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In 108,050 BCE ([[reference stardate]] -110/50), the Rigellians detained an [[Orion]] [[slave]], a [[Grey Orion|Grey]] named Talduk Sik who was part of a technical “working group” about to leave the Rigel system, and kept him for a few days of interviews, questioning and study. This was the first Orion that they the Rigellians examined, and they began to feel forebodings about them. The [[Grey Orions]] found it to be a mystical experience, and to the modern day some continued to think of the [[Rigellians]] as their Makers. ({{rpg|ST|The Orions: Book of Deep Knowledge}})
   
 
At the founding of the [[Federation]], the Rigellian delegation requested 8 billion credits to cover their administrative costs of joining. Instead, in their terms, crude threats of Andorian reprisals forced their signature to the [[Articles of the Federation (document)|Articles of the Federation]]. ({{n|TOS|The Final Reflection}}) They accompanied the [[Orion]] delegation, who requested 10 trillion. ({{rpg|ST|The Orions: Book of Common Knowledge}})
 
At the founding of the [[Federation]], the Rigellian delegation requested 8 billion credits to cover their administrative costs of joining. Instead, in their terms, crude threats of Andorian reprisals forced their signature to the [[Articles of the Federation (document)|Articles of the Federation]]. ({{n|TOS|The Final Reflection}}) They accompanied the [[Orion]] delegation, who requested 10 trillion. ({{rpg|ST|The Orions: Book of Common Knowledge}})

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One of the many races native to the Rigel system and going by the name Rigellian was a grey-furred and prehensile tailed species. They had a reputation as master traders, and controlled much of the trade within the Rigel system.

They decorate their tails with silver ornaments. (TOS novel: The Final Reflection)

History

In 108,050 BCE (reference stardate -110/50), the Rigellians detained an Orion slave, a Grey named Talduk Sik who was part of a technical “working group” about to leave the Rigel system, and kept him for a few days of interviews, questioning and study. This was the first Orion that they the Rigellians examined, and they began to feel forebodings about them. The Grey Orions found it to be a mystical experience, and to the modern day some continued to think of the Rigellians as their Makers. (ST module: The Orions: Book of Deep Knowledge)

At the founding of the Federation, the Rigellian delegation requested 8 billion credits to cover their administrative costs of joining. Instead, in their terms, crude threats of Andorian reprisals forced their signature to the Articles of the Federation. (TOS novel: The Final Reflection) They accompanied the Orion delegation, who requested 10 trillion. (ST module: The Orions: Book of Common Knowledge)

Ninety standard years later, the Rigellians computed the original amount, invested at a modest rate of four percent annual interest and compounded annually, would come to equal 273 billion credits. However, the Federation still refused to pay, believing it to be a request for a bribe. (TOS novel: The Final Reflection)

Language

A simplified form of the Rigellian language was Rigellian Trade Lingo, which was often mistaken for an Orion language. It was used by all merchants dealing in the Rigel system. A simple tongue that was easy to learn and use, hard to misunderstand, and quick to communicate, it had a large number of adjectives and adverbs designed for describing cargoes, and each word a single, unmistakable meaning. (ST module: The Orions: Book of Common Knowledge). It is also called Rigellian Trade Dialect. (TOS novel: The Final Reflection)