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=== Nanietta Bacco ===
 
As of the conclusion to ''[[Star Trek a Time To]]'', Bacco serves as President of the United Federation of Planets. She holds that office through the events of ''[[Star Trek Articles of the Federation]]'', ''[[Star Trek Destiny]]'' and ''[[Star Trek Typhon Pact]]''. An elderly human woman, she is charged with guiding [[The Federation|the Federation]] through a period of great instability. She's a bit of an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: from her introduction as part of a novel's C-plot, she was quickly promoted to a character carrying [[Star Trek Articles of the Federation|her own book]]. Since then, her role has only expanded further.
 
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Politically, Bacco and Tholian Ambassador Tezrene are almost certainly Arch Enemies. Their first real political tussle occurs in ''[[A Singular Destiny]]'', in which Tezrene came out on top. Bacco won the next round in ''[[Star Trek Typhon Pact]]: Zero Sum Game'', before Tezrene once again triumphed in ''Paths of Disharmony'', when her people succeeded in causing further political chaos in the Federation. As of late, Bacco refers to "that bitch Tezrene."
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* [[Just for Pun]]: One of her favorite pastimes.
* [[Motor Mouth]]
* [[Naked Onon Arrival]]: In an opening scene to the first novel she appears in. Turning it into a joke, as she does with nearly everything, she then asks if her old boyfriend lives nearby; Middle-Eastern appearance, name of Adam...
* [[Noodle Incident]]: In homage to the original [[Noodle Incident]], she has the Tubegrub Incident.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[The Runaway]]: Ran away at age 7, after learning of the Vulcan ''kahs-wan'' survival rite that usually takes place then. She signed onto a freighter as ship's cook (the captain didn't particularly care that she was a young child) before being retrieved.
* [[Screw You, Elves]]
 
== Cervantes Quinn ==
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* [[Action Survivor]]: Although he becomes far more of a traditional action hero during the middle of the series, during his time as a asset of Starfleet Intelligence. Sadly, Quinn is very much in [[Butt Monkey]] territory...and not the humorous sort of [[Butt Monkey]], either.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: The reasons why were explained mid-way through the series. He then recovered for a time, only to fall back into alcohol towards the end, after suffering intense personal loss.
* [[Expy]]: Of the soldier-of-fortune characters from ''[[Star Trek: theThe Original Series (TV)|Star Trek the Original Series]]'', like Harry Mudd or Cyrano Jones. Also a bit of a deconstruction.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With journalist Tim Pennington.
 
