki/index.php?title=Jalana_Rajel#Family_.26_Relationships Rajel] symbiont served in the Private Service until the merger.
The Clif and the [https://wiki.starbase118.net/wiki/index.php?title=Jalana_Rajel#Family_.26_Relationships Rajel] symbiont served in the Private Service until the merger.<ref name= “Rajel”/>


===Trill Defense Ministry===  
===Trill Defense Ministry===  
The Trill Defense Ministry is a body present within the Trill government which are charged with the protection of the Trill home world and its people.
The Trill Defense Ministry is a body present within the Trill government which are charged with the protection of the Trill home world and its people.<ref>[https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Trill_Defense_Ministry Trill Defense Ministry], Memory Beta</ref>
 
==Federation Intelligence Files==
Eventually, the Trill applied for and received Federation membership in the early 23rd century in one of the fastest turnaround times from application to completion in Federation history. Since then they have been a very important and dedicated part of the Federation serving in many ways.
===Geography===
The largest mountain range on Trill is known as Ayai'leh-hirh. The largest mountain is Bes Manev. The planet has a blue-green sky, and the rocks are bluish in tint.
===Points of Interest===
*Caves of Mak'ala
*Ganses Peninsula
*Hoobishan Baths
*Tenaran ice cliffs
===Cities===
*Dorvan - a town located in the Ayai'leh-hirh foothills; known for its ski slopes.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/rR5iKI9ukUU/m/YsAT6aCnAQAJ Good and Bad Days], Lieutenant Laria Herren, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240006.08</ref>
*Chi’tar - a city that has an ethnohistory museum.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/4DxCvu54h94/m/bAYiQvGmAQAJ Watch it grow, Part 1], JP Yogan Yalu & Etan Iljor, {{USS|Resolution}}, 239804.17</ref>
*Gheryzan
*Grodor - a town on the foothills of Bes Manev.  Hometown of [[Yogan Yalu]].  Grodor is also the name of the regional municipality that takes in the surrounding hinterland.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/7NvlJZclE9g/m/KEo5YKELAQAJ Memories raw and ragged], Lieutenant JG Yogan Yalu, {{USS|Resolution}}, 239804.12</ref>
*Heran’zul - a small farming town located in the Mayrn province.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/ZtaEjKZQ_dA/m/Xx47rr7aAAAJ Symbiosis Commission], Ensign Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240101.12</ref>
*Leran Manev - large city known for it's architecture.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/ZtaEjKZQ_dA/m/Xx47rr7aAAAJ Symbiosis Commission], Ensign Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240101.12</ref>
*Mak'ala - planetary capital.<ref name="Trill (planet)"/> Home of the University of Mak'ala.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/wsZRzexELkI/m/gEqw7k0KCQAJ Boring Ensign], Ensign Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240011.15</ref>
*Najana City - a coastal city near the equator.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-gorkon/c/XujK9x0rI9w/m/nOqSoXpfAAAJ Wintry Wonderland], Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo, {{USS|Gorkon}}, 240012.13</ref> Located in Kural Province. It consists of mostly flat land, it is one of the largest cities on Trill with both an oceanport and spaceport. The coastline is on a half-moon curve with Najana City on one end and the Ti’alor suburb on the other. The suburbs have some of the oldest stately manors in the Kural Province, with the homes located on a hilltop bluff overlooking the city.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-gorkon/c/vzZiiPDTZBg/m/KZumfKfzAQAJ No Place Like Home, Part 1], Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo, {{USS|Gorkon}}, 239506.15</ref>
*Vrans City - an old city known on Trill for its high crime rates. Despite this it is home to the well respected Grazhall University. It is also closer to more waterfalls than any other city on Trill.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-apollo/c/z30cxv7TvjA/m/-ztFZ6vxxEEJ 'Not Close Relations'], Civilian Avaris Torrin, {{USS|Apollo}}, 23911.10</ref>
 
