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Centuries later, the Klingons first encountered the Providers. [[Klingon]] privateers exchanged beings taken on prize ships as new Drill Thralls for valuable mineral resources from the Providers. | Centuries later, the Klingons first encountered the Providers. [[Klingon]] privateers exchanged beings taken on prize ships as new Drill Thralls for valuable mineral resources from the Providers. | ||
In 2268 the Providers captured three Enterprise crew members: [[ma:James T. Kirk|James T. Kirk]], [[ma: | In 2268 the Providers captured three Enterprise crew members: [[ma:James T. Kirk|James T. Kirk]], [[ma:Uhura|Uhura]], and [[ma:Pavel Chekov|Pavel Chekov]] for their stable of gladiators. They used some form of long distance transporter. Shortly after their arrival on Triskelion and a demonstration of their combat skills, Provider 1 outbid its companions, purchasing the Enterprise crewmembers for 2000 quatloos. | ||
When Captain Kirk speculated in their presence in 2268 that they were the result of "primary mental evolution" they corrected him, stating they'd once had humanoid form, but after eons of devoting themselves exclusively to intellectual pursuits they had evolved into their present form. The aliens called themselves "Providers" because they believed the term was easier for the limited intellects of their slaves, whom they called thralls, to comprehend. If their race had another name, they never revealed it. | When Captain Kirk speculated in their presence in 2268 that they were the result of "primary mental evolution" they corrected him, stating they'd once had humanoid form, but after eons of devoting themselves exclusively to intellectual pursuits they had evolved into their present form. The aliens called themselves "Providers" because they believed the term was easier for the limited intellects of their slaves, whom they called thralls, to comprehend. If their race had another name, they never revealed it. | ||