Natira

Natira was a Fabrini woman who served as High Priestess for the people of Yonada in the final stages of the worldship's voyage to Lorina. Aboard Yonada, it was Natira's responsibility to consult the "Oracle" for guidance for her people.

In 2268, Yonada was discovered by the USS Enterprise and it was revealed that Yonada was on a collission course with Daran V. Natira fell in love with one member of the Enterprise landing party, Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, and he decided he wanted to remain on Yonada with Natira. In order to do so, McCoy accepted the "Instrument of Obedience", an instrument that allowed the "Oracle" to control the thoughts and actions of the worldship's inhabitants.

When McCoy was able to learn where Yonada 's control instruments were, he was shocked by the "Oracle" to stop him informing the Enterprise. However, with some reluctant help from Natira, Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock were able to disable the "Oracle" and alter Yonada 's course back to its original heading. McCoy left Yonada with the Enterprise but he vowed that he would be back to see Natira when Yonada reached its destination. (TOS episode: "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky").

When Yonada reached orbit of Daran IV (or Lorina) in 2270, Natira continued to serve as representative for her people as Governess of the Promised World Lorina. Despite making progress in establishing a colony on Daran IV, Natira was often reviled against because of receiving Federation assistance, and many performed acts of outright rebellion as they believed that the "Oracle" could remove all of the problems of establishing the colony. (TOS novel: Ex Machina).