In 2373 USS Voyager found that members of this race, who possessed a pre-industrial technology and outwardly resembled humans, were being taken advantage of by two Ferengi who had been stranded in the Delta Quadrant in 2366 after passage through the Barzan Wormhole. The Ferengi had been mistaken as the Holy Sages, two demigods spoken of in the epic poem Song of the Sages. Voyager was able to abduct the Ferengi and make it appear to fulfill the end of the poem, in which the sages were led away by the Holy Pilgrim. The members of this race encountered by Voyager used a form of currency known as a frang.
In 2366 two Ferengi, Arridor and Koll, crashed their shuttle on this planet after being stranded in the Delta Quadrant by the Barzan Wormhole, which was stable in the Alpha Quadrant but whose terminus in the Delta Quadrant moved from point to point. Making their way to the nearest habitable star system, they crashed in the town square of Takar, a small but prosperous community possessing a pre-industrial level of technology. The two Ferengi were immediately mistaken as the Holy Sages spoken of in the epic poem Song of the Sages. In this poem the sages were said to arrive from the sky on a pillar of flame, a description that matched the burning trail of plasma their shuttle had been emitting during their descent to the surface. Under Arridor's leadership and initiative, the two Ferengi quickly took financial advantage of the Takarians and their mythical beliefs. They soon found themselves living in an extravagant temple while the townfolk went poor. The Takarians, as well as the citizens of other outlying provinces, were brought under the financial control of the Holy Sages, who promoted the virtues of Ferengi culture and used a replicator taken from their shuttle to appear capable of magical feats.
In 2373, while going about their normal business, Arridor and Koll suddenly found themselves beamed aboard USS Voyager, a Federation starship that had been lost in the Delta Quadrant years earlier and had detected the recent presence of the Barzan wormhole in the area. Arridor was intrigued at Captain Janeway's intent to try and attract the wormhole back to the area so that they could return to the Alpha Quadrant, but Arridor was not about to give up his life of opulence. He argued that he and Koll might well be the Holy Sages described in the poem, and that their sudden disappearance from Takar could cause despair and confusion among the town's inhabitants, who truly thought that the Ferengi were gods. Janeway, who had planned on taking the Ferengi back to the Alpha Quadrant, relented and returned them to the planet. Upon his return, Arridor modified the replicator so that it emitted an ionic disruption field that prevented transporter usage. A short time later Arridor and Koll were shocked and surprised when the Grand Proxy arrived at their temple. The Proxy indicated that Voyager had been successful in temporarily stabilizing the wormhole and that the ship had contacted the Alliance and informed them of Arridor and Koll's operation. The two Ferengi were to be sent back to the Nagus and were to give a speech to the Takarians about their departure. The Proxy declared that all of their holdings were to be appropriated, and then left to attend to other business. When the Proxy returned Arridor and Koll reacted by trying to kill him. The frightened Proxy then revealed that he was actually Neelix, a Voyager crewmember in disguise. Arridor allowed Neelix to go free and told him to tell Janeway to leave him an Koll alone. Neelix, still in his Ferengi disguise, later appeared among the townfolk posing as the Holy Pilgrim, another character in the poem who was supposed to arrive and lead the sages away on wings of fire. Neelix furthered his claim by making reference to three new stars that were a part of the poem and a sign that the sages were to return from whence they came. Three bright objects appeared in the sky at Neelix's command—actually photon bursts fired from Voyager. Arridor and Koll refuted Neelix's claim, but soon found themselves set upon by the Takarians, who tied all three up and attempted to burn them alive. By this time Commander Chakotay had managed to disable the ionic interference field and Arridor, Koll and Neelix were beamed back to Voyager.