An ailing Kurtzen youngster underwent a healing ritual, an event observed by Shi'ido Senior Anthropologist Mammon Hoole while he was conducting research on the world of Bakura. In an attempt to cure the boy, a shaman employed a totem, guiding it through the child's esophagus. Despite Hoole's concerns about potential suffocation, the object was successfully ingested. The shaman conveyed that the boy's illness would dissipate following the totem's passage. Hoole's account of this occurrence was subsequently incorporated into the Kurtzen species entry within The Essential Guide to Alien Species, a publication released during the New Republic's governance.
- The Essential Guide to Alien Species (First mentioned)