Link

The Link is a M'Tar name for the role in which a programed M'Tar clone or other person acts as a link between a Liaison and the M'Tar, serving to process information whilst the Liaison remains in a waking state.

Changes in Body and Mind
The Link may undergo limited anatomical and physiological changes, which limit the amount of control he or she has normally.

The Liaison requires a Link to communicate with the M'Tar whilst in a waking state.

Specific Changes
When Ensign Garrett was altered for this role aboard the wreckage of the USS Artemis (NCC-1992), she underwent the following changes: (Star Trek: The Prospect Chronicles: "Lady Lazarus")
 * The biological "vine" that transmitted information from the M'Tar to the Liaison through the Link "enveloped" her back;
 * Her right arm swelled noticeably and a large, jack-like instrument grew at the end of it;
 * Her eyes were shut but fluttered extremely quickly as her body processed the information;
 * She appeared humanoid but was covered in small and large vine-like growths.

Other Information
James Lee (an undercover Na'arbi agent) once speculated there was only one Link; however, with the appearance of the Treaty Killers in 2372, this speculation was proven wrong (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "White Flag")