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A katric ark was a polycrystalline vessel used by ancient Vulcans to preserve a katra, a Vulcan's living spirit, after death.

Hundreds of years prior to the 22nd century, a set of katric arks was discovered at the P'Jem monastery. The arks were scanned and analyzed, and one of the scientists even attempted to initiate a mind meld with them, all to no effect.

In 2137, Syrran, leader of a Vulcan dissident movement, discovered the ark containing Surak's katra on Vulcan. Syrran was successful in transferring Surak's katra to his own mind, successfully carrying it until his death in 2154, at which time he transferred the katra to Jonathan Archer, a Starfleet captain. (ENT: "The Forge", "Awakening")

Alternate reality

In the alternate reality created by Nero's temporal incursion of 2233, the katric ark was a large facility on Vulcan used for the preservation of Vulcan heritage and culture. The ark was impenetrable to both communications and transporter signals.

In 2258, as Vulcan was on the verge of destruction due to an attack by Nero, the Vulcan High Council, including Sarek and his wife Amanda, retreated into the ark in an effort to save the knowledge contained within. As this was occurring, Sarek and Amanda's son, Spock, arrived to evacuate the High Council. Spock and the Council emerged from the ark on a cliff and awaited transport by the USS Enterprise ^[!], although Amanda was killed when the cliff gave way beneath her due heavy seismic activity. (Star Trek)

Apocrypha

In several Star Trek novels, such as The Lost Years, the katric ark facility is a chamber within Mount Seleya known as the "Hall of Ancient Thought". In the Hall are thousands of receptacles (vre'katra) containing the katras of the greatest and most powerful Vulcan masters throughout history. Vulcan scholars, philosophers, and mystics could petition to be permitted to meld with these katras for research or enlightenment.

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 [[File:Katric Ark.jpg|thumb|Surak's katric ark]]
-A '''katric ark''' was a polycrystalline vessel said to have been used by the ancient [[Vulcan]]s to preserve a ''[[katra]]'' after death. ({{ENT|Awakening}})
+A '''katric ark''' was a polycrystalline vessel used by ancient [[Vulcan]]s to preserve a ''[[katra]]'', a Vulcan's living spirit, after death.
-A set of katric arks was discovered at the [[P'Jem|P'Jem monastery]], but efforts by the [[Vulcan Science Academy]] to determine whether they contained ''katras'', including a [[Vulcan mind meld]], failed.
+Hundreds of years prior to the [[22nd century]], a set of katric arks was discovered at the [[P'Jem]] [[monastery]]. The arks were scanned and analyzed, and one of the scientists even attempted to initiate a [[Vulcan mind meld|mind meld]] with them, all to no effect.
-[[Syrran]], leader of the [[Syrrannite]] movement, discovered [[Surak]]'s ''katra'' inside a katric ark on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] in [[2137]]. He was eventually successful in transferring Surak's ''katra'' to himself, carrying it until his death in [[2154]], at which point he passed it on to [[Jonathan Archer]]. ({{ENT|The Forge}})
+In [[2137]], [[Syrran]], leader of [[Syrrannite|a Vulcan dissident movement]], discovered the ark containing [[Surak]]'s ''katra'' on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. Syrran was successful in transferring Surak's ''katra'' to his own mind, successfully carrying it until his death in [[2154]], at which time he transferred the ''katra'' to [[Jonathan Archer]], a [[Starfleet]] [[captain]]. ({{ENT|The Forge|Awakening}})
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 == Alternate reality ==
-[[File:Katric ark (alternate reality).jpg|thumb|Interior of the katric ark]]
+[[File:Katric ark (alternate reality).jpg|left|thumb|Interior of the katric ark]]
-In [[2258]] of an [[alternate reality]], the katric ark was also a facility in which the [[Vulcan High Council]] was to retreat in case of planetary emergency so as to preserve the Vulcan heritage and culture. It was an ancient structure, with few or no technological systems, only accessible via a passageway high up a steep cliff. It was impenetrable to [[communication]] or [[transporter]] signals.''
+In the [[alternate reality]] created by [[Nero]]'s [[temporal incursion]] of [[2233]], the katric ark was a large facility on {{alt|Vulcan}} used for the preservation of Vulcan heritage and culture. The ark was impenetrable to both [[communications]] and [[transporter]] signals.
+In [[2258]], as Vulcan was on the verge of destruction due to an attack by Nero, the [[Vulcan High Council]], including {{alt|Sarek}} and his wife {{alt|Amanda Grayson|Amanda}}, retreated into the ark in an effort to save the knowledge contained within. As this was occurring, Sarek and Amanda's son, {{alt|Spock}}, arrived to evacuate the High Council. Spock and the Council emerged from the ark on a cliff and awaited transport by the {{alt|USS Enterprise}}, although Amanda was killed when the cliff gave way beneath her due heavy seismic activity. ({{film|11}})
-Shortly before the destruction of {{alt|Vulcan}} by the ''[[Narada]]'', the katric ark was destroyed by seismic activity caused by the [[black hole]] that had been created in the [[planetary core|planet's core]]. With help from the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}}, some of the Council members were successfully evacuated from the ark. Some of them perished, however, including {{alt|Amanda Grayson}}. ({{film|11}})
 == Apocrypha==