K'Barrgh was a 23rd century Barak-7 native man, a primitive inhabitant of the planet Barak-7 in the 2270s decade.
Biography[]
The Federation starship Enterprise orbited the lush blue world in the Thorian-V star system for the purpose of accumulating data on the properties of its unique magnetic field that seriously disrupted communications and transporters. McCoy and Spock go on a shuttlecraft expedition to Barak-7, but the shuttle's engine filters clog with magnetic dust as it flies through the atmosphere and they make a hard landing. While Spock begins unclogging the filters, McCoy sees a group of primitive humanoids preparing to sacrifice a young woman by throwing her into a pool full of reptiles sacred to their Dragon God. Spock reminds McCoy that the Prime Directive forbids their interfering, but the woman escapes and runs toward them, begging them for help. Spock and McCoy stun some of the natives with their phasers, but McCoy's phaser stops working, also clogged with magnetic dust. Spock orders McCoy to flee with the girl while he holds off the others. When Spock's phaser also becomes clogged, the natives are able to capture him.
The young woman, K'Barrgh's sister N'Shulu, leads McCoy toward the caves of her brother and his followers, who have sworn to defeat the ruler Ragnok, whose people were about to sacrifice her. N'Shulu insists that McCoy come with her so that her people can help rescue his friend.
K'Barrgh plans to overthrow Ragnok "someday", which McCoy fears is not soon enough for Spock. Although torn over his Prime Directive obligations, McCoy uses saplings and hemp to make a bow and arrow. K'Barrgh considers this new weapon far inferior to his club, but McCoy points out that the bow works from a distance. He helps K'Barrgh's people to make many bows and practice using them.
As Spock thinks of escaping, McCoy and K'Barrgh's followers attack with their bows. Spock saves McCoy by nerve-pinching a man attacking him from behind. K'Barrgh confronts Ragnok and kills him with his bow before the ruler can get close enough to strike him with his battle-axe. K'Barrgh is acclaimed as the new ruler, and declares his intention to reshape the mountain into a likeness of himself. His followers prepare to sacrifice Ragnok's wife to the serpent pit in thanks for K'Barrgh's victory. McCoy is horrified by the result of his actions, but Spock is unsurprised. McCoy points out to K'Barrgh that he is behaving just like Ragnok, but K'Barrgh's followers retort that the world will end if a new leader takes over without appeasing the Dragon God with a sacrifice, and that Spock and McCoy are their enemies if they are opposed to this. Spock and McCoy flee toward the shuttlecraft. The pursuing natives are terrified by the appearance of another shuttle flying overhead, believing it to be a "sky beast" sent by the Dragon God, and run away. A rescue shuttle lands, and Kirk hurries Spock and McCoy aboard. (TOS comic: "Domain of the Dragon God!")
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