Takoi

The Takoi are an old, telepathic humanoid species native to the Takoi homeworld.

History
By the 23rd century, the Takoi had abandoned their cities as strong wind storms erupted on the surface, living as refugees in deep caverns.

In the 2260s, a group of Takoi became afflicted by a plague they were unable to cure, and began sending out telepathic distress calls.

In 2270, a newly-graduated ensign aboard the Federation starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) sensed the Takoi's telepathic signal. The Enterprise diverted to the Takoi homeworld, where James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy and the ensign beamed down to the caverns and encountered the Takoi. 


 * Reader choices within the novella resulted in different experiences for the crew. In one case, the landing party met the ailing Takoi, and reader choices determined whether McCoy could cure them. In another, a different, more militant group of Takoi tried using illusions to take over the Starfleet officers and escape from the planet.