Ktarian The Ktarians were a humanoid species native to the planet Ktaris . Ktarians were also known to maintain burial grounds on the planet Ktaria VII . ( ) Physiology and culture . It seems there may have been a great variety among the Ktarian species . In some cases Ktarians had distinctive foreheads divided into two hemispheres ( which seem to have been bone s ) , and distinctive yellow eye s with horizontally slit s . ( ) In the case of a Ktarian / Human hybrid , the resulting offspring could lack the bony forehead structures and yellow eyes , and instead have exocranial ridge s . A rare complication of these hybrid gestations occurred when the baby shifted position in the uterus and the exocranial ridges lodged in the uterine wall . A Ktarian / Human hybrid ' s gestation period was about eighteen month s . ( ) Upon birth , breast feeding could begin immediately ; however Human females needed to remain cautious , as the incisors of Ktarian infants erupted within three to four weeks of birth . Because Human females lacked the scales of a Ktarian , alternative measures to protect the flesh were typically recommended . The early stages of Ktarian development were marked by significant growth – a much higher rate of growth than that of Human infants . At the age of two , Naomi Wildman , a Ktarian / Human hybrid , grew five centimeter s in a three - week period . ( ) Ktarian heart s had eight chambers . The sound they produced was similar to that of a pulsar cluster ' s EM fields vibrating against a ship ' s hull . ( ) The Ktarian burial ceremony consisted of , at least partly , placing thousands of stones around the tomb of the deceased ; each of these stones was sacred and acted as a prayer . ( ) A Ktarian music festival was held in 2370 , during which Harry Kim met his girlfriend Libby ( by sitting in her seat ) . ( ) History . Ktarians had technology sufficient for the creation of plasma coil s as early as the 21st century . ( ) At least one member of this species had been assimilated by the Borg by the 2350s whom the Borg designated as Species 6961 . ( ) Ktaris was a member of the United Federation of Planets , but in 2368 a rogue Ktarian faction tried to gain control of Starfleet . Their military power was insufficient to conquer it by force so they opted for an alternate gambit . They created a type of mind - control technology disguised as the highly addictive " Ktarian game " , and attempted to use it in order to wrest control of Starfleet . The Ktarians almost succeeded in gaining control of the but failed due to the efforts of Lieutenant Commander Data , Ensign Robin Lefler , and Wesley Crusher . ( ) A Ktarian owned an antique shop on Deep Space 9 . ( ) By the 2370s , the Ktarians were officially with the Federation , but sympathized with the Maquis . ( ) The Ktarian glaciers were a popular ski destination . ( ) They also had some famous culinary dishes popular among Federation officers , such as their Ktarian chocolate puff , Ktarian egg s , Ktarian beer , and Ktarian Merlot . ( ; ; ) Appendices . Background information . Several seemingly different species have been identified as Ktarians over the course of " The Next Generation " and " Voyager " , with the most notably obvious difference being found in the cranial features seen on Etana , Naomi and the Borg drone . While Etana shared a likeness with the later seen Miradorn – both having double lobed foreheads and similar brow features – she lacked the exocranial thorn - like features found on Naomi Wildman – who in turn shared a likeness with Trajok , an unidentified alien . In both " Voyager " and " Enterprise " , two female individuals appeared who resembled the " original " Ktarian make - up seen on Etana . For more information on these discrepancies , see the full analysis at . Regarding design and make - up of the Ktarian , Etana : Ktarians – When Etana , a Ktarian , subverts Riker ' s mind , and the minds of most of the crew , with an insidious game device , the " Enterprise " finds itself in terrible danger . Part of Etana ' s ability to lure Riker depends on her dramatic beauty , a beauty that had to be represented visually despite Etana ' s alien physiology . Makeup was able to accomplish this by enhancing her female facial features . An appliance gave her a high , expanded forehead with bulbs for two large brain lobes . She wore a very beautiful red wig with full , rich hair . Her eyes were highlighted by powerful eyeliner and extra long and think eyelashes , finishing out with seductive full lips . This was the first time we did a creative painting on fingernails . She was a very effective character . ( " " , p . 117 )