With those doff missions about the Caitian Diaspora, we have learned quite a lot about the Caitians in STO:
Caitians are gengineered Ferasans. For the transformation, Nepata leaves were used somehow. (Caitian Diaspora chain)
About 800 years ago, those genetically changed Ferasans left Ferasa and settled on an unspecified planet, which they later left to settle the Caitian homeworld. (Caitian Diaspora chain)
Some time after settling that planet, they suffered a terrible starvation period, which transformed their culture "for ever". (Doff mission "analyse digested remains.)
What else did you get from those doff missions, or from other sources?
Subcommander Sophlog Imo (retired), happily enjoying a less violent life on the peaceful and remote colony world of Virinat
I only know pretty much what you've said there, interesting history, would like to know more - I play a Caitian and a Ferasan too, have to say I think they are the most interesting looking.
They were introduced as an exotic alien race in the Trek animated series because the live action show didn't have the budget for them and the creators of Trek wanted to show that there were true "aliens" out there and not just people in makeup with pointy ears.
30 years later, a subculture of internet dwellers who have a sexual fetish for human/animal hybrids (and feel the need to impose them on everyestablishedfiction) have created an enormous fan following around Caitians, especially the female ones with long flowing hair.
[*] Caitians are gengineered Ferasans. For the transformation, Nepata leaves were used somehow. (Caitian Diaspora chain)
I got the impression that the Ferasans started manipulating there DNA and the Catians split off wanting no part of it.
I'll have to go read both sides of the chain again to be sure.
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...because the live action show didn't have the budget for them and the creators of Trek wanted to show that there were true "aliens" out there and not just people in makeup with pointy ears.
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