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* [[The Gump]]: That well-known but as-yet-unexplored historical event? Vaughn will probably have been involved. Some readers certainly feel this trope got over-used.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: He tries one in [[Star Trek Deep Space Nine Relaunch|''Twilight'']], in order to save an extra-dimensional life-form from an eternity of loneliness.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]: His childhood history on Berengaria VII; he was apparently mauled by a dragon at one point. It was established as early as the [[Star Trek: theThe Original Series (TV)|Original Series]] of ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' that Berengaria VII is home to dragons, and Vaughn had previously been said to originate there. Eventually, the two bits of trivia made an inevitable linkage. Since Vaughn is the sort of character with a highly adventurous background, it's no surprise he apparently had dragon bites where other children had bruised knees.
* [[It Never Gets Any Easier]]: Particularly notable at the conclusion to ''[[Star Trek the Battle of Betazed]]''.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: In [[Star Trek Deep Space Nine Relaunch|''Warpath'']], when he believes his adult daughter has been murdered by a rogue colleague.
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* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: It comes in useful.
* [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]: As a "Quiet," she has the ability to communicate with the other sapient race on her homeworld, a talent very few possess. Unfortunately, Quiets have great difficulty with regular language skills (hence the name –- as children, they don't speak). Her childhood was therefore difficult, and she was an outcast for much of it.
* [[Humanity Is Infectious]]: Some of her belief systems are influenced by the humans she works with; she begins to find an interest in history, and even feels slightly maternal towards her larvae, being a little sad when she drops them off at the child care centre, never to see them again.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Pattie.
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* [[Aborted Arc]]: The end of her first novel, ''Resistance'', seemed to be setting T'Lana up as a romantic interest for Worf. Then ''Before Dishonour'' happened. Worf's with Jasminder Choudhury now, instead.
* [[Depending Onon the Writer]]: Difficult but with valid opinions, or a total bigot who thinks she's always right?
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Eventually, she has a bit of this towards everybody who isn't Vulcan, and Worf in particular.
* [[Informed Attribute]]: Her supposed great insight into other cultures never really materializes in any of her appearances.
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* [[Insanity Defense]]: During the darkest period of her career, partway through the [[Star Trek Vanguard]] series, she points out it's the only plausible defense she could give for her latest actions, though she doesn't pursue it.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: A homosexual relationship with Anna Sandesjo/Lurqal (a Klingon spy disguised as a human).
* [[Saved Byby Canon]]: In an interesting example of a character being Saved by Canon for the moment, but [[Doomed Byby Canon]] in the long run, T'Prynn can't die at any point in the [[Star Trek Vanguard]] series, even when she's in a coma due to [[Mind Rape]], because she's going to die in a transporter accident eighty years later, as shown in [[Flash Back]] in the [[Star Trek Deep Space Nine Relaunch]] novels.
* [[The Atoner]]: By the end of [[Star Trek Vanguard]]:
{{quote| ''It is likely I will never balance the scales of my own guilt and virtue. But that does not absolve me of my responsibility to try''.}}
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* [[Damned By Faint Praise]]: He does this to his crewmates all the time.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: Both averted, and in a strange way played straight. Tev is ''the'' stereotypical Tellarite, as teammate Fabian Stevens notes. Yet his difficult manner is often due to his being an [[Insufferable Genius]], not just the [[Blue and Orange Morality]] of his people. Most Tellarites are shown to be in [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] territory due to their social customs; Tev, while otherwise fitting the Tellarite mould perfectly, often comes across as...just a jerk.
* [[Pig Man]]
* [[Mr. Vice Guy]]: Tev is one of the most prideful heroes around. Of course, he's a Tellarite, so to his culture it isn't actually a vice.
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A Bajoran minister with ambitions to become the next Kai, replacing Kai Winn. He's responsible for setting in motion a lengthy character arc for Kira Nerys, when he casts her from the church for exposing the Bajoran public to heretical texts.
 
* [[Ascended Extra]]: The Bajoran man who was given the name "Yevir" in the novels first appeared in an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV)|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'', as a (very minor) background character. He was actually unnamed in the episode, but [[Word of God]] has confirmed that Yevir is intended to be that man.
* [[Give Me a Sign]]
* [[Good Shepherd]]: He certainly has his moments. Despite his questionable decisions involving Kira, he truly cares for Bajor's spiritual well-being.
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=== Min Zife ===
 
Prior to Bacco, Min Zife held the office of Federation President. His aggressive foreign policy saved the Federation during the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV)|Dominion War]], but he eventually crossed the line into flat-out illegal (and immoral) conduct. Much of his political scheming was the result of his Chief of Staff's influence -- Koll Azernal, the [[Man Behind the Man]].
 
* [[Alien Arts Are Appreciated]]: A Bolian, he greatly admired ''Monet's Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lillies''. He left the painting in a prominent position in the Presidental wardroom, considering it a symbol of all the art and culture of the Federation, which he was intent on preserving.
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== The Klingons in general ==
 
* [[Fantastic Caste System]]: As a result of the Quch'Ha plague (as seen in a two-part episode of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise (TV)|Star Trek Enterprise]]'' season four) many Klingon families lost their forehead ridges. A division between those who retained them and those who lost them resulted in an unofficial caste system within the Klingon Empire. The ridgeless Klingons - the Quch'Ha, or "unhappy ones" - were somewhat undesirable in the social hierarchy. Some Quch'Ha disguised their status with artificial foreheads.
* [[Finders Rulers]]: Unofficially, the Sword of Kahless. Whatever the law says, anyone holding the sword will more or less find themselves ruler of the Klingon Empire. Fortunately, rightful leader Martok has it.
* [[King Arthur]]: ''The Left Hand of Destiny'' turned the ongoing Klingon saga into this, in part. Martok is Arthur. Worf is Lancelot, Emperor Kahless is Merlin, Alexander is Percival, Ezri Dax is the Lady in the Lake, Morjod is (obviously, Meaningful Name) Mordred, Gothmara is Morgan Le Fay. Martok's father, Urthog, is another obvious Arthurian homage. And the Sword of Kahless is of course Excalibur.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: The Klingons often demonstrate this trope in the novels; their enthusiastic bluster, casual violence and fondness for drink disguise the fact that they're every bit as capable of cunning manipulation as any other race; indeed, they're actually extremely political, for all their talk of "warrior's honour". Grodak in [[Star Trek Seven Deadly Sins]] is a perfect example. Toqel, a Romulan politician, severely underestimates him and the Klingons in general, with troubling results for the Romulans and fatal ones for Toqel. Another Klingon character who illustrates the trope perfectly is General Khegh from [[Star Trek Titan]].
* [[Prophecy Twist]]: According to the novels, the Second Coming of Kahless, long predicted in Klingon religious tradition, was intended as metaphorical, not literal. Thus, the clone of Kahless (created in an episode of ''[[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'') is not in fact the "true" second coming, despite Lady Lukara assuring Martok he is a genuine reincarnation. The actual second Kahless is {{spoiler|Martok himself}}.
 