===Important Buildings===
*Devritane Museum
*Kem'alta Institute
*Najana Library - Crystal library located in Leran Manev's Old City.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/ZtaEjKZQ_dA/m/Xx47rr7aAAAJ Symbiosis Commission], Ensign Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240101.12</ref>
*Najana Metropolitan Museum - Located in Najana City.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-gorkon/c/-0VRzcDWlzk/m/kzRsngFzBQAJ Stories From Home], Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo, {{USS|Gorkon}}, 240102.24</ref>
*Tenaran Music Academy


===Animals===
==Starfleet Intelligence Files==  
*Dune Lizard - A kind of lizard that lives in the Trill Savanna. It has four legs, light brown scales, and long tail that drags on the ground.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/H4wYGkVYw8E/m/Pm_HSXr0AwAJ King Kong vs. Godzilla!], Captain Jalana Rajel, {{USS|Constitution}}, 239603.07</ref>
*Domestic Feathercats - Kept as pets. They purr and shed quill casings.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-darwin/c/9cGT_49Shl4/m/7OjBekDHvtwJ Abandonment Pt. 1], PNPC Andressa Castyr, {{USS|Darwin}}, 239205.24</ref>
*Ghan - Domesticated herd animals raised for their fur which is used to make textiles. Also known for being good climbers.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/SemLDE1yT1o/m/On3ssOawAgAJ Another Person Joins the Party!], Ensign Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240012.27</ref>
*Jaten'yoa - A type of bird that has habitats in Freyn, near Dorvan. They are long-billed and known for not being flock birds making it difficult to find their nests.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/rR5iKI9ukUU/m/YsAT6aCnAQAJ Good and Bad Days], Lieutenant Laria Herren, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240006.08</ref>
*Mreker - A quadruped. Similar to Earth dogs in that it barks, digs, and is often kept as pets.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-gorkon/c/vzZiiPDTZBg/m/KZumfKfzAQAJ No Place Like Home, Part 1], Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo, {{USS|Gorkon}}, 239506.15</ref>
*Trill feather-ape - The feather-ape was a primate from the planet Trill, considered reasonably self-aware considering their animal nature. Several feather-apes were aboard the starship USS Oraidhe; their minds were absorbed by the intellivore when it attacked.
*Xay'ix - A domesticated species of bird used for herding. Like dogs of Earth, they come in many different breeds. Xer'ji is one of these breeds, known for it's agility.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/rlAmdu4sLHE/m/1NHFFMbjAwAJ Falconers], Ensign Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240101.24</ref> Are often housed in large aviaries.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-constitution/c/97urLZxADjU/m/y9_655l9AQAJ Aviary], Ensign Indrid Yirah, {{USS|Constitution}}, 240101.26</ref>


