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		Medusans are a benevolent noncorporeal life form, but they normally prove lethal to any humanoids who see them.
		Medusans can find their way across space time even from outside the boundaries of charted space to arrive precisely at their desired location.
		Safety measures, such as clearing personnel form any corridors the Medusan is to pass through, are designed to minimize crew contact with the hazardous guest Teleportation leaves Medusans unsettled, despite their protective containers.
	www.myscifi.co.uk /medusans.htm (645 words)

	Xenobiology - M
		Medusan: Medusans are a benevolent noncorporeal life form, but they normally prove lethal to any humanoids who see them.
		Medusan navigation capabilities are not simply a skill which can be taught to humanoids.
		Standard procedure requires a Medusan to be contained within a protective habitat; an average receptacle is a light-tight hexagonal container.
	www.usslightflash.com /xenom.htm (2435 words)

	Medusan
		It is interesting to note that the Medusans are one of the few, if not the only, noncorporeal beings that are active members of the Federation.
		This is due to the fact that the Medusans have not completely shed their physical form and must always have it with them.
		An interesting side note is that while the Medusans body is grotesque in the extreme, their advanced mind - when viewed by those with telepathic abilities (i.e., Betazoids) - appears to be quite beautiful.
	www.yourlit.com /Star-Trek-Races/Medusan.php (195 words)

	EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - View Single Post - Star Trek Races
		Medusans are a species of highly intelligent, non-corporeal beings with sensory systems radically different from those of humanoids.
		Medusans are immune to critical hits, extra damage from being favored enemies, and from sneak attacks.
		A Medusan Mind-Linked to a subject does not need to remain in the same space as the subject to maintain the Mind-Link, but the subject must be moved back into the same space as the Medusan to end the Mind-Link.
	65.127.163.19 /showpost.php?p=3134034&postcount=98 (764 words)

	Medusan - Memory Alpha - A Wikia wiki
		Their appearance is so utterly hideous that the sight of a Medusan renders any Human mad.
		Vulcans are capable of viewing Medusans, but only with the use of a specially filtered visor.
		The Medusans are obviously named for the Greek mythological character of Medusa whose sight was so hideous that anyone who laid eyes on her was turned to stone.
	memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Medusan (158 words)

	TV ACRES: Outer Space Aliens > Medusans (Star Trek)
		The Medusans were an intelligent race of creatures who sent an ambassador named Kollos to the United Federation of Planets via the USS Enterprise.
		Persons handling the diplomat, who was encased in a heavily shielded container, needed to wear special glasses to protect them from the rays of light emanating from the alien's form.
		Spock accidentally gazed upon the alien without his protective glasses and was temporarily driven insane.
	www.tvacres.com /aliens_medusans2.htm (151 words)

	STARFLEET RECORDS - USS MIRANDA PERSONELL FILES
		The conditions were as follows: The physical privacy of the Medusan was not to be breached in any manner, and the Medusan and his research was to be based upon the Federation Starship USS Miranda-B. The first condition was met without hesitation.
		The second condition was for the Medusan to be allowed to conduct the work for this project on the USS Miranda-B. Starfleet was prepared to offer any number of facilities for the Medusan to perform his work--even build one to their specifications--but the Medusans held this condition to be nonnegotiable.
		The Medusan is seemingly aloof by human standards, yet is quite curious about the Miranda and her crew.
	www.ussmiranda.com /bios/kosh.htm (321 words)

	Cylon Alliance - Star Maidens
		Consequently, the majority of Medusan men are not intelligent and have become pre-conditioned to accept a women’s commands without question.
		Soon afterward, the Medusan president falls badly ill. Liz determines that she is suffering from an Earth cold virus that she caught from Liz.
		Realizing that Earth life is not for them, the two male Medusans are hoping to inspire social change on their own world and have decided to return peacefully.
	www.cylon.org /brit/maidens-01.html (2527 words)

	# 62 Is There No Truth In Beauty?
		She is accompanying Kolos, the ambassador of the Medusans.
		Being partly telepathic Dr. Jones can communicate with the Medusan and she is obviously very fond of the being, who consists of various patterns of light, frequences and energy, who leaves anybody seeing him mentally insane.
		That way she can open the box, where the Medusan is, without any danger and the devices help her by (e.
	www.ponilla.org /Nimoy/TVFilmsST_Truth.htm (736 words)

	On Basilisk Station by David Weber - Chapter 9 - Baen Books
		As you no doubt know, the Medusans are somewhere in the equivalent of the late Bronze Age, and aside from some genuinely beautiful artifacts, they have very little of value in terms of interstellar trade.
		The Medusans are only just learning how to forge decent iron and wretched steel, so you can imagine how they value duralloy knives or axeheads, and modern textiles are equally prized.
		Countess Marisa of New Kiev was Minister for Medusan Affairs; she was also the leader of the Liberal Party.
	www.baen.com /chapters/basilisk_9.htm (3439 words)