=== B'Oraq ===
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* [[Ambadassador]]: He is, like all Klingon nobles, a warrior.
* [[Ass in Ambassador]]: A particularly hawkish Klingon ambassador, he was appointed as a replacement to the more reasonable Ambassador Lantar. When Federation President Zife went over Lantar's head to talk directly with Chancellor Martok, Martok's political rivals on the Klingon High Council used the opportunity to force their man into the ambassadorship, claiming Lantar had been proven ineffective.
* [[Blood Onon the Debate Floor]]: Like most Klingon diplomats, not immune to this. When President Bacco calls the ambassadors from the major galactic powers together in [[Star Trek Destiny]], K'mtok and Romulan ambassador Kalavak end up fighting. After a series of accusations and insults regarding events in prior novels, the two begin to physically scuffle, until separated by Federation security.
* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Despite his usual attitude, he represents the nation that’s probably the Federation’s closest ally.
 
== Kamarag ==
 
The Klingon Ambassador to the Federation in ''[[Star Trek IV: theThe Voyage Home (Film)|Star Trek IV the Voyage Home]]'' and ''The Undiscovered Country''. In keeping with his attitude in the films, he's very much an [[Ass in Ambassador]], and thinks very little of humans - Kirk in particular.
 
* [[Ambadassador]]
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* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Up until towards the end of [[Star Trek Klingon Empire]] book three, when she starts to mellow out a little.
* [[Serious Business]]: Wind-boat racing. She's infuriated when her team loses a contest on San-Tarah, insisting that they've [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined the sport]] for her.
* [[Surrounded Byby Idiots]]: Her favourite complaint.
 
== Lugok ==
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* [[Proud Scholar Race]]: Interestingly, they're shown in several novels to be more like the Vulcans than might be expected. Scholarship is valued highly in their culture. Despite or perhaps because of this, only those of higher class can pursue academic careers.
* [[Proud Warrior Race]]: Along with their scholar tendencies (above), it's a bit of an [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]; while the TV series ([[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]] onward, at least) focused on their sneaky, politically manipulative [[Chessmaster]] tendencies, the novels portray the hot-blooded warrior aspect of their culture far more prominantly. They certainly don't lose their [[Chessmaster]] traits, though.
* [[Vestigial Empire]]: Back and forth in the novels, post [[Star Trek Nemesis (Film)|Star Trek Nemesis]]. In the immediate aftermath, the Romulan Star Empire [[Balkanise Me|fragmented into factions]]. Praetor Tal'aura and Proconsul Tomalak were able to reunite most of them, as the Federation sought to maintain peace along the borders. Commander Donatra, however, declared the worlds and fleets loyal to her independent. Between losing territory to Donatra, uprisings on the outworlds, and the damage from the [[Star Trek Destiny|Borg Invasion]], the Empire was less than half its former size. It was explicitly stated in [[Star Trek Articles of the Federation]] that the Romulans were no longer a superpower. However, they bounced back thanks to membership in the [[Star Trek Typhon Pact|Typhon Pact]]. That said, the empire will presumably collapse again when Romulus is destroyed (though we're still a few years short of that in the current timeframe...)
* [[Villain Team-Up]]: A leading member of the Typhon Pact, an alliance of six previously xenophobic and aggressive antagonist cultures, united for mutual protection as a sort of rival-Federation.
 
== Charvanek ==
 
AKA the female Romulan Commander from [[Star Trek: theThe Original Series (TV)|"The Enterprise Incident"]]. A proud officer and patriot who follows her own sense of Romulan honour at all times, often leading her into alliance with the Federation. She can be counted upon to safeguard the honour of the Romulan Star Empire no matter the personal cost.
 