==Sources==
Both Memory Alpha and Beta were used as referances as well as the following movie Star Trek films: Star Trek: [[ma:Insurrection|Insurrection]], as well as the following TV episodes TNG: [[ma:The_Host|The Host]], DS9: [[ma:Emissary| Emissary]], DS9: [[ma:The Way of the Warrior|The Way of the Warrior]], (hologram) DS9: [[ma:Children of Time|Children of Time]], DS9: [[ma:Valiant| Valiant]], DS9: [[ma:Prodigal Daughter|Prodigal Daughter]], DS9: [[ma:Rejoined|Rejoined]], DS9: [[ma:A_Man_Alone|A Man Alone]], DS9: [[ma:Invasive_Procedures|Invasive Procedures]], DS9: [[ma:Facets|Facets]], DS9: [[ma:Field of Fire|Field of Fire]], DS9: [[ma:Equilibrium|Equilibrium]],  DS9: [[ma:Playing_God|Playing God]], DS9: [[ma:Dax_%28episode%29|Dax]], DS9: [[ma:The_Seige|The Siege]], DS9: [[ma:Through the Looking Glass|Through the Looking Glass]], DS9: [[ma:Let He Who Is Without Sin...|Let He Who Is Without Sin...]],  DS9: [[ma:Destiny|Destiny]], DS9: [[ma:In Purgatory's Shadow|In Purgatory's Shadow]], DS9: [[ma:Shadows and Symbols|Shadows and Symbols]] and VOY: [[ma:Author, Author|Author, Author]], (hologram).
Also used were the following books, TOS - Mirror Universe novel: The Sorrows of Empire, ST - Mirror Universe novel: Rise Like Lions, TNG novel: Intellivore, TNG novel: Q & A, ST novel: Articles of the Federation, DS9 novel: This Gray Spirit, DS9 novel: Unity, DS9 novel: Time's Enemy, DS9 novel: Lesser Evil, DS9 novel: The Way of the Warrior, DS9 - Worlds of Deep Space Nine novel: Trill: Unjoined, DS9 anthology: The Lives of Dax,  DS9 - The Lives of Dax short story: Infinity, DS9 short story: First Steps, DS9 short story: Sins of the Mother, DS9/TNG comics: Divided We Fall and the VOY novel: Old Wounds.
Finally the reference books Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, Decipher RPG module: Worlds and ST reference: Federation Passport were used as well.
===Just for your Knowledge===  
===Just for your Knowledge===  
A link between the Trill symbionts and the alien parasites seen in TNG: "Conspiracy" is suggested in the non-canon DS9 short story "Sins of the Mother" (in the anthology The Lives of Dax) and the novel Unity. This was expanded upon in Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume 2. The neural parasite was first seen as it traveled in a comet passing close to the Trill homeworld. Audrid Dax and her husband, Jayvin Vod, went to the comet with a Federation team to examine it when Trill scanners showed a being similar to a symbiont in the comet. However, as the Federation was unaware of the Trill's symbiotic relationships yet, it was kept in secrecy. Upon coming into contact with the chamber of the parasite, it bonded with Jayvin, as well as the Vod symbiont, ultimately causing both of their deaths.  
A link between the Trill symbionts and the alien parasites seen in TNG: "Conspiracy" is suggested in the non-canon DS9 short story "Sins of the Mother" (in the anthology The Lives of Dax) and the novel Unity. This was expanded upon in Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume 2. The neural parasite was first seen as it traveled in a comet passing close to the Trill homeworld. Audrid Dax and her husband, Jayvin Vod, went to the comet with a Federation team to examine it when Trill scanners showed a being similar to a symbiont in the comet. However, as the Federation was unaware of the Trill's symbiotic relationships yet, it was kept in secrecy. Upon coming into contact with the chamber of the parasite, it bonded with Jayvin, as well as the Vod symbiont, ultimately causing both of their deaths.  

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Trill
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Four Letter Code TRLL
Federation Status Member
Planet of Origin Trill
Encountered Sometime in the 21st century contact was established with the Vulcans
T/E Rating T0/E0
Current Tech Level N+
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"The future holds the promise of new beginnings and better memories."
a Trill saying.
The Trill are a humanoid species native to the planet Trill. A small percentage of the Trill population co-exists with a sentient symbiotic organism known as a symbiont inside their bodies.
The resulting joined Trill have personalities which are a synthesis of the two beings including the memories, and to some extent the personalities, of the previous hosts of the symbiont. This way, the joined being gains all the skills and occupations of the previous hosts. As late as 2367, the fact that some Trill exist as a joined symbiotic species was widely unknown, even to Federation scientists.

Home System

  • Quadrant: Alpha Quadrant[1]
  • Location: Kalandra Sector[2][3]
  • Proper Name: Trill system[4]
  • Star: It is a binary star system[4][2][5] with one G-class star and one K-class star.[4]
  • Distance from Star: its orbit is approximately 181,761,413 million km (1.215 AU)[1]
  • Companions: 6 planets in the system including Trill[2]
  • Moons: it has 1 moon.[1]

Home World

See also: Trill (planet)

