- For other uses, see Traveler.
The Traveler aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2364.
Travelers were a race of people from the planet Tau Alpha C. The Travelers made up just 1% of the total population of the planet, but they possessed extraordinary powers that enabled them to control time and space.
If a Traveler encountered another being who managed to impress them, then the Traveler would act as a mentor to that being until it was ready to be "born" as a Traveler. (TNG novel: A Time to Be Born)
In 2384, the Travelers departed from the prime universe due to their belief that a temporal paradox that was threatening the timeline was impossible to resolve. The sole Traveler to remain behind was Wesley Crusher who refused to give up on his home universe and believed that it was possible to fix the paradox and the timeline. (PRD episode: "The Devourer of All Things") Although Wesley lost his Traveler powers in the process due to injuries that he sustained, (PRD episode: "Touch of Grey") he succeeded in helping the crew of the USS Protostar to repair the broken timeline and end the paradox. Wesley subsequently regained his Traveler powers. (PRD episode: "Ouroboros")
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