* [[A Father to His Men]]: Female example.
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* [[Left Hanging]]: So far, her decision to {{spoiler|join the Remans and work with Spock on the reunification of the Vulcanoid races}}.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Spock. Possibly with Neral, too.
* [[What You Are in Thethe Dark]]
 
== D'deridex ==
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== Donatra ==
 
Following ''[[Star Trek Nemesis (Film)|Star Trek Nemesis]]'', Donatra became an important figure in Romulan politics, opposing newly seated Praetor Tal'aura, and eventually forming her own government.
 
* [[Arch Enemy]]: With Tal'aura, who had Donatra's lover executed after he tried to unseat her from the praetorship. Donatra continued to oppose Tal'aura's rule, eventually declaring the fleets and planets loyal to her an independent state.
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The most bloodthirsty praetor in recent history, who nearly started a war with the Klingons and Federation.
 
* [[Blood Onon the Debate Floor]]: To the shock of the other senators, he murders a member of the government on the Senate Chamber floor. There's a reason why a character in later books says that Dralath caused more damage to Romulan honour than any other leader she remembers.
* [[The Caligula]]: But also...
* [[Evil Chancellor]]: Dralath, as praetor, is essentially this to Shiarkiek, the emperor (although the praetor has the real political authority, the emperor's figurehead status is still taken very seriously and his spiritual influence is extreme). Dralath even tries to manipulate public opinion by manipulating a drugged-up Shiarkiek.
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The Praetor during both the Dominion War and the post-war rebuilding period. A ruthless but honourable man, he came to appreciate the Federation but was assassinated before anything could come of his epiphany.
 
* [[Face Death Withwith Dignity]]: He makes a conscious decision to do so, so his enemies, if they're watching his arranged death, won't have the satisfaction of seeing him run and flail.
* [[Heel Face Door Slam]]: His death, and the ''coup'' that put Hiren and his supporters in charge, resulted in this for the Romulan Star Empire as a whole. Neral had come to support the idea of permanent alliance with the Federation, but he wasn't able to implement his plans.
 
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== Tal'aura ==
 
Following ''[[Star Trek Nemesis (Film)|Star Trek Nemesis]]'', Tal'aura swiftly claimed the vacant leadership and for several turbulant years ruled as Praetor.
 
* [[Arch Enemy]]: To Donatra. Donatra already hated Tal'aura for several reasons, including her having executed Donatra's lover, and when the Imperial Romulan State was formed, they became political rivals too.
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Leader of the Oralian Way, an ancient and benevolent Cardassian religion. Astraea is an inherited title for she who channels Oralius, the Guiding Spirit. The current Astraea is a woman named Miras Vara, a former student who revived the Way after a chance encounter with a Bajoran Orb.
 
* [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]: Miras Vara's spiritual awakening in [[Terok Nor]] may be for the good of Cardassia, but her new life is hardly a happy one, seeing as she has to give up her old identity and live on the run as an outlaw. Then there's her prophetic knowledge of her planet's future destruction, which she knows she is powerless to prevent. She sees it regularly in her dreams, and is haunted by the vision.
* [[The Cassandra]]
* [[Good Old Ways]]
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An assassin (official title was "Business Manager") for the Orion crime lord Ganz. Appears in [[Star Trek Vanguard]].
 
* [[Damn, It Feels Good to Be Aa Gangster!]]: He always dresses in a perfectly tailored suit, cleans his weapons carefully to maintain appearances, and generally has a certain ''flair''.
* [[Killed Off for Real]]
 
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== The Andorians ==
 
The blue-skinned Andorians have been explored in depth in the novels, with their four-way marriage system interpreted as a four-sex biology. While this interpretation initially clashed a bit with portrayals in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise (TV)|Star Trek Enterprise]]'', more recent novels have reconciled the two approaches into one consistant view of the race ([[Your Mileage May Vary]] though).
 
* [[Alien Blood]]: It's blue.
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A minor Federation member race, with a strong sense of duty and a physiological sensitivity to magnetic fields.
 
