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Rojan's ancestors originally began the voyage in multi-generational spacecraft centuries before, and by the time the ship reached the galactic barrier in the mid-2260s, Rojan had become leader of the group. Unfortunately, the Kelvan spacecraft was destroyed during the passage through the barrier; Rojan and four others were able to escape to a nearby Class M planet. In order to adapt to the environment around them, Rojan and the others established a humanoid form.

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  • Rojan's ancestors originally began the voyage in multi-generational spacecraft centuries before, and by the time the ship reached the galactic barrier in the mid-2260s, Rojan had become leader of the group. Unfortunately, the Kelvan spacecraft was destroyed during the passage through the barrier; Rojan and four others were able to escape to a nearby Class M planet. In order to adapt to the environment around them, Rojan and the others established a humanoid form.
  • Rojan was a Kelvan, the leader of an expedition from the Kelvan Empire in the radiation-imperiled Andromeda Galaxy. His ancestors were part of a wave of multi-generational starships dispatched to nearby galaxies to find new territories for the Empire to conquer and occupy. Reaching the Milky Way Galaxy after centuries in the intergalactic void, his ship was destroyed crossing the galactic barrier. Rojan escaped with four crew members in a life-craft to a Class M planet. The Kelvans adopted humanoid forms more compatible with the new region's intelligent life and available transportation.
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  • Expedition leader
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  • Rojan was a Kelvan, the leader of an expedition from the Kelvan Empire in the radiation-imperiled Andromeda Galaxy. His ancestors were part of a wave of multi-generational starships dispatched to nearby galaxies to find new territories for the Empire to conquer and occupy. Reaching the Milky Way Galaxy after centuries in the intergalactic void, his ship was destroyed crossing the galactic barrier. Rojan escaped with four crew members in a life-craft to a Class M planet. The Kelvans adopted humanoid forms more compatible with the new region's intelligent life and available transportation. After a false distress call attracted the attention of Captain James T. Kirk, Rojan's crew hijacked the USS Enterprise, and modified the vessel with Kelvan technology, so they could return home and report their discoveries to the Kelvan Empire. His mission was critical to the survival of the Kelvan species and civilization, and Rojan brooked no opposition. The Kelvan's mission is to be completed by a commander who was his blood descendant. But for one incident, where Kirk's escape attempt forced Rojan to demonstrate his dominance by distilling and killing Yeoman Thompson, Rojan was invariably polite and even-tempered with his captives . The humanoid sense perceptions and emotional tendencies were alien to Kelvan experience. Coupled with social naiveté born from the relative isolation of a life spent in space and Rojan's courteous treatment of his opponent, Kirk and his senior officers exploited Kelvan weaknesses. Rojan was incited to a jealous rage by Kirk's seduction of Kelinda and the subtle needling of Spock. Kirk's suggestion that Rojan's Humanity could be fully realized in the Milky Way, and a robotic envoy from the Federation could fulfill his mission in his place, was accepted, and Rojan returned control of the ship. (TOS: "By Any Other Name" ) Rojan was played by actor Warren Stevens.
  • Rojan's ancestors originally began the voyage in multi-generational spacecraft centuries before, and by the time the ship reached the galactic barrier in the mid-2260s, Rojan had become leader of the group. Unfortunately, the Kelvan spacecraft was destroyed during the passage through the barrier; Rojan and four others were able to escape to a nearby Class M planet. In order to adapt to the environment around them, Rojan and the others established a humanoid form. In 2267, the Kelvans sent out a false distress call which quickly drew the attention of the USS Enterprise. When Captain James T. Kirk led a landing party to the surface, Rojan and the others quickly overpowered them and, upon beaming up to the Enterprise, seized control of the vessel. After outfitting the Enterprise with advanced Kelvan propulsion technology, Rojan took the Enterprise out beyond the barrier and headed back to the Andromeda Galaxy. In order to assure the cooperation of Captain Kirk and three other senior officers, Rojan turned the rest of the crew into cube-shaped objects which could easily be stored. Fortunately, the Enterprise crew were able to regain the ship when Captain Kirk and the others began to draw Human emotions out of the Kelvans. Kirk was able to make Rojan extremely jealous by seducing Kelinda, a fellow Kelvan. Rojan finally accepted that his emotions could be fully realised in the Milky Way Galaxy and that he could never return to his original Kelvan form; the Kelvans then returned control of the ship to Kirk. (TOS episode: "By Any Other Name") Rojan and the President of the United Federation of Planets established a peace treaty between the Federation and the Kelvan Empire. Rojan became a leader of a Kelvan colony close to the galactic barrier and dispatched robot probes to Andromeda reporting on their situation, and the offer of assistance that the Federation had made. (TOS - Strange New Worlds 9 short story: "Gone Native") In 2293, as a sign of respect for Captain Kirk, Rojan traveled to Earth to participate in Kirk's memorial service in the grounds of Starfleet Academy. (TOS novel: Crucible: "The Fire and the Rose") In the late 26th century, Rojan - along with his fellow Kelvans - had long since settled into a peaceful life as a farmer. Rojan met with Prefect Tamar, who had been dispatched by the Kelvan High Command to punish Rojan for abandoning his mission of conquest. Rojan argued that the Empire should join the Federation, but Tamar refused to listen to anything Rojan said. Rojan then had Drea launch the formal, signed Federation/Kelvan peace treaty to Andromeda, telling Tamar that it was a galaxy bomb. He then had Kelinda turn Tamar into a cube. (TOS - Strange New Worlds 9 short story: "Gone Native")
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