Changes: Tarakis

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Tarakis was an uninhabited M-class planet in the Delta Quadrant.

The planet was once home to a Nakan colony. In the 21st century, a group of soldiers led by Commander Saavdra was ordered to relocate the colonists, supposedly temporarily. However, the colonists resisted with arms, and the situation devolved into the Nakan massacre, in which 82 Nakan were killed.

Following the incident, a memorial monument was erected on the site of the massacre. The monument contained a synaptic transmitter, which emitted a neurogenic pulse that placed memory engrams from the soldiers involved in the massacre in the minds of any individuals passing through the Tarakis system. The monument was abandoned in the 22nd century, and by the 24th century its power cells began to fail, causing the memories to become disjointed.

In 2376, Chakotay, Tom Paris, Harry Kim, and Neelix scouted Tarakis for dilithium on the Delta Flyer. Upon their return to USS Voyager, they began to experience vivid memories of the Nakan massacre. After tracing the cause to Tarakis, Captain Kathryn Janeway ordered that the monument be repaired and that a warning buoy be placed in orbit, so that future passers-by would know what to expect. (VOY: "Memorial")

Inscription at the base of the memorial (translated):

Words alone cannot convey the suffering.

Words alone cannot prevent what happened here from happening again.

Beyond words lies experience.

Beyond experience lies the truth.

Make this truth your own.

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+{{sidebar planet|
-{| table class="wiki-sidebar"
+| Name            = Tarakis
-|-
-| align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:Tarakis planet.jpg|200px|The planet Tarakis from orbit]]
+| imageOrbital    = Tarakis planet.jpg
+| imageSurface    = Nakan memorial.jpg
-|-
+| SurfaceCap      = The memorial monument
-| class="2" colspan="2" align="center" | '''Tarakis''' in [[2376]]
+| Class           = [[Class M|M]]
-|-
+| Type            = [[Planet]]
-| class="odd" | Class:
-| class="even" | [[Class M|M]]
+| Location        = [[Delta Quadrant]]
+}}
-|-
+'''Tarakis''' was an uninhabited [[class M|M-class]] [[planet]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]].
-| align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:Memorial ep.jpg|200px|Memorial on the surface]]
-|-
-| class="2" colspan="2" align="center" | Memorial on the surface for the victims of the massacre
-|}
-'''Tarakis''' is a [[planet]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]], that was evacuated sometime in the early [[21st century]]. ([[VOY]]:"[[Memorial]]")
+The planet was once home to a [[Nakan]] [[colony]]. In the [[21st century]], a group of soldiers led by [[Commander]] [[Saavdra]] was ordered to relocate the colonists, supposedly temporarily. However, the colonists resisted with arms, and the situation devolved into the [[Nakan massacre]], in which 82 Nakan were killed.
-Before that, the planet was inhabited with [[Nakan]] [[colony|colonists]]. They were ordered to evacuate, but due to an accident, they were all murdered by the militant group who were to evacutate them. The group was led by [[Commander]] [[Saavdra]].
+Following the incident, a [[Nakan memorial|memorial monument]] was erected on the site of the massacre. The monument contained a [[synaptic transmitter]], which emitted a [[neurogenic pulse]] that placed [[memory engram]]s from the soldiers involved in the massacre in the minds of any individuals passing through the Tarakis system. The monument was abandoned in the [[22nd century]], and by the [[24th century]] its [[power cell]]s began to fail, causing the memories to become disjointed.
-==The memorial==
-A memorial for the Nakan colonists was erected on Tarakis. It contained a [[synaptic transmitter]] that forced anyone who came near it to relive the massacre.
-In [[2376]], four members of the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] crew encountered the memorial while on an away mission in the ''[[Delta Flyer]]''. When they returned to ''Voyager'', they began to have hallucinations about being in combat. After retracing the path of the mission, most of the crew became affected. An investigation revealed that the hallucinations were the memories of soldiers involved in the slaughter, uncovering the existance and function of the memorial.
+In [[2376]], [[Chakotay]], [[Tom Paris]], [[Harry Kim]], and [[Neelix]] scouted Tarakis for [[dilithium]] on the ''[[Delta Flyer]]''. Upon their return to {{USS|Voyager}}, they began to experience vivid memories of the Nakan massacre. After tracing the cause to Tarakis, [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] ordered that the monument be repaired and that a [[warning buoy]] be placed in orbit, so that future passers-by would know what to expect. ({{VOY|Memorial}})
+:'''Inscription at the base of the memorial (translated):'''
-Having been abandoned for 300 years, the memorial was beginning to deteriorate. Before leaving, [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] ordered the memorial repaired so that no one would forget what happened there. Janeway also ordered that a [[warning buoy]] be placed in orbit of Tarakis, so that passing ships would know what to expect.
+:''Words alone cannot convey the suffering.''
-Translated text from the base of the memorial read:
-:''Words alone cannot convey the suffering.
+:''Words alone cannot prevent what happened here from happening again.''
+:''Beyond words lies experience.''
-:''Words alone cannot prevent what happened here from happening again.
-:''Beyond words lies experience.
+:''Beyond experience lies the truth.''
+:''Make this truth your own.''
-:''Beyond experience lies the truth.
-:''Make this truth your own.
-[[Category:Planets]]
 [[de:Tarakis]]
+[[pl:Tarakis]]
+[[Category:Planets]]