* [[Call a Rabbit Aa Smeerp]]: An Arkenite character in [[Star Trek Titan]] describes his dead pet, which is clearly a cat. Not literally - it's an fictional animal given a made up name - but it's obvious that what we're talking about is an Arkenite cat.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: The Arkenites take their debts very seriously. So much so, that when Klingons save an Arkenite outpost from a disaster in [[Star Trek Vanguard]], in exchange for the outpost swearing allegiance to the Klingon Empire, the residents then refuse to back out. Even though they don't want to leave the Federation or help the Klingons, they all willingly keep to the promise even when Starfleet shows up trying to "liberate" them. To choose gratification over duty and refuse to repay their debt would, their leader explains, be unthinkable.
 
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The [[Star Trek Typhon Pact]] series finally established some concrete facts about Breen culture. They're a multi-species organization who hide their true identity by wearing body-concealing suits (some are refridgerated, because one of the major Breen races lives in sub-zero environments).
 
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: The [[Star Trek Typhon Pact]] novel ''Zero Sum Game''.
* [[The Alliance]]: Are themselves an example (a confederacy, specifically), and are also part of the Typhon Pact.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: The Breen salutation "Night and silence protect you", and its reply "may darkness bring you fortune". Breen like darkness - or anything that aids you in hiding - and are, at their best, a perfectly "decent" people. At their worst, they're an...
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== The Bynars ==
 
Small, androgynous beings who appeared in one episode of ''[[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]''. Their computer-dependent society is explored in greater detail in the novels, particuarly the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]. Bynars are named both for their close relationship with computers and resulting tendency to think/communicate in binary, and their social structure: linked pairs forming a single Bynar unit.
 
* [[Fantastic Slurs]]: "Singleton" is a terrible slur among the Bynars, signifying one who is unfit for bonding with another; a rejected person. To the Bynars, who (almost) always operate in pairs, this is the ultimate insult. Protagonist character "Solomon" is on the receiving end of such abuse due to his decision [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much|not to take another mate upon the death of his partner]].
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== The Caitians ==
 
A feline race introduced in ''[[Star Trek: theThe Animated Series (Animation)|Star Trek the Animated Series]]'', who in the novels have a tendency to leave and rejoin the Federation apparently on a whim.
 
* [[Action Girl]]: The females are the hunters, as with Earth's lion.
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== The Chelons ==
 
One of several races to call the Rigel system home, the Chelons are based on the green "sabre-toothed turtle" Rigellians of ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek the Motion Picture]]''. The most notable Chelon character is Jetanien of [[Star Trek Vanguard]], a Federation diplomat.
 
* [[Descriptively Named Species]]
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== The Deltans ==
 
Introduced in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek the Motion Picture]]'', much is made in the novels of both their attitude to sexual intercourse (put simply: a normal and non-troubling part of interpersonal relations) and their emotional maturity.
 
* [[Arch Enemy]]: The Carreon.
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== The Efrosians ==
 
The species to which the Federation President in ''[[Star Trek VI: theThe Undiscovered Country (Film)|The Undiscovered Country]]'' belonged. Members of the United Federation of Planets, from [[Single Biome Planet|an ice-covered world]].
 
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: They're raised by mothers alone, and most never know their father. Efrosians aren't monogomous, and women take many lovers who often help with the children. The "seed-donor" (their closest term to father) is rarely among these later partners, though.
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Grumpy lizard people, who have been a part of the Federation for many decades and show up periodically all over the place. Only one is a major character, though; Phigus Simenon of [[Star Trek Stargazer]]
 
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: The second novel of the [[Star Trek Stargazer]] series visits their planet.
* [[Cross-Cultural Handshake]]: They greet others with a ritualistic movement of the hands; extending them outward, palms down.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: As a matter of course. Males have no role to play in rearing young.
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In the novels, the reptilian Gorn become a member of the Typhon Pact. Territorial and wary, they're probably one of the Pact's moderate members, but their various castes often have different outlooks and agendas.
 
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: The [[Star Trek Typhon Pact]] novel ''Seize the Fire''. Before that, the graphic novel ''The Gorn Crisis''.
* [[Fantastic Caste System]]: Including Political, Warrior and Technological castes. The castes were established so long ago, they're now practically distinct subspecies.
* [[Fantastic Rank System]]: Gorn ranks include the ''Ozuk'', and Warrior Caste units are led by a First Myrmidon.
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== The Kinshaya ==
 
Their name and several other details taken in homage from earlier ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' works, the Kinshaya of the modern continuity are a race in near-continuous war with the Klingons. Their nation, the Holy Order, is a member of the newly formed [[Villain Team-Up|Typhon Pact]].
 