History

Age of Spring

The first years of Trill development are referred to as Oras aru'Zentu'il ("Age of Spring" or "Spring Age").[6] Records prior to this period are very rare.[7] It was during this period that the first contact between Trill humanoids and Symbionts occurred. While these first meetings were peaceful, due to the differences between the two species they experienced things differently. The first few joinings were accompanied by hallucinations that hosts misinterpreted as ghosts or spirits.[8]

Early History

As the humanoid Trill began to migrate out from the Mak'ala region thousands of years ago, it became impractical for many to make the journey to Mak'ala to request to be joined. As a result many of the Trill that made the journey to be joined were traveling merchants and traders. Due to the distance from Mak'ala it became common to transfer the Symbiont into someone close to the host when the host died.[9]

Creation of the Symbiosis Commission

The Trill started keeping records of joinings in the 12th century.[10] By this time many cultures and governments had developed so there were no global regulations over who received the Symbionts. Nepotism was rampant and it became increasingly common for new hosts to reassociate with the partners of the old host, much to the detriment of Trill society. In the 13th century, representatives from each government on Trill met to decide what to do. The result of these talks was the formation of the Symbiosis Commission to regulate the joining process and new laws were put into place regarding joining such as the law banning reassociation.[9]

Space Age

Trill's first contact with alien life was in the early 21st century, when a Vulcan ship landed, proposing friendship and cultural information exchange. Trill society was deeply divided by this development, with many fearing the outsiders represented a threat to the symbionts. The ruling council eventually allowed for limited contact with Vulcans, but no other alien races. This first contact also led to increased security around and secrecy regarding the symbionts.[11][12]

In 2038, two years before the arrival of the Vulcans, the Trill Science Ministry successfully tested the first warp drive. There were initial concerns about the safety of warp travel for joined Trill but the arrival of the Vulcans and the decision to conceal the symbionts caused progress to slow to a crawl. It wasn't until 2046 that it was deemed safe for joined Trill to travel at warp speeds.[13]

Circa 2075, Trill was visited by the L'Dira. Trill's refusal to deal with the unknown race led to an attack on the planet, killing over fifty. This tragic error in understanding convinced the ruling council to increase their knowledge of the galaxy.[11]

In the 22nd century, Lela Dax became the first woman to be appointed to the Trill ruling council which until that point had consisted solely of joined men.[14]

It is not known when Trill and humans first made contact but Travis Mayweather mentions having visited Trillius Prime, while still a member of his fathers freighter crew. Emony Dax is known to have visited Earth in the mid 23rd Century, where she was apparently close to Leonard McCoy.[10] By the 2240s, they could be encountered on Earth.[10]

Trill could be found visiting Vulcan early-23rd century. Sometime prior to 2245 Tobin Dax once met the famous Cardassian poet Iloja of Prim while the latter was exiled on Vulcan.[10]

By 2257, it wasn't unusual to see a Trill on Qo'noS.[10]

Trill joined the United Federation of Planets shortly before the 2260s,[15] before that the planet's military was the Trill Private Service. Madza Bral, a Trill politician, was elected Federation President not long afterwards.[11]

2367

Despite the relatively unusual nature of being a joined species, that aspect of their culture wasn't widely unknown until 2367, when the Odan symbiont had to be given a new host during the middle of tense negotiations on Peliar Zel. Such a public example of the dual nature of the Trill brought to the forefront what had previously been a very private matter to Trill for several millennia.[10]

Mirror Universe

In the mirror universe, it was unclear which side (if any) the Trill government took in the conflict between the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance and the Terran Rebellion. A number of individual Trill were part of the Rebellion, while others would attempt to remain non-aligned.[10]

Government

In the 21st century, Trill was governed by a ruling council, composed solely of joined Trills, and primarily males. The council was lead by a head councilor, addressed as "Mr. Speaker". The council met in the council chambers, at the time one of the oldest and largest spaces in the capital city, adorned with acelon desks and capped by an opaque dome. As early as the mid-21st century, debate raged over abandoning the historic chamber for more modern building.[11]

