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Onaya was a non-corporeal being that could assume corporeal form. It both increased exponentially and fed off the creative energy generated by the stimulated brain of another being. The process usually proved damaging to the subject being stimulated, as the strain of increased capillary dilation, neurotransmitter production, and general neural activity would cause synaptic collapse and, if left untreated, death. Onaya justified its activities by saying that victims would receive immortality for the creative ventures that were a byproduct of its activities.

Onaya Noncorporial — Non-corporeal form.

It had traveled for thousands of years seeking compatible creative beings, and found hundreds such as the Earth poets Catullus and John Keats, the Cardassian architect Tavor Kell, and Tarbolde from Canopus Planet. Onaya could be detected by tricorders set to scan for psionic energy residue.

Onaya visited Deep Space 9 in 2372 and fed off the creative energies of Jake Sisko as he was working on his first novel, Anslem. Jake's life was saved when his father, Benjamin, intervened. Onaya, however, was able to escape from the station, vanishing into the unknown. (DS9: "The Muse")

Onaya was played by actress Meg Foster.

External link

Onaya at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-'''Onaya''' was a [[non-corporeal]] [[lifeform|being]] that could assume [[corporeal]] form. It both increased exponentially and fed off the creative [[energy]] generated by the stimulated [[brain]] of another being.  The process usually proved damaging to the subject being stimulated, as the strain of increased [[capillary dilation]], [[neurotransmitter]] production, and general [[neural]] activity would cause [[synaptic collapse]] and, if left untreated, [[death]].  Onaya justified its activities by saying that victims would receive [[immortality]] for the [[art|creative ventures]] that were a byproduct of its activities.
+| imagecap    = Onaya
+| gender      = Female in [[corporeal]] form
-It had traveled [[the galaxy]] for thousands of years seeking compatible creative beings, and found hundreds such as the [[Earth]] [[poet]]s [[Catullus]] and [[John Keats]], the [[Cardassian]] [[architect]] [[Tavor Kell]], and [[Phineas Tarbolde]] from [[Canopus Planet]].  Onaya could be detected by [[tricorder]]s set to [[sensor|scan]] for [[psionic energy]] residue.
+| species     = [[Non-corporeal]] [[lifeform|being]]
+| status      = Alive
+| datestatus  = 2372
+| actor       = [[Meg Foster]]
+}}
+'''Onaya''' was a [[non-corporeal]] [[lifeform|being]] that could assume [[corporeal]] form. It both increased exponentially and fed off the creative [[energy]] [[Emotion#Beings that feed on emotion|generated by]] the stimulated [[brain]] of another being.  The process usually proved damaging to the subject being stimulated, as the strain of increased [[capillary]] dilation, [[neurotransmitter]] production, and general [[neural]] activity would cause [[synaptic collapse]] and, if left untreated, [[death]].  Onaya justified its activities by saying that victims would receive [[immortality]] for the [[art|creative ventures]] that were a byproduct of its activities.
+[[File:Onaya Noncorporial.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Non-corporeal]] form.]]
+It had traveled for thousands of years seeking compatible creative beings, and found hundreds such as the [[Earth]] [[poet]]s [[Catullus]] and [[John Keats]], the [[Cardassian]] [[architect]] [[Tavor Kell]], and [[Tarbolde]] from [[Canopus Planet]].  Onaya could be detected by [[tricorder]]s set to [[sensor|scan]] for [[psionic energy]] residue.
 Onaya visited [[Deep Space 9]] in [[2372]] and fed off the creative energies of [[Jake Sisko]] as he was working on his first [[book|novel]], ''[[Anslem]]''. Jake's life was saved when his father, [[Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin]], intervened.  Onaya, however, was able to escape from the [[space station|station]], vanishing into the unknown. ({{DS9|The Muse}})
+{{bginfo|Onaya was played by actress [[Meg Foster]].}}
-:''Onaya was played by actress [[Meg Foster]]. The character is reminiscent in some ways of [[Ronin]], the non-corporeal being from {{TNG|Sub Rosa}}.  However, it is more clearly like the [[Drella]], who derive sustenance from love, and the [[murder]]ous entity from {{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}, who fed off fear. The way she functions (giving inspiration to her victim while feeding off of it) is also a great deal like Celtic spirits known as the {{w|Leanan Sidhe}}.''
-===See also===
-*[[Emotion#Beings that feed on emotion|Beings that feed on emotion]]
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