Tula was a female Betan who lived during the mid-23rd century. She was the daughter of Reger.
In 2267, she was involved in the Festival, and Lieutenant Lindstrom did not understand Reger's disinterest in removing her from it. It was implied by her extremely distraught emotional state at the end of the Festival that she was assaulted and raped by Bilar.
When Leonard McCoy left with the girl, James T. Kirk assured Reger that the doctor would give her a shot to calm her. (TOS: "The Return of the Archons")
Tula was played by actress Brioni Farrell.
It is never explained why Tula was so distraught after the festival, while other members of the Betan society immediately returned to a state of bliss. Non-canon material (citation needed • edit) has suggested that Tula, like her father, was not part of the Body, and had participated in Festival as an act to avoid drawing attention to her father's resistance cell.
External links[]
- Tula at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works