Trill
From TFC Galactopedia
The Trill are an Anthroid species native to the planet Trill. A small proportion 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 personalites, of the previous hosts of the symbiont. This way, the joined being gains all the skills and occupations of the previous hosts. Most Trills are distinguished by two rows of spots going down each side of their body, from head to toe.
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Overview
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. If the symbiont is removed the host will die, even if they are otherwise healthy. The symbiont will die within hours if not transplanted to another host.
Despite the relatively unusual nature of being a joined species, that aspect of their culture was 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 millenia.
In contrast to the greater revelation of their nature, the Trill are not a secretive species. To them, the joined nature 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.
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.
TFC Fur Species
Fur species who are Trill share the race's appearance traits, such as the ability to join with a symbiont and possess the two rows a spots that extend head to toe.
Current species which have been noted as Trill anthros in the TFC Universe and Extended Universe are:
- Domestic felines
Trill Characters in TFC
Source Note
- The original version of this article comes from Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference (http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Main_Page).
- article (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Trill)
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