Object
Enhancer Rods
Portable devices handed out by Chief O'Brien to Riker, Troi, Data, and himself on the storm-lashed moon surface. The away team plants them at seven-meter intervals to form a signal-stabilizing triangle. O'Brien grips his rod to activate it, but lightning slams the tip, hurling him back and unleashing glowing energy rings that possess three team members. Riker, arm broken yet defiant, flips the final switch on O'Brien's damaged rod to trigger transport back to the Enterprise.
2 appearances
Purpose
Stabilize transporter signal amid unstable energy fields
Significance
Their desperate deployment fails to prevent alien possessions, thrusting the energy rings' threat inside the Enterprise and forcing Riker into a lone stand that saves the crew but imports the crisis
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used