Tanugans

The Tanugans operate as a vigilant collective whose accusations trigger a bridge‑level forensic inquiry after they assert that a weapon‑like discharge struck the reactor core during transport. Their public challenge forces officers to choose between loyalty and evidentiary logic, accelerating technical analysis and exposing an anomalous radiation signature that threatens the ship. Acting as community auditors rather than formal authorities, they convert suspicion into procedural momentum and shape interactions with Data, Geordi, Riker, Wesley and Worf.