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: The [[Star Trek Typhon Pact]] novella ''The Struggle Within''.
* [[Church Militant]]: Their nation is a militant theocracy, and their warships are commanded not by captains but by ''bishops''.
* [[Cycle of Revenge]]: With the Klingons.
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* [[Our Gryphons Are Different]]: Kinshaya resemble gryphons of myth, being mammals with four legs and a pair of wings on their back.
* [[Strange Salute]]: They flare their wings to salute, revealing the colored patterns on their undersides. These signify family lineage, reinforcing the hierarchy in more ways than one.
* [[Vertebrate Withwith Extra Limbs]]: Four legs and two wings.
 
== The Kurlans ==
 
The "Blugill" parasites from ''[[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' season one make a reapperance in the modern novel continuity, and are revealed to be Kurlans (an ancient race previously known only by name and a few snippets of culture). They're involved in a feud against {{spoiler|the Trill}}.
 
* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]
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An incredibly advanced, immortal race who once controlled the entire galaxy, during a long-past "golden age." Master manipulators, the Manraloth united the entire Milky Way in peace, using their talents to prevent conflict and bring people together. Their civilization collapsed when an experiment in breaching the boundaries between the mortal realm and the "higher" dimensions [[Gone Horribly Wrong|went horribly wrong]].
 
* [[Ascend to Aa Higher Plane of Existence]]: Everyone in the galaxy did this simultaneously a quarter of a billion years ago, the result of that Manraloth experiment gone wrong. Trying to unite the multiverse as they had the galaxy, the Manraloth and their allies attempted to tap into the higher dimensional planes with their minds. The resulting surge of energy proved too powerful, overloading the telepathic centres of every Manraloth and transmitting it to any other brain capable of receiving it. The entire galactic population was forced into a state of pure energy, long before most races were ready.
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: The Manraloth's methods of bringing about peace and unity conflict with those of the Federation, and they are very, very sneaky and manipulative. Always, though, their intentions are good and noble.
* [[Everybody's Dead, Dave]]: Something modern-day revived Manraloth have to deal with.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Sparkles]]: One of many artificial changes to their appearance bred into Manraloth biology.
* [[For Your Own Good]]: Anything the Manraloth do, ever.
* [[Immortal Procreation Clause]]: Being immortal, Manraloth rarely need to reproduce; when they do, they can alter their own physiology to bring their body back into breeding mode, although it takes some time to completely undergo the changes.
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* [[Insectoid Aliens]]: Nasats resemble giant pillbugs. They therefore look like crustaceans, but are actually arachnid (eight limbs).
* [[Named After Their Planet]]
* [[Planet of Copyhats]]: They're based on a character from ''[[Star Trek: theThe Animated Series (Animation)|Star Trek the Animated Series]]'', one who was an overly-cautious coward. In the novels, their hat is indeed "being overly cautious". However, the lead Nasat character, P8 Blue, is a straight-forward case of [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]], as she loves shaking things up and taking risks.
* [[Tree-Top Town]]: The Nasat civilization originated on the forest floor, but now resides in the canopy.
 
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* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Dinosaurs]]
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: They believe their prey animals are sapient, and would eat a human if it thought it were prey. However, humans and most other races believe themselves separate from nature, so to actually attack them would be rude. Pahkwa-thanh are never rude.
* [[Jabba Table Manners]]: Being predators, their metabolism requires they "play" with their food before eating it. Thus, the mess they make of eating isn't to portray them as abhorrent but simply as alien.
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== The Tellarites ==
 
The pig-like aliens from the TV shows are defined in the novels by their pride and their unusual sense of manners. It was established onscreen that they argue and bluster for the sake of it, and the novels expand on their morality to show them finding delight in clever and witty opponents. It's less [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]], and more like a system whereby having a heart of gold is demonstrated ''through'' being jerkish.
 
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: "Civil Conversation" is their equivalent of polite formality, and involves blustering insults and cutting remarks as a means of encouraging argument.
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== The Thallonians ==
 
Introduced in [[Star Trek: New Frontier]], which mostly takes place in their former territory, the Thallonians later show up for cameos in other novels. Many are refugees, following the collapse of the once-powerful and isolationist Thallonian Empire.
 
