Noriga native

Noriga natives are a sentient humanoid species from the planet Noriga.

History and specifics
Noriga natives are bald with an enlarged cranium and dark, slanted eyebrows. Many wear decorative headbands. Government elite wear military insignia during official functions.

In their prehistory, Noriga natives were savage barbarians who relied on brute size and strength, using cudgels and spears for hunting. The smaller natives learned how to outwit the larger ones.

A noted scientist overturned their societal structure by introducing a mutagenic chemical into the atmosphere which shrinks the population as they age. Wisdom and experience became valued, because even savages realized that they would one day become tiny.

In the 2260s, James T. Kirk and Spock made first contact with the natives, who subsequently signed a treaty with the Federation. Kirk and Spock experienced the shrinking effect firsthand, as they were only three feet tall when they beamed back to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). 

Notable individuals

 * Prago
 * Zethah
 * Prago's son