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Kelvans are an intelligent and rigidly disciplined non-humanoid species from the planet Kelva in the Andromeda Galaxy, and masters of the Kelvan Empire. Only a few Kelvans are known to have travelled to the Milky Way Galaxy.

Physiology and culture

Immense in comparison to humanoids, Kelvans are at least twice the size of an adult Klingon male. Their complex minds possessed sufficient discipline to operate each of their hundred tentacle-like limbs independently, but their superior intellectual capacity developed at the cost of more distracting emotions and sensory perceptions.

Kelvans believed in their innate superiority, and deemed it the fate of lesser species to be conquered and ruled. Ruthless but practical, their goals were expressed in plain, civil terms lacking any indication of blood-thirst. As long as the obedience demanded by Kelvan code of honor was upheld, their conquered subjects were treated with appropriate respect and given some bounded latitude.

Kelvans abroad

Centuries ago, Kelvans became aware of dangerously rising radiation levels in Andromeda, a crisis expected to make their galaxy uninhabitable by their species within 10,000 years. The Kelvan Empire dispatched a wave of swift, multi-generational starships to the neighboring galaxies. The explorer crews (and their descendants) were ordered to search for new territories and to report on their suitability for conquest and occupation.

After nearly 300 years in the intergalactic void, a Kelvan starship reached the Milky Way in 2268. The Kelvans were not prepared for the Galactic Barrier that surrounded their destination, and their ship was destroyed in the crossing. Rojan and four others escaped in a life-craft. Their new circumstances led to the Kelvan's adoption of humanoid forms that were common to the region and more compatible with available local transportation.

With a false distress call, Rojan lured and quickly captured Captain James T. Kirk and the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). Rojan's crew modified the Enterprise with Kelvan technology, permitting the starship to penetrate the Galactic Barrier, and began the long return voyage to Kelva.

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Scotty introduces Tomar to drinking.

Once the Barrier was successfully breached, Kirk and his senior officers began a systematic subversion of the Kelvan's mission by exploiting their weaknesses: their social naiveté and inexperience with the new sensations offered by their new humanoid bodies. Kirk convinced Rojan that his new life as a humanoid could be experienced to the fullest on a world in the Federation, and a robotic envoy to Andromeda could fulfill his mission by delivering a peace proposal. (TOS: "By Any Other Name")

In 2374, a frustrated Lieutenant Commander Worf told Jadzia Dax that he had once fought Kelvans twice his size, yet he was unable to put young Kirayoshi O'Brien to sleep. (DS9: "Time's Orphan")

Science and technology

The various technologies used by explorers from the Kelvan Empire in their first contact with the Federation in 2268, were advanced far beyond the Federation's abilities of the period.

Body shells

Kelvan science allowed their explorers to abandon their native physical forms in favor of new bodies more appropriate to local environments. Rojan described the transference process as "encasing" themselves in "humanoid shells". The process was complete enough to pass naked-eye observation, and well as fundamentally shifting Kelvan personalities toward a humanoid perspective as they experienced life with radically different physical senses.

Field projection

Kelvans carried a device (worn on belts around their waist in their humanoid form) that served as a weapon, defense, and instrument of obedience. With a touch, a Kelvan could immobilize multiple targets with a neural field that selectively neutralized nerve impulses to their voluntary muscles.

Rojan kills — A demonstration of the field distiller.

With similar ease, the devices were capable of a far more drastic change to a target. The field could instantly 'distill' a life-form, suspending the essence of the target's physical form and personality, into a compact and lightweight cubeoctahedral solid. The person could be reconstituted from their solid-state at any time, as long at the solid remained intact.

The individual devices worn by a team of Kelvans functioned in tandem with a central field projector of extensive range. Three Kelvans with belt devices boarded and easily captured the Enterprise in orbit, while their central projector radiated from the planet surface. The projector was shielded by a metallic substance, similar to diburnium, but considerably more dense and impervious to phaser fire.

Intergalactic spaceflight

Kelvan multi-generational starships were capable of sustained operations and life support across multiple millions of light-years, through the voids between galaxies that offered no chance of respite at friendly starbases or planetfalls. Their faster-than-light propulsion systems permitted the crossing in a reasonable time, spanning only a few Kelvan generations, while a Constitution-class starship running at maximum warp would take thousands of years to complete the journey.

