Talaxian
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The Talaxian is a humanoid civilization in the Star Trek universe native to the planet Talax in the Delta Quadrant. The Talaxians surrendered to the Haakonian Order in 2356 after a decade-long war was ended by the deployment of the metreon cascade, a deadly weapon that killed over 300,000 Talaxians on Rinax. Talaxians who came in contact with the fallout from the metreon cascade suffered metremia, a deadly blood disease.
Neelix was a Talaxian who had left his homeworld after the conflict with the Haakonians; eventually, Neelix discovered another colony of his people, and left Voyager to be with them.
The Talaxian respiratory system is directly linked to multiple points along the spinal column. That, coupled with the noted Talaxian strength, makes the species efficient for use as Borg drones. In the Borg species classification code, Talaxians are Species 218.
It is a tradition in Talaxian society to share the history of a meal before eating, as a way of enhancing the culinary experience. It is also tradition for Talaxian proper names to contain the letter x.