Object
Translucent Holding Chamber
Glowing translucent chamber dominates the center of the alien circle in the phased dimension on Devidia II. A techno-organic nipple-like projection dispenses segments of biomagnetic energy—stolen from human life essence and imprinted with terror. Silver-gray aliens ingest the glowing segments through forehead blowholes. Counselor Troi touches the chamber, her empathic senses flooded with echoes of human suffering, while the away team watches in horror.
3 appearances
Purpose
Dispenses energy segments derived from human biomagnetic fields for consumption by silver-gray aliens
Significance
Exposes the aliens' gruesome feeding mechanism on harvested human life essence, heightens the perceived threat, overwhelms Troi with victims' terror, and spurs Picard's decision to pursue the aliens through the temporal vortex
Appearances in the Narrative
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