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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]]. | ||
Children of the two natives may have a mixture of the two varied appearances. Captain [[Rocar Drawoh]]'s mother is one kind of Ktarian whilst his father is from the adjacent planet, and has a mixture of the two appearances, with slight ridges and less distinct cranial lobes. | |||
==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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. | |||
===Music=== | |||
Ktarians hold festivals to celebrate their musical accomplishments; these are open to off-world visitors and are sometimes held on other planets. | |||
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> | |||
===Food=== | |||
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. | |||
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. | ||
==Customs== | ==Customs== | ||
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. | |||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
Ktarians had technology sufficient for the creation of plasma coils as early as the 21st century. | |||
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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==Starfleet Intelligence Files== | ==Starfleet Intelligence Files== | ||