Their engineering skills allowed them to quickly modify comparatively primitive and alien technologies, making them perform on par with their own. Kelvan upgrades to the USS Enterprise permitted the ship to pass through the negative energy of the Galactic Barrier unharmed, and was expected to arrive in Kelvan space only 300 years after departure. (TOS: "By Any Other Name")

List of Kelvans

Appearences

TOS: "By Any Other Name"
DS9: "Time's Orphan" (fight with Kelvans mentioned by Worf)

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 ==Physiology and culture==
-Kelvans were immense compared to humanoids, at least twice the size of an adult [[Klingon]] male. Their complex minds possessed sufficient discipline to operate each of their hundred tentacle-like limbs independently.  Their superior intellectual capacity developed at the cost of more distracting emotions and sensory perceptions.
+Immense in comparison to humanoids, Kelvans are at least twice the size of an adult [[Klingon]] male. Their complex minds possessed sufficient discipline to operate each of their hundred tentacle-like limbs independently, but their superior intellectual capacity developed at the cost of more distracting emotions and sensory perceptions.
 Kelvans believed in their innate superiority, and deemed it the fate of lesser species to be conquered and ruled. Ruthless but practical, their goals were expressed in plain, civil terms lacking any indication of blood-thirst. As long as the obedience demanded by Kelvan code of honor was upheld, their conquered subjects were treated with appropriate respect and given some bounded latitude.
 ==Kelvans abroad==
-For centuries, Kelvans were aware of dangerously rising [[radiation]] levels in Andromeda, a crisis expected to make their galaxy uninhabitable by their species within [[The_far_future#123rd_Century|10,000]] years. The Kelvan Empire dispatched a wave of swift, multi-generational [[starships]] to the neighboring galaxies. The explorer crews (and their descendants) were ordered to search for new territories and to report on their suitability for conquest and occupation.
+Centuries ago, Kelvans became aware of dangerously rising [[radiation]] levels in Andromeda, a crisis expected to make their galaxy uninhabitable by their species within [[The_far_future#123rd_Century|10,000]] years. The Kelvan Empire dispatched a wave of swift, multi-generational [[starships]] to the neighboring galaxies. The explorer crews (and their descendants) were ordered to search for new territories and to report on their suitability for conquest and occupation.
-After nearly 300 years in the intergalactic void, a Kelvan starship reached the Milky Way in [[2268]]. The Kelvans were not prepared for the [[Galactic barrier|Galactic Barrier]] that surrounded their destination, and their ship was destroyed in the crossing. [[Rojan]] and four others escaped in a life-craft. Their new circumstances led to the Kelvan's adoption of [[humanoid]] forms,  more compatible with the region and its' dominant intelligent life, With a [[distress call]], Rojan lured and quickly captured  [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] and the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] (NCC-1701). Rojan's crew modified the ''Enterprise'' with Kelvan technology, permitting the starship to penetrate the Galactic Barrier, started the long return voyage to Kelva.
+After nearly 300 years in the intergalactic void, a Kelvan starship reached the Milky Way in [[2268]]. The Kelvans were not prepared for the [[Galactic barrier|Galactic Barrier]] that surrounded their destination, and their ship was destroyed in the crossing. [[Rojan]] and four others escaped in a life-craft. Their new circumstances led to the Kelvan's adoption of [[humanoid]] forms that were common to the region and more compatible with available local transportation.
+With a false [[distress call]], Rojan lured and quickly captured  [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] and the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] (NCC-1701). Rojan's crew modified the ''Enterprise'' with Kelvan technology, permitting the starship to penetrate the Galactic Barrier, and began the long return voyage to Kelva.
 [[Image:Its green.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] introduces [[Tomar]] to drinking.]]
-Once the Barrier was successfully breached, Kirk and his senior officers began a systematic subversion of the Kelvan's mission by exploiting their weaknesses: their social naiveté and inexperience with the new sensations offered by their new humanoid bodies. Kirk convinced Rojan that his new life as a humanoid could be experienced to the fullest on a world in the [[Federation]]. and a robotic envoy to Andromeda could fulfill his mission. ([[TOS]]: "[[By Any Other Name]]")
+Once the Barrier was successfully breached, Kirk and his senior officers began a systematic subversion of the Kelvan's mission by exploiting their weaknesses: their social naiveté and inexperience with the new sensations offered by their new humanoid bodies. Kirk convinced Rojan that his new life as a humanoid could be experienced to the fullest on a world in the [[Federation]], and a robotic envoy to Andromeda could fulfill his mission by delivering a peace proposal. ([[TOS]]: "[[By Any Other Name]]")
 In [[2374]], a frustrated [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]] told [[Jadzia Dax]] that he had once fought Kelvans twice his size, yet he was unable to put young [[Kirayoshi O'Brien]] to sleep. ([[DS9]]: "[[Time's Orphan]]")
 ==Science and technology==