By the 24th century, Trill government was run by a President and a Senate, both housed in the Trill Senate Tower, in the city of Leran Manev. That government nearly collapsed when a terrorist attack killed or seriously wounded thousands of symbionts, including that of the president, Lirisse Maz. The Maz symbiont was successfully unjoined through use of an experimental drug, and Lirisse Durghan was able to maintain her position. (Source: DS9 - Worlds of DS9 novel: Trill: Unjoined)

The Chief of Staff of the Trill government serves as a non-executive or ceremonial President, the only mandate the Chief of Staff has is serving as a national unifying figure and is often the one to conduct negotiations with other powers, be they Federation members or not. The Chief of Staff is referred to as Excellency.[3]

The Education Ministry is a department of the Trill government that oversees public schools. It is run by the Education Minister.[16]

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Trill Senate Tower

The Trill Senate Tower is the seat of government for Trill, housing the chambers of the Trill Senate and the office of the President of Trill.[17]

Trill Diplomatic Corps

The Trill Diplomatic Corps was a Trill diplomatic body.

In 2075, a member of the Diplomatic Corps met with several Vulcans, including T'Pau, who wanted to speak to Lela Dax after the L'Dira attacked Trill. Seljin Gandres was an Ambassador in the Diplomatic Corps. He spent several years dealing with the Pakleds on behalf of the organization.[18]

In 2376, the Trill Diplomatic Corps was involved in Bajor's admittance to the United Federation of Planets. Using his connections, Hiziki Gard was assigned to be Ambassador Gandres' aide by the Corps.[18]

Description

Waeyna Rajel
Waeyna Rajel

Most Trill are distinguished by two rows of spots going down each side of their body, from forehead to toe. Their skin color can vary. While the most seen combination is that of spots being darker than the skin shade, there is a known mutation in which some Trill's spots are lighter than the skin.

Physiology

One of the main Neurotransmitters in the Trill brain is Isoboromine. One Trill peculiarity is that they are known for having cold hands.[10]

Benzocyatizine was a medication used to treat low isoboromine levels in Trill.[19]

Joined Trill are extremely allergic to insect bites; the biochemical connections between the host and symbiont can not tolerate the reaction caused by the insect's venom.[10]

With joined Trill consumption of synthehol could, in some cases, cause visions of prior hosts.[20]

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Joining

See also: Trill/Joining
The few Trill that are given a symbiont are typically joined in their early to mid-twenties. The physical process of being joined is irreversible. Once joined, the host and symbiont are dependent on each other after 93 hours. If the symbiont is removed from the host, symbiont and host will die within hours, even if they are otherwise healthy, unless they are reimplanted with another host or symbiont.[10]

The brain of a joined Trill has two cerebral nuclei and two different brain wave patterns. Julian Bashir compared them with two linked computers, which both work for the same task, in 2369.[10]

Common belief in Trill society holds that only one in one thousand Trill make acceptable hosts. In fact, this figure is vastly understated, and nearly half of the Trill population is capable of being joined. The myth is perpetuated very carefully, though, in order to avoid the widespread chaos which would arise if the information were made public, since the symbionts would become, essentially, objects to be fought over, as people fought to gain the few prized symbionts.[10]

Psychology

Jadzia Dax joked that Trill don't look for romance the way Humans do. They consider it quite a nuisance and view it as a weakness of the young. Although a Trill host may have romantic feelings on occasion, it is the symbiont's wish to live on a higher plane and to try to rise above those sorts of temptations.[10]

Religion

While it may not be considered a true religion all Trill and the Symbionts have a basic belief that one should care for their own body and health as well as that of the people around them. That to strive to better oneself is the best way to be true to one self.

