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Sugihara, U.S.S. Federation starship under the command of Captain Janna Demitrijian (Cold Fusion). The Sugihara was in the area of Eerlik and responded to a distress call from a Talarian freighter whose warp core went critical. Because of this, they were unable to immediately aid the U.S.S. da Vinci when they came under attack by the Senbolma. By the time they did arrive, the crisis was ended (Fatal Error). Over the objections of chief engineer Lieutenant Barbanti, Demitrijian agreed to have the Sugihara be part of the convoy that towed Empok Nor to the Bajoran system, but only if Lieutenant Nog acquired a recording of Blee Luu’s music for her son (Cold Fusion). The Sugihara was named after Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania who issued visas that helped more than two thousand Lithuanian Jews to freedom during World War II. The name was suggested to author Keith R.A. DeCandido by Enterprise Logs editor Carol Greenburg.

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Taghrex. Second in command of the Tholian vessel commanded by Nostrene (Interphase Book 1).

Talu. Speaker of Eerlik. Talu had a reputation as being the voice of reason among the Speakers (Fatal Error).

theragen. Biochemical weapon used by the Klingon military; a nerve gas that is instantly lethal if used in pure form. Dr. Leonard McCoy prepared a diluted form of theragen mixed with alcohol to deaden certain nerve inputs to the brain in an effort to prevent madness in the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise caused by exposure to interphase in 2268 (“The Tholian Web” [TOS]). In 2376, Dr. Elizabeth Lense of the U.S.S. da Vinci used the same theragen derivative to stave off the effects of interphase on the team sent to the Defiant to salvage it (Interphase Book 1), though repeated inoculations resulted in the team members developing an immunity to it and needing booster shots more often than anticipated (Interphase Book 2).

Tholian web. Energy field used by the Tholians in 2268 to entrap a disabled enemy spacecraft. A tractor field is spun by two Tholian ships that remain outside of weapons range, encircling the target, destroying the ship within (“The Tholian Web” [TOS]). By 2376, the Tholians had upgraded their web to be “pre-spun” by at least six ships, and to work on the same principle as a butterfly net, ensnaring a foe in a web-shaped energy field at least a thousand meters in diameter (Interphase Book 2).

Tholians. Civilization known for its punctuality and highly territorial nature. In 2268, the Tholians accused the U.S.S. Enterprise of violating a territorial annex of the Tholian Assembly while on a rescue mission when the U.S.S. Defiant was trapped in interphase (“The Tholian Web” [TOS]). In 2376, a Tholian ship commanded by Nostrene came across the Defiant as it came back into this universe through interphase, and reluctantly invited Starfleet to salvage the ship. The U.S.S. da Vinci was sent to perform the salvage. When the da Vinci unwittingly found evidence that the Tholians were responsible for a massacre on the Klingon colony at Taelus II in 2268, the Tholian High Magistrates ordered Nostrene to destroy the da Vinci and the Defiant (Interphase Book 1). They were unsuccessful, and Nostrene retreated and regrouped, returning with five other ships and the newest version of the famed Tholian web. However, the combined forces of the da Vinci and the Defiant were able to defeat them (Interphase Book 2).

tight-beam tachyon pulses. Method of communication used by the Romulans. This method is not affected by interference in subspace. The Romulans shared intelligence on this shortly before the end of the Dominion War, and it was written up in the Journal of the Federation Consortium of Engineers and Technicians. P8 Blue suggested it as a way for the various ships towing Empok Nor at warp to keep in contact despite the massive subspace distortions necessitated by such a tow (Cold Fusion).

Togh. A timeframe in the Nalori calendar. The year 2376 in the Earth calendar is the twenty-third