-The various technologies displayed by explorers from the [[Kelvan Empire]] during their [[first contact]] in [[2268]], was far in advance of the [[Federation|Federation's]] science of the period.
+The various technologies used by explorers from the [[Kelvan Empire]] in their  [[first contact]] with the [[Federation]] in [[2268]], were advanced far beyond  the Federation's abilities of the period.
 ===Body shells===
+Kelvan science allowed their explorers to abandon their native physical forms in favor of new bodies more appropriate to local environments. Rojan described the transference process as "encasing" themselves in "humanoid shells". The process was complete enough to pass naked-eye observation, and well as fundamentally shifting Kelvan personalities toward a humanoid perspective as they experienced life with radically different physical senses.
-Upon arrival in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]], the destruction of the Kelvan ship at the Barrier forced Rojan to find a local alternative. Kelvan science allowed them to abandon their native physiognomy for one more common to the region, and more compatible with the local transportation. Rojan described the transference process as "encasing" themselves in "humanoid shells".
 ===Field projection===
 [[Image:Kelvan belt device.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A Kelvan belt device.]]
-Kelvans carried a device (worn on belts around their waist in their humanoid form) that served as their weapon, defense and instrument of obedience. With a touch, a Kelvan could immobilize multiple targets with a neural field that selectively neutralized nerve impulses to their voluntary muscles.
+Kelvans carried a device (worn on belts around their waist in their humanoid form) that served as a weapon, defense, and instrument of obedience. With a touch, a Kelvan could immobilize multiple targets with a neural field that selectively neutralized nerve impulses to their voluntary muscles.
 [[Image:Rojan kills.jpg|thumb|150px|A demonstration of the field distiller.]]
-With similar ease, the devices were capable of a far more drastic change to a target. The field could instantly 'distill' a life-form, suspending the essence of the target's physical form and personality, in a compact and lightweight cubeoctahedral solid.  A person could be reconstituted from their solid-state at any time, as long at the solid remained intact.
+With similar ease, the devices were capable of a far more drastic change to a target. The field could instantly 'distill' a life-form, suspending the essence of the target's physical form and personality, into a compact and lightweight cubeoctahedral solid. The person could be reconstituted from their solid-state at any time, as long at the solid remained intact.
-The individual devices worn by a team of Kelvans functioned in tandem with a central field projector of extensive range. Three Kelvans boarded and captured the ''Enterprise'' in orbit, while the central projector radiated from the planet surface. The projector was shielded by a metallic substance, similar to [[diburnium]], but considerably more dense -- and impervious to [[phaser]] fire.
+The individual devices worn by a team of Kelvans functioned in tandem with a central field projector of extensive range. Three Kelvans with belt devices boarded and easily captured the ''Enterprise'' in orbit, while their central projector radiated from the planet surface. The projector was shielded by a metallic substance, similar to [[diburnium]], but considerably more dense and impervious to [[phaser]] fire.
-===Starship systems===
+===Intergalactic spaceflight===
-Kelvan multi-generational [[starship|starships]] were capable of sustained operations and life support across multiple millions of light-years, through the voids between [[galaxy|galaxies]] that offered no chance of respite at friendly [[starbase|starbases]] or [[planets|planetfalls]]. Their [[warp drive|faster-than-light]] propulsion systems permitted the crossing in a reasonable time, spanning only a few Kelvan generations, when a [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]] starship at maximum warp would take thousands of years to complete the journey.
+Kelvan multi-generational [[starship|starships]] were capable of sustained operations and life support across multiple millions of light-years, through the voids between [[galaxy|galaxies]] that offered no chance of respite at friendly [[starbase|starbases]] or [[planets|planetfalls]]. Their [[warp drive|faster-than-light]] propulsion systems permitted the crossing in a reasonable time, spanning only a few Kelvan generations, while a [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]] starship running at maximum warp would take thousands of years to complete the journey.
-Their engineering skills allowed them to quickly modify comparatively primitive, alien technologies to perform on par with their own. Kelvan upgrades to the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']]  permitted the ship to pass through the [[negative energy]] of the [[Galactic barrier|Galactic Barrier]] unharmed, and was expected tp arrive in Kelvan space only 300 years after departure. ([[TOS]]: "[[By Any Other Name]]")
+Their engineering skills allowed them to quickly modify comparatively primitive and alien technologies, making them perform on par with their own. Kelvan upgrades to the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']]  permitted the ship to pass through the [[negative energy]] of the [[Galactic barrier|Galactic Barrier]] unharmed, and was expected to arrive in Kelvan space only 300 years after departure. ([[TOS]]: "[[By Any Other Name]]")
 ==List of Kelvans==