Tongo Rad

Tongo "Herbert" Rad was a male Catullan, the son of the the Catullan ambassador to the Federation. He also inherited his father's extraordinary abilities in the field of space studies.

History
In 2269, Rad had become a follower of Dr. Sevrin and his search for the planet Eden. Rad and Sevrin follower then stole the USS Aurora (NC-17740). Enroute, their ship exploded, but not before they were beamed aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). Onboard, they then freed Sevrin from the Enterprise and then they found Eden. However, the planet turned out to be a deathtrap filled with poisonous fruit and acid ground. He was then rescued once again by the Enterprise.

17 years later, Rad was then sent to Christophi IX to act as watchdog for Captain James T. Kirk.