Kazarite

The Kazarites were a humanoid species living in the 23rd century. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

Background

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A Kazarite

The Kazarites were designed by Fred Phillips and Robert Fletcher for The Motion Picture.

In an interview appearing in the March 1980 edition of Fantastic Films, entitled "The Star Trek Costumes", Fletcher revealed information about the Kazarites and the design of their costumes:

"He is one of the Kazarites. They are the herdsmen of the galaxy. They communicate with all forms of animal life. I felt they should look sort of like an otherworldly shepherd. So the material is very sort of homespun looking."

The robes designed for, and worn by, the white-furred Kazarite in The Motion Picture was worn by a Tellarite councilor in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

In an article appearing in the January 2002 edition of Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 9, entitled "Who is that Alien?", the following information about the Kazerites, as taken from Fletcher's original background notes, added:

"The Dr. Dolittles of the Federation, who could communicate telepathically with animals. The Kazarites also had limited telekinetic powers and could teleport themselves mentally. They were ecologists, and devoted much of their time to the care of animals, presumably because they enjoyed the conversations."

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