http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Horta&feed=atom&action=historyHorta - Revision history2024-03-29T13:18:27ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.36.2http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Horta&diff=28202&oldid=prevTed C: /* History */2022-09-21T15:30:09Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">History</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The horta caretaker acted to protect the eggs, using its ability to disintegrate rock and other materials to destroy mining equipment. Due to the exceptionally rich mineral deposits of Janus 6, the miners were undeterred; they replaced the equipment and continued mining. The horta then resorted to killing miners to stop their operations. Armed only with type 1 phasers, the miners were unable to deal with these attacks, so <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>called Starfleet for assistance, which brought the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' to Janus 6.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The horta caretaker acted to protect the eggs, using its ability to disintegrate rock and other materials to destroy mining equipment. Due to the exceptionally rich mineral deposits of Janus 6, the miners were undeterred; they replaced the equipment and continued mining. The horta then resorted to killing miners to stop their operations. Armed only with type 1 phasers, the miners were unable to deal with these attacks, so <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">they </ins>called Starfleet for assistance, which brought the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' to Janus 6.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Armed with type 2 hand phasers, away teams from the ''Enterprise'' presented more of a threat to the horta, and it was significantly wounded by Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and Commander [[Spock]]. Slowly dying of its injuries, the horta attempted to communicate, initiating a stand off with an isolated Kirk instead of attacking. Spock rejoined Kirk soon, and they realized the horta was intelligent, and Spock was able to communicate with it via a [[telepathy|mind meld]]. They negotiated a peace, explaining that the miners did not realize that the "silicon nodules" they were destroying were eggs. Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was able to use some silicon-based construction materials to heal the horta caretaker's injuries, and the miners agreed not to harm the eggs once they realized what they were.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Armed with type 2 hand phasers, away teams from the ''Enterprise'' presented more of a threat to the horta, and it was significantly wounded by Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and Commander [[Spock]]. Slowly dying of its injuries, the horta attempted to communicate, initiating a stand off with an isolated Kirk instead of attacking. Spock rejoined Kirk soon, and they realized the horta was intelligent, and Spock was able to communicate with it via a [[telepathy|mind meld]]. They negotiated a peace, explaining that the miners did not realize that the "silicon nodules" they were destroying were eggs. Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was able to use some silicon-based construction materials to heal the horta caretaker's injuries, and the miners agreed not to harm the eggs once they realized what they were.</div></td></tr>
</table>Ted Chttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Horta&diff=28136&oldid=prevTed C: /* History */2022-07-26T14:54:22Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">History</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Armed with type 2 hand phasers, away teams from the ''Enterprise'' presented more of a threat to the horta, and it was significantly wounded by Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and Commander [[Spock]]. Slowly dying of its injuries, the horta attempted to communicate with Kirk, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">crudely inscribing English words into a rock face. Realizing </del>the horta was intelligent, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Kirk reunited with </del>Spock<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, who communicated </del>with it via a [[telepathy|mind meld]]. They negotiated a peace, explaining that the miners did not realize that the "silicon nodules" they were destroying were eggs. Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was able to use some silicon-based construction materials to heal the horta caretaker's injuries, and the miners agreed not to harm the eggs once they realized what they were.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Armed with type 2 hand phasers, away teams from the ''Enterprise'' presented more of a threat to the horta, and it was significantly wounded by Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and Commander [[Spock]]. Slowly dying of its injuries, the horta attempted to communicate<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, initiating a stand off </ins>with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an isolated Kirk instead of attacking. Spock rejoined </ins>Kirk <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">soon</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and they realized </ins>the horta was intelligent, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </ins>Spock <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was able to communicate </ins>with it via a [[telepathy|mind meld]]. They negotiated a peace, explaining that the miners did not realize that the "silicon nodules" they were destroying were eggs. Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was able to use some silicon-based construction materials to heal the horta caretaker's injuries, and the miners agreed not to harm the eggs once they realized what they were.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ted Chttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Horta&diff=28135&oldid=prevTed C: /* Attributes */2022-07-26T14:36:10Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Attributes</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>An adult is an oblong form roughly 2-3 meters long and 1-2 meters in diameter. Its surface looks like rock, but it is also flexible. In the open, they can move quickly by sliding or flowing over the rocky surfaces of the mining tunnels that the Federation miners had created. They can also burrow rapidly through solid rock by <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">quickly </del>dissolving stone in their path, leaving a smooth cylindrical tunnel in their wake. It's not known how horta navigate or sense their surroundings, but they seem to have good awareness of events occurring around them, even through meters of solid rock.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>An adult is an oblong form roughly 2-3 meters long and 1-2 meters in diameter. Its surface looks like rock, but it is also flexible. In the open, they can move quickly by sliding or flowing over the rocky surfaces of the mining tunnels that the Federation miners had created. They can also burrow rapidly through solid rock by <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">chemically </ins>dissolving stone in their path, leaving a smooth cylindrical tunnel in their wake. It's not known how horta navigate or sense their surroundings, but they seem to have good awareness of events occurring around them, even through meters of solid rock.