Star Trek: Terok Nor 03: Dawn of the Eagles (43 page)

hara
cat:
large feline predator (DS9/“Second Skin”)

kelbonite:
material known to interfere with various types of scanning equipment (TNG/“Silicon Avatar”)

kellipate:
unit of distance (DS9/“Progress”)

kosst:
swearword or curse, derived from Kosst Amojan (DS9/“The Reckoning”); however, the word’s original meaning was simply “to be” (DS9/“The Assignment”)

linnipate:
unit of distance, roughly two or three meters (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

nyawood:
type of wood similar to mahogany (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

Orb:
also known as a “Tear of the Prophets”; one of several religious artifacts that sometimes impart visions or insights upon those who gaze into them (DS9/“Emissary”)

pagh:
“life force” as perceived by certain sensitive Bajorans (DS9/“Emissary”)

porli
fowl:
a chickenlike food animal (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

sinoraptor:
an animal known for its fierceness and eyes that face opposite directions (DS9/“Shakaar”)

spoonhead:
slur used by some Bajorans when referring to a Cardassian (DS9/“Things Past”)

tessipate:
unit of area (DS9/“Progress”)

tyrfox:
wily canine predator (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

uridium:
a mineral that, in its unprocessed state, is highly unstable; uridium ore was processed on Terok Nor (DS9/“Civil Defense”)

Religious Ranks

The following is a breakdown of known ranks in the Bajoran religion, in ascending order.

Prylar:
a monk

Ranjen:
a monk specializing in theological study

Vedek:
a high-ranking priest, typically a regional spiritual leader

Kai:
the world leader of the Bajoran religion

D’jarra
Caste System

Until recent times the Bajorans had a series of castes called
D’jarra
s. This is a rough order of ranking for the ones that have been established so far.

Ih’valla:
artists (above Te’nari) (DS9/“Accession”)

Te’nari:
unknown, but below Ih’valla (DS9/“Accession”)

Mi’tino:
low-ranked merchants and landowners (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

Va’telo:
pilot, sailor, driver, and similar professions (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

Ke’lora:
laborers and lawmen (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

Sern’apa:
unknown (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

Imutta:
those who deal with the dead; the “unclean” and lowest ranking
d’jarra
(DS9/“Accession”)

Resistance Cells

The following is a list of the established Bajoran resistance cells and their areas of operation.

Bram:
active in Jo’kala (Musilla Province)

Halpas:
active in Relliketh (Hedrikspool Province)

Kintaura:
active in Rakantha Province

Kohn-ma:
active in Dahkur Province (DS9/“Past Prologue”)

Ornathia:
active in Tilar Peninsula (Hedrikspool Province)

Shakaar:
active in Dahkur Province (DS9/“Duet”)

APPENDIX II: CARDASSIA

Characters

Abor, Dost
(male) operative of the Obsidian Order, assigned to Valo VI listening post (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Astraea
(female) traditional name of the ceremonial “guide” or religious leader for the Oralian Way (
DS9/A Stitch in Time
)

Boheeka
(male) military officer stationed on Terok Nor, frequent patron of Quark’s bar (DS9/“The Wire”)

Bry, Maran
(male) controversial Cardassian poet (
DS9/A Stitch in Time
)

Cul
(male) scientist replacing Dr. See Yopal as director of the Bajoran Institute of Science

Dalak
(male) official of the Cardassian Information Service, superior of Natima Lang (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Damar, Corat
(male) military officer formerly attached to Terok Nor (DS9/“Return to Grace”)

Darhe’el
(male) military officer, former overseer of the Gallitep mining facility on Bajor, political rival of Gul Dukat (DS9/“Duet”)

Dukat, Athra
(female) wife of Skrain Dukat (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

Dukat, Skrain
(male) military officer; prefect of Bajor and commander of Terok Nor (DS9/“Emissary”; Dukat’s given name was established in the DS9 novel
A Stitch in Time
)

Esad, Kutel
(male) operative of the Obsidian Order working directly under Enabran Tain (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Ghemor, Tekeny
(male) military officer, member of Central Command and an underground political dissident (DS9/“Second Skin”)

Glees, Tera
(female) representative of the University of Culat

Iloja
(male) exiled Cardassian poet (DS9/“Destiny”)