Trill cultures have had multiple belief systems across time and cultures of the planet. Some Trill still give praise to the ancient gods.[21]

In Vilari, a place near the pole with several volcanoes, Trill worshiped a group of fire gods. When the religion began to die out a group of the religion’s followers created a commune beneath a volcano called The Ring. Many of their descendants still live there.[22] There were rumors that worshipers of the Fire Gods made Trill sacrifices by throwing them into a volcano.[23]

Mythology

They have a complex and unusual set of early tales that detail the tentative first steps and early history of the two species and their development of the current joining process. What makes these tales so unusual is the divergent nature of the two species and how they both viewed it from their own perspective.

Trill have a rich mythology of ghosts, spirits, gods, and other mythical creatures. Some of these can be dated back to the “Age of Spring” when early Trill hosts mistook hallucinations for ghosts or spirits. One of these tales involves an ancient town that became convinced that their city was haunted.[8]

In modern times, Trill generally approach such topics with a great deal of skepticism. Nothing on Trill has ever been proven to be of purely supernatural origin.[8]

Society

As Trill society grew, their governments adopted a system influenced by the symbionts. The symbiont populations grew much more slowly than the Trill humanoid populations, so many Trills competed to have the right qualifications to be selected as a host. This general competitiveness showed through academic achievement and philosophical development—the symbionts made it clear that they would reject violent individuals who tried to become hosts by force. As a result, all Trill civilization stressed a high level of education and ethical personal responsibility.

By the time they met the Federation, the Trill already had a unified world government, a meritocracy run through systems of examinations and scientific appointments. Trills valued their independence and their position as a neutral party. Over the exchange of several decades, it became clear that the Federation stood for the same high values that Trill society encouraged—and that the members of the Federation had embraced those values, due to long years of struggle and learning, having worked hard to establish what came naturally to Trill culture. Eventually, the Trill applied for and received Federation membership in one of the fastest turnaround times from application to completion.[24]

The Trill have a civilization marked by a decided lack of conflict. The combination of environment taking off population pressures, crossed with the stabilizing influence of the peaceful symbionts, helped to make the Trill into intellectuals instead of warriors. Their war was not to subdue other cultures for resources, but rather to tame the environment.

By the 22nd century, Trills had largely tamed their world, and engaged in rudimentary space travel and contacts with other cultures through subspace radio. By the 23rd century, Trill warp engines were on par with most Starfleet designs; Trill travelers became a common sight throughout the Alpha Quadrant, although their symbionts remained secret and the Trill had little desire to colonize or conquer other worlds.[24]

In contrast to the greater revelation of their nature, the Trill are not a secretive species. To them, the joined nature of their culture is normal and not something they would think to comment on without prompting. Indeed, joined Trill can be seen as particularly genial and many have served the Federation as distinguished ambassadors, including Odan and Dax.[10]

Laws

Trill law forbids reassociation between subsequent hosts of joined persons, whose symbionts were romantically involved in their previous hosts, as the main purpose of the transfer of symbionts is to experience new things in life. Trill who are found guilty of reassociation are expelled from Trill society, meaning that their symbionts die with their current host.[10]

Culture

The Trill mathematical system is noted for containing ethical modes.[24]

Language

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The Trill written language is composed of rounded-triangles with squiggly lines in them. The Trill language had different second person singular pronouns based on whether or not an individual was joined.[25]

Music

  • Trill Bell Music - Trill bell music is a type of musical style which uses bell-like instruments.[26]

Instruments

Aside from Trill Bells other instruments from the planet include the following:

Hoobishan Baths

The Hoobishan Baths (also known as the Baths of Trill) are a popular public bathing location in Leran Manev on Trill. They are also a popular holoprogram for holodecks and holosuites.Odo once described the Baths as being like a monastery, when compared to Risa.[28]

Drink

Trill produces a variety of alcoholic beverages. As a whole they tend to have either a higher alcohol content or are sweeter than their Terran analogues due to a higher sugar content found in Trill grain and fruits.

