Naraht
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Dahai Lohor Naraht was the 8412th egg hatched from the mother Horta on the planet Janus VI in 2267. Naraht's gender was "orthomale type B-4A". (TOS text-based video game: The Kobayashi Alternative; TOS novel: My Enemy, My Ally).
Naraht was the first of his kind to join Starfleet, serving aboard the USS Enterprise under the command of Captain James T. Kirk from 2275 until at least 2278.
When the Enterprise staged a raid against a Romulan space station in orbit of Levaeri V, He was one of the hundred-odd crewpeople chosen to participate. Naraht's natural ability to literally eat through stone and metal was critical to the success of the raid. (TOS novel: My Enemy, My Ally)
In 2276, Naraht was briefly attached to Starfleet Intelligence for a rescue operation of Doctor Leonard McCoy, who was in Romulan custody, and was scheduled for execution. Naraht arrived undetected on the surface of Romulus "disguised" as an asteroid that made landfall. In a daring rescue, Naraht and Romulan outcast Ael t'Rllaillieu rescued McCoy from the heart of the Imperial Romulan Senate while in full session. (TOS novel: The Romulan Way)
In 2278, Naraht attempted to apprehend a rogue Klingon officer that had barricaded himself in the men's room of the Enterprise's Recreation Deck. Naraht was chosen for this duty as his silicon epidermis was resistant to Klingon disrupter fire. Naraht was unable to take the Klingon into custody, as the cornered Klingon chose suicide over capture. (TOS novel: Rules of Engagement)
In early 2285, Naraht was one of the former Enterprise crew members recruited by Admiral James T. Kirk to take the Enterprise to the planet Gateway, to investigate and repair the malfunctioning Guardian of Forever. (TOS novel: Time for Yesterday).
- Naraht was given the rank of lieutenant commander by author A.C. Crispin in the novel Time For Yesterday. In later appearances of the character in DC Comics (first series) written by Naraht's creator, Diane Duane, he held the rank of lieutenant, apparently having "stepped down" for whatever reason. Both authors' stories may also be considered separate continuities.
Later that year, Naraht served under Kirk when Kirk was put in temporary command of the USS Excelsior. (TOS comics: Double Blind)
Naraht was later seen serving on the USS Enterprise-A in 2286 and 2287. (TOS comic anthology: Who Killed Captain Kirk?)