Kaer
(male) military officer, forensics analyst stationed on Terok Nor

Kedat
(male) military officer, chief of engineering on Terok Nor

Kell, Danig
(male) military officer and member of Central Command, direct superior of Skrain Dukat (DS9/“Civil Defense”; Kell’s first name was established in
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

Lang, Natima
(female) correspondent for the Cardassian Information Service (DS9/“Profit and Loss”)

Letra
(male) military officer stationed in security on Terok Nor

Lotor, Ran
(male) an educator living on Cardassia Prime

Moset, Crell
(male) civilian physician and exobiologist who worked on Bajor during the annexation (VOY/“Nothing Human”)

Pa’Dar, Kotan
(male) former scientist, later exarch at the Tozhat settlement on Bajor (DS9/“Cardassians”)

Panh, Revel
(male) faculty member of the exobiology department at the University of Culat

Reyar, Kalisi
(female) civilian scientist assigned to Bajor (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Reyar, Yannik
(male) civilian liaison between Central Command and the Obsidian Order, father of Kalisi Reyar (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Rike’la
(male) military officer stationed on Terok Nor

Russol, Gaten
(male) military officer stationed on Terok Nor from 2365–2366 (DS9/“Treachery, Faith and the Great River”)

Sa’kat
(male) military officer, member of the Oralian Way (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Skyl, Yoriv
(male) politician; adjutant to Kotan Pa’Dar, later his successor as exarch of Tozhat

Tain, Enabran
(male) head of the Obsidian Order (DS9/“The Wire”)

Thrax
(male) chief of security on Terok Nor from 2353–2365 (DS9/“Things Past”)

Trakad
(male) military officer stationed on Terok Nor

Trant, Seia
(female) physician stationed on Bajor

Tuken
(male) professor from the Cuellar region; political dissident

Vara, Miras
(female) civilian scientist who went missing sometime after her exposure to a Bajoran Orb (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Yopal, Sree
(female) director of the Bajoran Institute of Science (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Zarale
(male) military officer stationed on Bajor, killed by Li Nalas (DS9/“The Homecoming”)

Places

Cardassia II:
colony, home of Natima Lang and Gaten Russol

Cardassia City:
capital city of Cardassia Prime
(DS9/A Stitch in Time)

Coranum Sector:
the oldest and most prestigious district in Cardassia City (
DS9
/
A Stitch in Time
)

Culat:
site of a prestigious university (VOY/“Nothing Human”)

Hetrith:
site of a station where Dr. Moset spent half of his residency

Lakarian City:
population center on Cardassia Prime, site where ancient Hebetian culture was said to have flourished long ago (DS9/“Defiant”)

Letau:
the innermost moon of Cardassia Prime; site of a maximum-security prison facility once run by Skrain Dukat, and to which he still made periodic visits during his term as prefect of Bajor (
Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves
)

Mekisar:
military base outside Cardassia City

Ministry of Science:
center of learning and scientific research in Cardassia City (DS9/“Destiny”)

Paldar Sector:
residential district of Cardassia City (
DS9/A Stitch in Time
)

Sadera:
star system that became a refuge for several Cardassian political dissidents (DS9/“Profit and Loss”)

Tarlak Sector:
administrative hub of Cardassia City (
DS9/A Stitch in Time
)

Terok Nor:
space station orbiting Bajor; the main ore-processing facility as of 2346 and the command post for the Bajoran annexation (the station’s original name was revealed in DS9/“Cardassians”)

Torr Sector:
most populated district of Cardassia City; a center of culture (
DS9/A Stitch in Time
)

University of Prekiv:
center of learning on Cardassia II, alma mater of Natima Lang

Other

kanar:
popular alcoholic beverage (TNG/“The Wounded”)

kotra:
board game (DS9/“Empok Nor”)

lek:
denomination of currency (VOY/“Caretaker”)

metric:
a unit of time, roughly equivalent to a minute (
Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers
)

Obsidian Order:
the intelligence bureau of the Cardassian Union (DS9/“The Wire”)

Oralian Way:
religion dating back to the First Hebitian civilization on Cardassia Prime, forced to go underground during the era of the Bajoran annexation (the Hebitian civilization was first mentioned in TNG/“Chain of Command, Part II”; the Oralian Way was established in the DS9 novel
A Stitch in Time
)