See Also: Beer Wine And Spirit Lover's Guide to Trill

Food

Deroe fish - could be served seared with caramelized puree of lida fruit.[29]

Drinaer - Lamb dish with a spicy cream sauce and pasta. Traditionally made with a Ploriz Pasta, made out of a special grain that is nearly impossible to get off of Trillius Prime due to the Trill being protective of it. When made off world the grain can be substituted for a different kind.[30]

Grakizh yellow-leaf salad - a type of salad.[29]

Ramh’al altwi - toasted oats, redberries, and billol slices in yogurt. A popular breakfast in the Ayai'leh-hirh region of Trill.[31]

Rose Capaya - fruit similar to a raspberry but sweeter. Can grow to the size of a fist.[32]

Sports

The Trill have a ball game that is similar to softball but with some crazy rules.[33]

Trill Basketball Association is a basketball league on Trill and includes teams such as the Mak'ala Mavericks.[34]

Galeo-Manada is a form of wrestling popular on Trill with tournaments being held on the planet.[35]

Football is also played on Trill. One team is the Vrans City Feather Cats.[36]

Customs

Technology

The Trill are a technologically advanced species and the Trill Science Ministry is a leading center of learning and experimentation.

Two major factors contributed to the rise of Trill technology: the memories of symbionts, and easy access to ores and heavy metals. The symbionts could communicate with the Trill through Joining, although the ways and means of the first Joining remain shrouded in secrecy by the Trill Symbiosis Commission.

Symbionts passed from host to host but retained their memories and friendships, and kept Trill society centered on a long-term view. Geologically, the planet Trill's heavy tectonic activity led to the formation of quake caverns and eroded tunnels, through which the Trill could easily gain access to deposits of iron, aluminum, and other useful metals. The combination of the two factors led to the rapid rise of technology

Trill Science Ministry

The Trill Science Ministry is an educational institute and one of the premiere institutes of science in the Federation, on par with the Vulcan Science Academy. Located on the Trill home world, the Ministry was a leader in the field of spatial and subspace anomalies in the 2370s, in particular the study of wormholes.

Notable scientists at the Ministry included Lenara Kahn, Hanor Pren, and Bejal Otner, all of whom visited Deep Space 9 in 2372 to conduct experiments in the creation of artificial wormholes.

In 2373, the Science Ministry discovered a method of collapsing the Alpha Quadrant terminus of the Bajoran wormhole without harming the Prophets. Upon learning of the large Dominion invasion fleet heading for the wormhole, Captain Benjamin Sisko ordered the plan to be executed, but it was thwarted by a Changeling posing as Julian Bashir.

Military

Trill Private Service

Trill Private Service was the space born military of the planet Trill until the planet joined the United Federation of Planets, when the organization was merged into Starfleet.[37]

The Clif and the Rajel symbiont served in the Private Service until the merger.[37]

Trill Defense Ministry

The Trill Defense Ministry is a body present within the Trill government which are charged with the protection of the Trill home world and its people.[38]

Starfleet Intelligence Files

Just for your Knowledge

A link between the Trill symbionts and the alien parasites seen in TNG: "Conspiracy" is suggested in the non-canon DS9 short story "Sins of the Mother" (in the anthology The Lives of Dax) and the novel Unity. This was expanded upon in Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume 2. The neural parasite was first seen as it traveled in a comet passing close to the Trill homeworld. Audrid Dax and her husband, Jayvin Vod, went to the comet with a Federation team to examine it when Trill scanners showed a being similar to a symbiont in the comet. However, as the Federation was unaware of the Trill's symbiotic relationships yet, it was kept in secrecy. Upon coming into contact with the chamber of the parasite, it bonded with Jayvin, as well as the Vod symbiont, ultimately causing both of their deaths.

The inconsistencies between TNG and DS9 Trill were dealt with in the novels by suggesting that ridged Trill and Trill who could not be transported were subgroups of Trill society; both were mentioned or shown during the scenes on Trill, and the inability of some Trill to be transported was a plot point. In the DS9 Relaunch novels dealing with Trill, the ability or inability to be transported is shown as simply a difference between various Trill ethnicities.

