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* Appearance
* Appearance
** Nonhumanoid (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Be Born'')
** Nonhumanoid (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Be Born'',  ''A Time to Die'')
** Slender, vine-like limbs (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Be Born'')
** Slender, vine-like limbs (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Be Born'',  ''A Time to Die'')
** Similar to cross between sloth and octopus (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Be Born'')
** Similar to cross between sloth and octopus (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Be Born'',  ''A Time to Die'')
* Homeworld: [[Ontail]] (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Be Born'')
* Homeworld: [[Ona]] (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Be Born'',  ''A Time to Die'')
* History
** c.19th century: First began efforts towards space travel (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')
* Cultural notes
** Communication involves both vocal utterances, body language (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')
** Very dramatic, prefering overt demonstrations over subtleties (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')
** Relatively isolationist (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')
*** Few diplomatic ties with other species (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')
** Predatory animals allowed to roam unrestrained, attacked only when an active danger (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')
** Monster figures feature prominently in Ontailian mythology (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')
** Ontailian assassins well-known among criminal organizations (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')
*** Noted for poisoning quarry to weaken or disable them, then strangling them (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Die'')


[[Category:Intelligent Species]]
[[Category:Intelligent Species]]

Latest revision as of 16:56, 18 August 2018

  • Appearance
    • Nonhumanoid (TNG Novel: A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die)
    • Slender, vine-like limbs (TNG Novel: A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die)
    • Similar to cross between sloth and octopus (TNG Novel: A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die)
  • Homeworld: Ona (TNG Novel: A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die)
  • History
    • c.19th century: First began efforts towards space travel (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)
  • Cultural notes
    • Communication involves both vocal utterances, body language (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)
    • Very dramatic, prefering overt demonstrations over subtleties (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)
    • Relatively isolationist (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)
      • Few diplomatic ties with other species (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)
    • Predatory animals allowed to roam unrestrained, attacked only when an active danger (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)
    • Monster figures feature prominently in Ontailian mythology (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)
    • Ontailian assassins well-known among criminal organizations (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)
      • Noted for poisoning quarry to weaken or disable them, then strangling them (TNG Novel: A Time to Die)