Erhlich Tarlazzi was a native of Rigel VII who was a member of the Maquis. Following the outbreak of the Dominion War, he was among the surviving Maquis officially pardoned by Starfleet Command. He, along with Limis Vircona and Rebecca Sullivan then served aboard USS Lambda Paz. During his time in the Maquis, he achieved a reputation for being better at taking things apart than putting them back together. That came in handy while trying to make sense of a cloaking device while he and colleagues were attempting to elude the Jem'Hadar. (Star Trek: Lambda Paz, " Revenge a Dish Best Served Cold")