The Letheans were a telepathic species. They were skilled at performing telepathic attacks which almost always proved fatal to the victim. Because of this skill, criminals often hired them.

In 2371, a Lethean named Altovar traveled to Deep Space 9 and attempted to acquire a few hundred millimeters of bio-mimetic gel from Doctor Julian Bashir. After Bashir refuses his request, Altovar telepathically attacked him and left him in a deep coma. Subsequently, Bashir recovered and Altovar was arrested by Constable Odo before he managed to leave the station. (DS9 episode: "Distant Voices")

The following year, Toral hired another Lethean, Soto, to read Dahar Master Kor's mind, after he boasted that he had located the Sword of Kahless. (DS9 episode: "The Sword of Kahless")

The Letheans were also namechecked in TLE novel: The Art of the Impossible in a list of telepathic species which included the Vulcans and Betazoids.

External linkEdit

• Lethean article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.