* [[Balkanize Me]]: The struggle to hold the worlds of Thallonian space together in the aftermath of the Thallonian Empire's collapse drives much of [[Star Trek: New Frontier]]. Without the iron fist of the Thallonians imposing peace, the many worlds of the region revert into old hostilities, and countless little wars flare up. Eventually, protagonist Thallonian Si Cwan and his allies succeed in establishing a New Thallonian Protectorate, uniting most of these worlds into one nation. Then the Protectorate ends up having a civil war...
* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]
* [[The Extremist Was Right]]: The Thallonians brought peace to the warring races of their sector by conquering them all, forcing squabbling factions to settle on different planets, and generally ruling with an iron fist. They were a harsh and often brutal empire...but they did keep the peace. With the empire gone, Si Cwan rightly fears all the old conflicts will start up again.
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== The Trill ==
 
The Trill were explored in [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]], which established that their society was partially built on a lie - that far more Trill humanoids are capable of joining with the long-lived Trill symbionts than is commonly believed. The novels explore the political conspiracies and cover-ups of Trill society in further detail. Eventually, they're gripped by civil unrest, and a diplomatic crisis unfolds concerning Trill's relationship with the rest of the Federation in general and Bajor in particular.
 
* [[Depopulation Bomb]]: The Trill homeworld is eventually hit by a series of pulses harmless to the vast majority, but deadly to Joined Trills, who form a priviliged minority. Many of the Joined are killed, with the average citizen completely unaffected.
* [[Empire Withwith a Dark Secret]]: Trill is a Federal Republic with a Dark Secret. The generational conspiracy among the Trill government is revealed to be more extensive than merely lying about the number of Trills suitable for Joining. It also involves a cover-up of a shameful time in the Trill's history, records of which were destroyed.
* [[Government Conspiracy]]: Trill has so many that eventually they can't suppress all the secrets anymore, there's a general uprising, much political embarrassment and almost a conflict with Bajor as a result.
* [[Hypocrite]]: The Trill culture is based on respect for knowledge and memory; their society is built on a generational conspiracy and cover-up.
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A reclusive race whose government joined the [[Villain Team-Up|Typhon Pact]]. They're morally opposed to the Federation's democratic ideals.
 
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: The [[Star Trek Typhon Pact]] novel ''Rough Beasts of Empire'', though they later play important roles in other books of that series.
* [[Artificial Gravity]]: They manipulate gravity on a local scale so they can use every surface of a room for work or recreation. They consider using only the floor to be a foolish waste of available space. Also, they're psychologically uncomfortable with open spaces and prefer the sense of enclosement that comes from having workstations on every wall, floor and ceiling. The effects are shown in the [[Terok Nor]] and [[Star Trek Typhon Pact]] series.
* [[Democracy Is Bad]]: This trope defines their cultural worldview, and determines Tzenkethi hostility to the United Federation of Planets. They believe democracy is a destructive ideology that must be opposed, and relate to it in a way similar to how the West viewed communism.
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== The Xenexians ==
 
A tough, often warlike race from the backwater desert world, Xenex. The most famous Xenexian is M’k’n’zy of Calhoun, AKA Mackenzie Calhoun of the ''Excalibur''. He’s [[The Captain]] of the [[Star Trek: New Frontier]] series.
 
* [[Fantasy Pantheon]]
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== The Zakdorn ==
 
Although not explored in any detail, these fussy and dour aliens are portrayed as commonly involved in the Federation beaurocracy, building on their characterization from [[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation]], which showed them to be both meticulous record keepers and master tacticians. The most notable Zakdorn character was Koll Azernal, the immoral Chief of Staff to the [[Star Trek a Time To|Zife Administration]], but they show up in minor positions (usually beaurocratic ones) in many novels.
 
* [[Proud Scholar Race]] and [[Proud Warrior Race]]: An interesting example; the latter is an extension of the former. They're masterful armchair tacticians, though they're untested in actual conflict because their reputation for analytical brilliance means others are wary of attacking them (or, for races like the Klingons, unimpressed and not considering it worth the time to engage them).
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A race whose culture considers any form of deception immoral, including polite lies.
 
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: The novel ''[[A Singular Destiny]]'' is their most notable apperance, and the first to explore their culture and history to any degree.
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]
* [[Jerkass]]: Zaldans are practically required to be one by their culture (at least to human eyes). From their viewpoint, of course, other races are rude for engaging in falsehood.
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