The comics took a far different course, such as the Star Trek: Divided We Fall mini-series, where the fact is completely ignored. In fact, both Odan hosts are shown, without facial ridges but with spots. All Trill in the series are shown with the spots instead, no reasoning given.

In another novel, Forged in Fire, the ridged Trill are said to result from a strain of the Augment virus that managed to infect a Trill colony through visiting Klingon traders. However, the Trill seemed not to be interested in working on methods of restoring the original Trill look, with this "sub-group" having recently (at the time the novel was set) being re-accepted back into Trill society. This division among the groups possibly explains why Odan was so different from other Trill encountered in the series.


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Trill (planet)", Memory Alpha
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Trill system", Memory Beta
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Berengaria Caucus ends, candidates speak," Federation News Service, SD 239210.08
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Trill system", Memory Alpha
  5. ↑ Tea with the Captain, Commander Kael Thomas, USS Darwin, 239401.04
  6. ↑ Holodeck Carnevale, Ensign Sotak, USS Atlantis, 239504.14
  7. ↑ Do Symbionts Dream of Freedom?, Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo, USS Gorkon, 239803.13
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Wreck-It Jo, Lt. Commander Ayiana Sevo, USS Gorkon, 239611.07
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Underlying Cause, Lieutenant JG Indrid Yirah, USS Constitution, 240110.03
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 "Trill", Memory Alpha
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Trill (planet), Memory Beta
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Anthesis, Ensign Mirkl Zanti,USS Khitomer, 240110.18
  13. ↑ The New and Improved, Lieutenant JG Indrid Yirah, USS Constitution, 240110.16
  14. ↑ "Lela Dax", Memory Alpha
  15. ↑ Not overcomplicating it, Commodore Jalana Rajel, USS Constitution, 240007.30
  16. ↑ "FNS Situational Briefing: 239202.07", Federation News Service, SD 239202.07
  17. ↑ Trill Senate Tower, Memory Beta
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Trill Diplomatic Corps, Memory Beta
  19. ↑ Benzocyatizine, Memory Alpha
  20. ↑ New Kid on the Mezzanine Part II, Ensign Torvi Ylvor, Amity Outpost, 240103.04
  21. ↑ Aquatic Acrobatics, Lieutenant Ayiana Sevo, USS Gorkon, 239208.31
  22. ↑ The Meaning of Life, Ensign Maia Eden, USS Gorkon, 239808.05
  23. ↑ I Cannot Describe To You The Agony That These Reflections Inflicted Upon Me; I Tried To Dispel Them, But Sorrow Only Increased With Knowledge, Lieutenant JG Serren Tan, USS Gorkon, 239903.21.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Trill, Memory Beta
  25. ↑ "Trill language", Memory Alpha
  26. ↑ Trill bell music, Memory Beta
  27. ↑ A little delay, Commadore Jalana Rajel, USS Constitution, 240006.11
  28. ↑ Hoobishan Baths, Memory Alpha
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Can I Get Sprinkles?, Lt JG Jocelyn Marshall, USS Gorkon, 239507.11
  30. ↑ Sharing food and time, PNPC Ensign Siance Thyar, USS Constitution, 240103.26
  31. ↑ How to Win Friends and Influence People, Lieutenant Commander Laria Herren, USS Constitution, 240107.19
  32. ↑ Ribbons, Ribbons Everywhere!, Lt. Commander Esa Kiax, USS Chin'toka, 239804.30
  33. ↑ Peristaltic Pyrotechnics, Lt. JG Jocelyn Marshall, USS Gorkon, 239507.08
  34. ↑ Finishing Up, Lt. Commander Maz Rodan, USS Arrow, 239901.23
  35. ↑ Disarming Conversations, Lt. Commander Esa Kiax, USS Astraeus, 240102.21
  36. ↑ The Soldier and the Diplomat, The Torrin-Dragumovs, USS Apollo, 239111.24
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 So what's your take?, Commodore Jalana Rajel, USS Constitution, 240005.19
  38. ↑ Trill Defense Ministry, Memory Beta


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