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ted Chttp://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Horta&diff=28134&oldid=prevTed C: /* History */2022-07-26T14:34:49Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">History</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Federation miners entered the rock layer in which the horta dwelled during the incubation cycle. While extracting minerals, they encountered <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">thousands </del>of "silicon nodules" which had little value to them, and they destroyed many of these eggs during their mining operations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Federation miners entered the rock layer in which the horta dwelled during the incubation cycle. While extracting minerals, they encountered <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">millions </ins>of "silicon nodules" which had little value to them, and they destroyed many of these eggs during their mining operations.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Armed with type 2 hand phasers, away teams from the ''Enterprise'' presented more of a threat to the horta, and it was significantly wounded by Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and Commander [[Spock]]. Slowly dying of its injuries, the horta attempted to communicate with Kirk, inscribing English words into a rock face. Realizing the horta was intelligent, Kirk reunited with Spock, who communicated with it via a [[telepathy|mind meld]]. They negotiated a peace, explaining that the miners did not realize that the "silicon nodules" they were destroying were eggs. Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was able to use some silicon-based construction materials to heal the horta caretaker's injuries, and the miners agreed not to harm the eggs once they realized what they were.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Armed with type 2 hand phasers, away teams from the ''Enterprise'' presented more of a threat to the horta, and it was significantly wounded by Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and Commander [[Spock]]. Slowly dying of its injuries, the horta attempted to communicate with Kirk, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">crudely </ins>inscribing English words into a rock face. Realizing the horta was intelligent, Kirk reunited with Spock, who communicated with it via a [[telepathy|mind meld]]. They negotiated a peace, explaining that the miners did not realize that the "silicon nodules" they were destroying were eggs. Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was able to use some silicon-based construction materials to heal the horta caretaker's injuries, and the miners agreed not to harm the eggs once they realized what they were.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A short time later, the eggs began hatching, and the new population of young horta turned out to be extremely helpful to the Federation mining operation by opening tunnels to rich mineral deposits for the miners.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A short time later, the eggs began hatching, and the new population of young horta turned out to be extremely helpful to the Federation mining operation by opening tunnels to rich mineral deposits for the miners.</div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''horta''' is an [[alien of the week]] from the [[TOS]] episode "The Devil in the Dark". They were discovered in the [[Federation]] mining colony on the planet Janus 6.<br />
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==Attributes==<br />
Horta are silicon-based life forms that live deep beneath the surface of the planet. They are sapient and quite intelligent.<br />
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An adult is an oblong form roughly 2-3 meters long and 1-2 meters in diameter. Its surface looks like rock, but it is also flexible. In the open, they can move quickly by sliding or flowing over the rocky surfaces of the mining tunnels that the Federation miners had created. They can also burrow rapidly through solid rock by quickly dissolving stone in their path, leaving a smooth cylindrical tunnel in their wake. It's not known how horta navigate or sense their surroundings, but they seem to have good awareness of events occurring around them, even through meters of solid rock.<br />
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Due to their silicon-based physiology, horta are highly resistant to [[phaser]] fire. A type 1 [[hand phaser]] had no noticeable effect, but concentrated fire from type 2 hand phasers could damage them.<br />
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The horta life cycle involves a long period of incubation of their eggs. After the eggs have been laid, all but one of the horta population dies off. The single caretaker protects the eggs and raises the young when they hatch.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Federation miners entered the rock layer in which the horta dwelled during the incubation cycle. While extracting minerals, they encountered thousands of "silicon nodules" which had little value to them, and they destroyed many of these eggs during their mining operations.<br />
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The horta caretaker acted to protect the eggs, using its ability to disintegrate rock and other materials to destroy mining equipment. Due to the exceptionally rich mineral deposits of Janus 6, the miners were undeterred; they replaced the equipment and continued mining. The horta then resorted to killing miners to stop their operations. Armed only with type 1 phasers, the miners were unable to deal with these attacks, so the called Starfleet for assistance, which brought the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' to Janus 6.<br />
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Armed with type 2 hand phasers, away teams from the ''Enterprise'' presented more of a threat to the horta, and it was significantly wounded by Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and Commander [[Spock]]. Slowly dying of its injuries, the horta attempted to communicate with Kirk, inscribing English words into a rock face. Realizing the horta was intelligent, Kirk reunited with Spock, who communicated with it via a [[telepathy|mind meld]]. They negotiated a peace, explaining that the miners did not realize that the "silicon nodules" they were destroying were eggs. Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was able to use some silicon-based construction materials to heal the horta caretaker's injuries, and the miners agreed not to harm the eggs once they realized what they were.<br />
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A short time later, the eggs began hatching, and the new population of young horta turned out to be extremely helpful to the Federation mining operation by opening tunnels to rich mineral deposits for the miners.<br />
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