Varrik Trine was a 23rd century Human man, an employee of Consolidated Galactic Shares, Inc. who served as operations president of the Orion space station laboratory in the 2260s decade.
Biography[]
In the late 2260s, Trine made contact with a group of Orgonians on the nearby planet Orgone, secretly trying to acquire access rights to a portion of the planet in defiance of the Prime Directive. When that proved unsuccessful, he sabotaged a fuel test, which resulted in the loss of a Federation starship and generating a massive fireball — which he thought would eliminate Orgone natives in that area. When the fireball appeared, he sent a distress call, which was answered by the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise. Trine accompanied a landing party that tried to rally the populace for an emergency evacuation, but were imprisoned by the natives.
After the fireball was destroyed, and the landing party beamed back, an investigation uncovered Trine's culpability. Corporate representative Py'nath Cyrgeth removed Trine from his position on the station and said he'd be given psychological treatment. (TOS comic: "Trial by Fire!")