Kreetassan The Kreetassans were a warp - capable humanoid civilization native to the planet Kreetassa . Culture and tradition . The Kreetassans were particularly concerned with proper etiquette , courtesy and adherence to certain , sometimes complex social codes . As a result , they came to have a reputation for being easily offended , and a number of such offenses occurred during problematic early encounters they had with Human s . ( ) The Kreetassans considered eating a taboo to be performed privately , in the same manner as mating . ( ) Also , when a ship was in orbit of Kreetassa , it was , as a courtesy , expected to align its chronometer s with that of the Kreetassan capital city . The Kreetassans revered a row of Alvera tree s that stood in front of the Kreetassan Hall of Diplomacy and were , by 2152 , over 300 years old . The Kreetassans considered these trees to be cultural treasures . Defacing them in any way was a major offense to their people ; however , if it was done accidentally , there was a special , elaborate apologizing ceremony that involved cutting the tree into many pieces . Kreetassans were famous for manufacturing plasma injector s ; they were one of only a few races in their particular vicinity that did so . ( ) Physiology . Kreetassans were a humanoid race who had an elaborate facial structure . They had heavily ridged faces with a row of purple - tinged rectangular scutes along the midline of the forehead ( nose to hairline ) , covering one - third of its width . They wore their hair long and in braids , and dressed in long , brown , embellished gowns . ( ) History . After accidentally and unknowingly removing a symbiotic lifeform from its homeworld during their research , the Kreetassans , in about early 2152 , paid a visit to , making first contact with Humans then . However , the Kreetassans were offended when they saw the crew of " Enterprise " eating food in public , which caused them to storm off the ship in rage , very soon after arriving . They departed just as the organism was transferred to " Enterprise " and took over a cargo bay there . Shortly afterwards , the Kreetassans studied " Enterprise " s database and found learning the English language to be very easy . Their anger was alleviated when Travis Mayweather profusely apologized on behalf of " Enterprise " s entire crew and assured them that no insult was intended . After accepting the apology , the Kreetassans sent " Enterprise " coordinates of the organism ' s homeworld , allowing the lifeform to be returned there . ( ) In late 2152 , " Enterprise " visited Kreetassa to make up for the political mishap a year earlier . They were invited down to the Hall of Diplomacy , and after sending the Kreetassans their genome , Captain Archer , Hoshi Sato , T ' Pol , and Porthos ( the captain ' s dog ) went down to the planet . After the initial meetings went well , the Kreetassans were shocked and sent them back to " Enterprise " , for reasons the " Enterprise " crew couldn ' t comprehend . After asking the Kreetassans what had happened , T ' Pol informed Captain Archer that Porthos had urinated on one of the sacred Alvera trees . To apologize to the head of the Kreetassan government , the " Enterprise " crew asked that Archer perform a ritual . In a ringed area inside the Hall of Diplomacy , he would have to cut the tree ' s trunk on a special base with a chainsaw , and arrange the five - centimeter - thick rings in a special pattern ( pictured right ) . Throughout the whole ceremony , he would wear beads in a special pattern in his hair and have Kreetassan markings on his chest in red ink . At the conclusion , he had to say a message in the Kreetassan language . After the ceremony , the Kreetassans happily gave them the plasma injector they needed , and also an additional two spares . ( ) A Kreetassan merchant also recommended a mining colony as a source for deuterium . ( ) While looking for Menos in the Pernaia system , T ' Pol encountered a large Kreetassan man . ( ) Government . The Kreetassan Chancellery was the government of the Kreetassans . ( ) Appendices . Background information . In the final draft script of " Vox Sola " , Kreetassans were simply referred to as " exotic - looking humanoids . " It was made clear to Costume Designer Robert Blackman that the Kreetassans should be " elaborately dressed . " He based each Kreetassan character that appears in " Vox Sola " , of whom there are three , on a particular set of colors and textures , also allowing for small variances from the ones he selected . Concept art for at least two of the three Kreetassan characters was also produced and was used in the ENT wardrobe department . ( " On the Set " , ENT Season 1 DVD / Blu - ray special features )