	MN
		The Medusans are a race of highly intelligent, nonphysical beings that are electromagnetic in composition.
		The native Medusans have demonstrated vastly advanced scientific abilities and possess telepathic capabilities far more advanced than those of any other Federation member race.
		Medusans have developed interstellar navigation into a fine art and are extraordinary starship navigators.
	www.angelfire.com /trek/idfresource/new_page_19.htm (908 words)

	Medusa - Members of the United Federation of Planets - Titan Fleet Yards
		Medusans are a species of highly intelligent noncorporeal beings whose sensory systems differ radically from humanoid sensory systems, which makes the Medusans particularly well suited for space travel.
		While noncorporeal, Medusans still have a physical form, which when viewed by humanoids, is said to be so ugly, that it will cause madness unless that humanoid has the protection of a visor.
		Both the official site and the October 2001 Star Trek: The Magazine state Medusa is a member world (although the name of the planet itself is never given).
	www.fleetyard.net /science/federation/members.php?id=59 (126 words)

	Startrek Species 8
		While noncorporeal, Medusans still have a physical form, which when viewed by humanoids is said to be so ugly, that it will cause madness in the viewer unless that humanoid has the protection of a visor.
		In contrast, for those with telepathic capabilities, the Medusan mind is said to be remarkably beautiful.
		Proto-Vulcan humanoids at the Bronze Age level of development, quite peaceful and highly rational, whose evolution closely parallels that of Vulcan.
	www.krillmeed.com /Species8.html (668 words)

	Capt. Kirk's bulging trousers - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Apparently the Medusans have miraculous navigational abilities in which the Federation is interested.
		It transpires that his glamorous female assistant is actually blind and "sees" through "a sensor array hidden in her dress." The Enterprise gets lost and Spock has to mind-meld (wearing natty pink goggles) with the Medusan so that the ambassador can use his body to navigate the ship back to familiar space.
		Unfortunately, however, while restoring the Medusan to his box, Spock forgets to put his pink goggles back on and goes mad (cue truly frightening hysterical overacting by Nimoy, in wide-angle extreme close-up).
	dir.salon.com /story/ent/tv/feature/2003/02/26/trek/index_np.html?pn=3 (773 words)

	Temecula - Murrieta Newspaper Articles - The Crall Space by Shari Crall
		To all these, Medusans said no. A stripe would bring attention to their street being “busy” and would lower their home values.
		Medusans insist their street become a cul-de-sac – an arrangement people paid higher prices for on neighboring streets.
		At the very least, Medusans should take responsibility for their own choices – buying a house on a busy street – by mitigating traffic concerns with lines or medians.
	www.temelink.com /crallspace/medusa.htm (464 words)

	Medusans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By contrast, Medusans' physical appearance is so hideous that one look at a Medusan by a human will cause total madness in the human unless the human is wearing a protective visor.
		While traveling aboard the Enterprise, Medusan ambassador Kollos shielded himself in a protective container in order to protect the human members of the crew.
		Medusans' sensory systems are radically different from those of humanoid life-forms, and their ability to orient themselves in subspace makes them well suited for navigational tasks aboard starships (Is There in Truth No Beauty?
	species.acalltoduty.com /html/medusans.html (117 words)

	Medusan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Medusans are some of the few (if not the only) noncorporeal beings that are active members of the Federation.
		The name came from the ancient Greek mythology where Medusa was originally a beautiful woman until she was raped by Poseidon in Athena's temple.
		Medusan article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medusan (284 words)

	Sixties City: Is There In Truth No Beauty?
		The species have no physical form and need to be transported in a special container, as their appearance to humans is so hideous that any sight of it is enough to cause insanity.
		Unknown to her, Marvick is in love with her and is extremely jealous of her close relationship with the Medusan, to the point where he has decided to kill Kollos.
		The Medusans have an ability that enables them to navigate themselves through subspace and the only hope that the ship has of returning to 'normal' space is for Spock to mind-meld with Kollos.
	www.sixtiescity.com /startrek/62intruth.htm (579 words)

	MEDUSANS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Surveyed only by unmanned probes, Medusa is a typical Class C world, heavily blanketed by dense clouds of superheated carbon dioxide.
		When necessary, Medusans can travel aboard UFP vessels by remaining within highly specialized ectromagnetic conteiners.
		However, there Is a risk involved in such close contact with humanoid races; while their thoughts are sublime in nature, the Medusans' physical sppearance is so hideous that a humanoid viewer will be immediately rendered insane.
	www.70disco.com /startrek/medusans.htm (273 words)

	STARTREK.COM : Detail
		In an attempt to adapt Medusan technology to Federation use, and vice versa, the U.S.S. Enterprise picks up Medusan ambassador Kollos, instrument specialist Laurence Marvick and telepath Dr.
		The Medusans have a great beauty of character, but their physical appearance causes shock to the point of insanity in humanoids.
		Instead, he is driven insane by a glimpse of the Medusan.
	www.startrek.com /startrek/view/library/episodes/TOS/detail/68784.html (291 words)

