Zalkonian
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| Zalkonian | |
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| Four Letter Code | Zalk |
| Federation Status | Neutral |
| Planet of Origin | Zalkon, in the Zeta Gelis Cluster. |
| Encountered | First contact in 2366. "Transfigurations" TNG. |
| T/E Rating | T0/E0 |
| Current Tech Level | X- (They have limited interstellar technology but advanced weapons technology on par with the Federation. Among their technology, Zalkonians have developed a projectable paralysis field that can strangle the crews of nearby vessels.) |
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Humanoid race distinguished by multiple horizontal facial ridges. They desired to be isolated in 2366 at first contact with the UFP, as some of its natives were undergoing metamorphosis into non-corporeal creatures. The first sign of a Zalkonian turning into a non-corporeal entity is when they start to exhibit painful isoelectric bursts. Zalkonians are ruled by a repressive government that seeks to destroy all those who exhibit signs of this change. Within four years, at least some natives were involved with the Maquis on Volan III.