The Lalairu are a neutral trading collective made up of many different species. They can found almost anywhere in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, but they seem to frequent the rimward regions.
The Lalairu are very open to discourse with outsiders, if the outsider can manage to understand the very erratic Lalairu speech patterns. Their language is called Lalairsa, and it was made up of many different languages, making it very hard to translate. (TNG novel: Dark Mirror)
In the late 23rd century, the Lalairu aboard the vessel Mascrar mediated a dispute between the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire at RV Trianguli. Unfortunately, the peace talks broke down. (TOS novel: Honor Blade)
In 2366, Starfleet Commander Hwiii, a delphine, traveled with the Lalairu to the Great Rift region to investigate the nature of subspace hyperstring structure. His well-adorned special suit also had the emblem from 20th century NASA. (TNG novel: Dark Mirror)
They never settle anywhere for long, and most communities rarely leave their vessels. Each Lalairu community is led by one who speaks for the whole, known as the Laihae. (TOS novel: Swordhunt)
- The Lalairu were created by author Diane Duane.
External links[]
- Lalairu article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Lalairu article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.