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; Ribel II : An outpost colony world settled 12 years before stardate 5466.9.
 
; Ribel II : An outpost colony world settled 12 years before stardate 5466.9.
 
; Ribolian Settlers League : A group who's membership includes New Henderson.
 
; Ribolian Settlers League : A group who's membership includes New Henderson.
; Dranze : An animal native to Ribel II, with long black hair and flat quadruple horns. They are about half the size of an Earth elephant, and resemble a cross between a pig and a buffalo. They breed like rabbits. Dranzes have very poor eyesight, the herd leaders produce a musky odor which the ohters follow. They prefer to live in hilly grasslands.
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; Dranze : An animal native to Ribel II, with long black hair and flat quadruple horns. They are about half the size of an Earth elephant, resemble a cross between a pig and a buffalo, and breed like rabbits. Dranzes have very poor eyesight, the herd leaders produce a musky odor which the others follow. They prefer to live in hilly grasslands.
 
; Delatra family : Owners of a ranch in the northwest quadrant on Ribel II.
 
; Delatra family : Owners of a ranch in the northwest quadrant on Ribel II.
   

Revision as of 17:07, 6 March 2007

Cover of record #10
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Publisher: Peter Pan Records
Series: Star Trek Story Records #7
Published: 1975
Running Time: Approx. 15 Minutes
Year: 2260s
Stardates: 5466.9

Summary

Captain's log, stardate 5466.9. The Enterprise is in orbit around the outpost colony world of Ribel II, on orders from the Federation Agricultural Division, to try and find a solution to the destructive plague of Dranzes, which wipes out seventy to ninety percent of the grain crop every sixth year. A landing party of Doctor McCoy, First Officer Spock, and myself has beamed down to the Ribolian surface to survey the problem first hand. Mister Newt Henderson, of the Ribolian Settlers League, has taken us in hand.

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Memorable Quotes

Background Information

  • Newt Henderson refers to paying taxes to the Federation.
  • The Ribolians speak with a Norwegian accent.

Releases

  • This story was released a total of three times during the Peter Pan Records run. It could be found on Records #2, #10, and #22.

Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Peter Pan Records characters.
James T. Kirk
Enterprise captain.
Spock
Enterprise exec and science officer.
Leonard McCoy
Enterprise surgeon.
Landowner Newt Henderson
Representative of the Ribolian Settlers League.
Woman
A Ribolian woman who brings news to Newt.

References

Federation Agricultural Division
A department of the Federation.
Ribel II
An outpost colony world settled 12 years before stardate 5466.9.
Ribolian Settlers League
A group who's membership includes New Henderson.
Dranze
An animal native to Ribel II, with long black hair and flat quadruple horns. They are about half the size of an Earth elephant, resemble a cross between a pig and a buffalo, and breed like rabbits. Dranzes have very poor eyesight, the herd leaders produce a musky odor which the others follow. They prefer to live in hilly grasslands.
Delatra family
Owners of a ranch in the northwest quadrant on Ribel II.
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