#tellarites

[quasi-normalcy]

It bugs me that there's basically no lore for the Tellarites other than "pig guys who like to argue". They've been around since the 60s and there's no lore. They were a founding member of the Federation and there's no lore. There's a Tellarite main character on "Prodigy" and so far the only new lore we've gotten out if it is (1) at some point in the pre-Federation past, they rounded up their orphans and sent them out into deep space on colony ships, and (2) they're born in litters and the runts get called "Pog"

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#884

I feel like in a better universe, instead of people talking about their Hogwarts houses, they’d talk about which of the 4 founding Federation members they like best or most identify with. I suppose it could still happen. I could see Tellarites replacing Gryffindor, Humans replacing Hufflepuff, Vulcans replacing Ravenclaw, and Andorians replacing Slytherin.

[indignantlemur]

Full size: HERE

Detail shots - and a secret, seasonal fourth panel - below:

I'm really pleased with the Andorian panel - everything turned out just right, I think!

Working with the limited expressions of Andorians is definitely a challenge at times, because it feels like I'm relying on a lot of body language and antennae cues to convey what the other characters can convey through comparatively simple facial expressions. Still, I think I did alright here!

As for the Vulcan panel... somehow, Soval's assistant (originally intended to be Rekan from Deck the Halls (And Not The Vulcans)) turned into Sarek, so I guess that's happening now.

And onto the Tellarite panel! As much as I like how the Andorian panel turned out, I can't help but love Ambassador Gral in this panel just a little bit more. He was a lot of fun to draw!

And now for the super secret fourth panel, in honour of the season! (full size here)

(I choose to believe that Archer moved a decimal point two places over in a stalled trade agreement and waited to see how long it would take them all to notice. At least they're all talking again!)

Look at that face. That man has been concussed so many times. (We love him.)

Season's greetings and happy holidays to all who celebrate!

[spirk-trek]

Interstat Fanzine | Teri Meyer, Ray Lamb, Cheryl Newsome, Carol Waterman, Don Harden, Amy Harlib, Melinda Shreve-Reynolds (1978-83)

[holofizz]

a couple more sketches from 'andorian tradition' of one of my favourite side characters, a Tellarite named Parin Tlagrev.

Not my oc but it's how I imagine her in my head. I'd like to believe her and Jhamel have done some verbal sparring at some point, just for fun.

[legok9]

The Worlds of the Federation (1989)

Art by Don Ivan Punchatz

Cover art: Melkot, Klingon, Gorn, Romulan, Andorian, Phylosian, Benzite, two Bynars, Tellarite, Tribbles, Saurian, and Ferengi:

Page 1: Excalbian, Tholian, Horta with egg nodules

Page 2: Mugato, M-113 Creature

Page 3: Targ, Scora, Denebian Slime Devil

Page 4: Capellan Power Cat, Berengarian Dragon

Page 5: Eelbird, Le-matya, Sehlat

Page 6: Beauregard Weeper, Talosian Singing Plant, Mako Root Plant, Kaferian Apples, Spore Plant, Piersol's Traveller

I've seen some of this art work before, but never all in one place. What a wonderful mix of TOS, TAS, and TNG season 1 aliens! I especially love the Tholian before Enterprise showed us their full body.

It seems the original art for Mugato/M-113 Creature has been lost so that page is scanned from the book. All the other pieces of art have been auctioned off in recent years.

[vulcanlovetriangles]

[dillpickledipp2]

Not enough eldrich horror in startrek

Could've used any telepath species or other shenanigans to have human characters experience the sensory input of other species who don't use the 5 senses the same.

The aenar using their other sense to detect people, vulcans and betazoids feeling people nearby or their intentions, denobulans smelling peoples pheromones, cardassian and tellarite eyesight etc.

Imagine experiencing another species' physiology and then being brought back to 'normal'. Knowing how it feels for that species but never able to properly verbalize it. Neither species understands because one can't, and the other cannot imagine anything different. Living with the knowledge you'll never experience it again. That'd fuck with ya

Please tell me examples of other species btw. I'm insane and I need to experience other flavors of insanity about this

[evilghostfarmer]

an ensign partied too hard in the lounge, not to worry his friends are still hanging out with him :-)))

[respocked]

Star Trek conspiracy theory: the reason that the Tellarites from The Journey To Babel look different to later shows Tellarites is because the ambassadors in Journey... are not actually Tellarites at all. They are impostors, wearing dead Tellarite faces on their own. Sarek knows but doesn't say anything because they are honestly less annoying than the orginal ones

[whos-the-hottest-st-character]

Who is hotter? Noum or Phlox?

Round one, fight five

[quasi-normalcy]

I'm going to be honest, I don't like that Enterprise established that Andorians came from an ice planet. Nothing about them or their manner of dress looks like it's cold-weather adapted, and I much preferred the idea that Andor was lush and jungular, thereby explaining their bright colouration. Now the Tellarites; I could believe that *they're* from an ice planet.

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#1130

I miss the horny confessions with thirst for Vulcans, Romulans, Andorians, Tellarites(?)

[indignantlemur]

In light of this post - here's a preview of a three panel comic I'm working on between bouts of commission work!

Ambassador Gral is not having a good day. (And Thoris isn't even responsible for this one!)

[sshbpodcast]

Episode 21: Set Phasers To Picante

TOS: "Journey to Babel" and "Friday's Child"

We've got another week of doubling up! Two DC Fontana scripts bring us two stories driven by mineral rights and featuring two occasions of Kirk being rather rubbish at diplomacy. Luckily, both times he's got someone there that's better at it than him. In "Journey to Babel" it's Sarek, Vulcan ambassador and Spock's father, and in "Friday's Child" it is, remarkably, the usually-irascible Bones acting as the cooler head.

Also this week: Chris can't say Orion, minor Game of Thrones spoilers, and Shat hair chat.

Timestamps: synopses: 0:30; Journey to Babel: 6:18; Friday's Child: 37:16

[chronivore]

Tellarites

The largest of the founding members of the federation, an adult tellarite man can top out at 1200kg. Extremely sensitive vibrissae line their jaws and tail. Each hair grows deep into the skin where it connects to an electroreceptor attached to the same pore. The resulting system isn’t quite as effective as water-based elecroreception, but it does well to aid their relatively poor vision.

Omnivores by nature, tellarites have complex mouthparts. Scissor-like teeth in the front of the mouth, piercing tusks attached to two grasping mouthparts, and flat grinding molars towards the back of the mouth.

The twin tendrils on either side of the head are derived from the sort of structure as the arms and legs, since they lack any digits for grasping, these tendrils are mainly used for communication and expression. However, in an emergency an individual could theoretically lift a pound or so with either tendril.

-the lip-hand has tastebuds on it

-ears are situated on the tail, these ears can be sealed shut by tightly curling the tail