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Palmer
curious
dedicated (field-focused)
physically vulnerable
unwittingly consequential
Palmer is a Federation anthropologist assigned to a remote Mintaka Three field observation post. He conducts close-contact cultural research from a camouflaged duck blind, prioritizing direct observation over distance; an accidental reactor explosion injures and temporarily blinds him, ejecting him into Mintakan territory and triggering a rescue-and-containment crisis. His presence on-planet, subsequent disappearance into caves, and later emergence unconscious convert an operational mishap into a Prime Directive emergency, making Palmer the inadvertent focal point of Starfleet ethical, medical, and diplomatic decisions.
21 appearances
Cultural Anthropology / Field Research
Also known as:
Palmer (anthropologist),
field researcher,
Federation anthropologist
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