Arkonian

The Arkonians were a warp-capable humanoid species.
== History ==
In the early 2050s, the Arkonians achieved warp capability and the Vulcans soon made first contact with them. The first contact mission wasn't successful in establishing good relations. The Arkonians proved to be suspicious and deceitful and the Vulcans were soon recalled. For more than a century after that, the Arkonians and Vulcans had rocky relations. Arkonian military vessel captains would be wary of any ship that had even a single Vulcan on it.
In 2152, the Arkonians made first contact with Humanity through . Captain Khata'n Zshaar had been sent to patrol a system located within their territory, and sent a shuttle piloted by Zho'Kaan to investigate a that had been sent from Enterprise. When both shuttlecraft disappeared, the Arkonians and Enterprise had to work together to find their lost crewmen. T'Pol noted that the crew of the Enterprise seemed to have established better relations with the Arkonians in a single day than the Vulcans had in a century. Zho'Kaan expressed to Charles Tucker III that he was glad he had not destroyed his shuttle when he fired upon it. ()
Arkonians were present on Tulgana IV in 2380. ()
The Pakled ship encountered by the near the Kalla system had integrated weapons from thirty alien races, including the Arkonians. ()
== Physiology ==
Arkonians did not appear to have sweat glands and their bodies' hydration system was not based on water. Instead, they drank a brown liquid that they called "tarrat-aash". Their saliva had healing properties, as it could quickly repair skin abrasions. Arkonians could eject their saliva as a projectile while hissing. Their cellular structure was also not capable of handling rapid temperature changes when in a state of dehydration. ()
== People ==
;Named:
*Zho'Kaan
*Khata'n Zshaar
;Unnamed:
* Unnamed Arkonians
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=== Appearances ===
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=== Background information ===
In the final draft script of , the Arkonians were described as "scary-looking" and "imposing". A member of the species was at one point referred to as a "creature" with "scaly hands." 
Also according to the final draft of the script, the healing substance emitted by the Arkonian was referred to as "an odd, glandular fluid" and "spittle". The fluid was evidently composited into shots as an "optical" effect.
Only two Arkonians appear in "Dawn". They were scripted to each wear a uniform which was significantly different from the other.
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