Cereth ajElasi

Cereth Ajelasi was a Elasi male in the 23rd century. Cereth was a member of the Elasi clan from Menalvagor. As a young man, he had spent three years in a United Federation of Planets detention center for assault of an Andorian managing a supply depot on his homeworld.

Cereth was a charismatic man who gathered a number of followers after his release from prison. Cereth and several of his followers captured the Starfleet vessel USS Masada, and took the crew hostage. When the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was sent to investigate, Cereth sent a list of Elasi prisoners held by the Federation to Captain James T. Kirk and demanded their release. Kirk informed Cereth that he would comply with the demands, and after breaking communications he used the Masada's prefix code to lower the shields long enough to beam a landing party on board the ship. After freeing the crew from confinement, Kirk and the landing party were able to gain access to the bridge, at which point Cereth agreed to surrender to Captain Kirk. Cereth and his followers were taken into custody by the Federation.