Agni

• Appearance: Cephalopodic
  • Two large, flexible spherical lobes serving as central mass (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Resting underneath rigid, hinged hemispherical shells (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
      • Full body and most of tentacles can be pulled into shells for protection (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Thick tentacles used for movement, manipulation of environment (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Horn-like structure projects forward from hinge of shells (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Tipped with inflatable translucent sac (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
      • Inflates and deflates to serve as sensory organ (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
• Biological notes
  • Native to Class N environment (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Sulfuric acid-based biology relying on C-C bonds rather than C-O (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
• Historical notes
  • First contact with Federation May 2262 (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Attack in self-defense while evaluating class N world in Adelphous system for colonization (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Further conflicts in Bardeezi system 2263, Regulus system 2264, during attempted colonizations (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Diplomatic arrangements formed between Agni and Federation 226# following establishment of communications (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)