	SCIFI.COM \| Star Trek
		Synopsis: Medusans are a noncorporeal species renowned for their aptitude in spatial navigation -- and left virtually recluses by their unfortunate visage, which shocks humanoids into insanity on sight.
		Traveling within his own transport chamber for safety as part of a Federation exchange project, Medusan ambassador Kollos checks aboard the Enterprisewith a human engineer, Larry Marvig, and telepath Miranda Jones, who has no fear of injury since she is blind -- a fact she initially keeps hidden.
		Marvig is smitten with Jones, but when spurned he approaches Kollos in a jealous rage, sending the starship out of the galaxy amid his resulting madness.
	www.scifi.com /startrek/episodes/62.html (206 words)

	Ralph Senensky Director Bio
		The Medusans are superb navigators thanks to their unique mental abilities; however, they are so tremendously ugly that the mere sight of a Medusan is thought to be enough to drive any person completely insane.
		Vulcans are able to look at a Medusan with the aid of a protective visor, but even this protection is insufficient for a Human.
		She has undergone Vulcan training which allows her to look at a Medusan without becoming insane; her mission is to help the Medusans to become navigators aboard Federation Starships, with Marvick adapting the controls for their use.
	www.ditl.org /datshowdirector.php?Ralph+Senensky (567 words)

	Medusa (Honorverse) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Discovered when one of the terminals of the Manticore Junction is found, the system is annexed by the Star Kingdom of Manticore, but the planet is a protectorate because of the non-human sentient species, the Medusans, or "Stilties," as they are informally called.
		The Progressive party was opposed because their fears that the annexation would antagonize the People's Republic of Haven.
		As such, the Resident Commissioner's office and the NPA had the authority to take measures to prevent the exploitation of the native population, but did not have the authority to restrict access to the planet itself.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medusa_(Honorverse) (564 words)

	Star Trek: The Original Series, Vol. 31: Spock's Brain/Is There No Beauty? Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb
		Her jealousy -- motivated in part by a secret she is hiding -- is so intense that even Kollos is repelled by it, jeopardizing the success of the mission.
		Once Miranda's mind-meld with Kollos is completed, Marvick falls in love with her and can't abide the notion that she plans to spend the rest of her life among the Medusans.
		At a social gathering onboard the Enterprise, she warns that someone aboard the ship is thinking of murder.
	www.movieweb.com /dvd/release/51/26451/features.php (362 words)

	SCIFI.COM \| The Outer Limits
		He's been made the territorial judge of this quadrant to bring law and order to the commercial mining colony of Daedelus where the Earth colonists are pitting themselves against the reputedly savage Medusans, an indigenous race.
		He arrives in time to stop an attempted lynching of a Medusan (IAN MARSH) accused of murdering three members of a mapping party.
		Aided by the simulated human Miranda (ANNE MARIE LODER), who was sent from Earth to assist him, Finch manages to move the escalating dispute into the courtroom.
	www.scifi.com /outerlimits/episodes/season7/ruleofla.html (150 words)

	Cossack the Terrible's Tour of Planet Doom!
		After Lotor makes a quip about angry redheads being something to look out for (maybe this is the real reason he shoots down Princess Corral a few incidents later?) they nab her and take her back to the arena to perform as a robeast.
		When it becomes clear that Haggar’s motivational speech on insect behavior doesn’t change the fact that the Medusan robeast was a flop, Haggar attacks her and the Medusan changes back to her original form with some serious injuries while Lotor deploys a backup robeast to mop up.
		The Medusan makes one last stand running Pidge back to his lion to join his team so he can form Voltron with them, but she drops on the way.
	www.cheezey.org /voltron/episodes/incident27.htm (513 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Star Trek: The Original Series—Volume #31 (1968)
		Miranda is the companion to the ambassador from the Medusans, Kollos, who is being transported back to his home planet by the Enterprise.
		Also, accompanying the ambassador is Larry Marvick (David Frankham), whose job is to design a way for Medusan navigators, reputed to be the best in the galaxy, to be employed on star ships.
		Unfortunately, Marvick is also deeply in love with Miranda and is determined to stop her from continuing her mission with the ambassador.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=3219 (1444 words)

	The Trek BBS: Is There In Truth No Beauty? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Plot Summary: The Enterprise serves as escort to Medusan ambassador Kollos and Vulcan-trained human Dr. Miranda Jones, who intend to attempt an unprecedented interspecies mind link so that Medusan technology might be adapted for Starfleet.
		Humans are not allowed contact with Medusans because their physiology is so radically different that most species go insane when looking upon them, though Vulcans are able to do so while wearing special visors.
		Because the blind Jones cannot pilot the Enterprise, Spock mind-melds with Kollos over her objections and uses Medusan understanding of navigation to guide the ship home.
	www.trekbbs.com /threads/showflat.php?Number=6524594 (1276 words)

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