Shantherin th'Clane was a famed Andorian thaan in Starfleet during the late 23rd century. Th'Clane joined the crew of the USS Enterprise circa 2271, after it had returned from its five-year mission under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. He was assigned to Security, and was considered by Security Chief Pavel Chekov to be one of his best hand-to-hand fighters. (TOS novel: Ex Machina; DTI - Department of Temporal Investigations novel: Forgotten History) Th'Clane is also the namesake of an Andorian Imperial Guard warship. (TTN - Titan novel: Fallen Gods)