Korto City: major metropolis on the northern continent of Bajor, situated in the Korto District of Kendra Province on the banks of the Tecyr River, in the plainslands between the Kendra Valley to the northwest and the Sahving Valley to the southeast. Other locations in the city include the Naghai Keep and its ornamental gardens, the Night Market and the Night Market Temple, the precinct house (headquarters of the city police department), the Edar Bridge, the City Oval (where the city’s bantaca spire is located), the Hill District, the Low-Caste District, the river docks, and the starport. Public transport around the city is by tram.
Naghai Keep: An ancient castle several thousand years old in the Korto City. Ancestral home of the Jas clan, seat of local government for Korto District. The keep is on a hilltop overlooking the city, set in a series of ornamental gardens, with a ring wall surrounding a central cylindrical tower.
Qui’al: city on the northern continent of Bajor, governed by Minister Kubus Oak (The Qui’al Dam is mentioned in DS9/“Destiny.”)
Tecyr River: waterway that flows west from the Perikian Mountains toward the sea. Korto City sits on the river a few miles inland. (The Perikian Peninsula was first mentioned in DS9/“The Circle.”)
Tilar: Bajoran peninsula (DS9: Unity)
Ships
Clarion: Militia Space Guard heavy assault vessel, commanded by Colonel Li Tarka
Eleda: civilian scoutship belonging to the Jas clan, lost in Cardassian space
Glyhrond: Space Guard heavy assault vessel (named after the Bajoran river)
Kaska: civilian light courier belonging to Jekko Tybe
Kylen: civilian scoutship belonging to the Jas clan, part of reprisal fleet
Pajul: civilian scoutship belonging to the Jas clan, part of reprisal fleet
Food & Drink
cela tea: hot brewed beverage (Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume Two—Fragments and Omens)
copal: ciderlike beverage
deka tea: hot brewed beverage (DS9/“Wrons Darker than Death or Night”)
hasperat: spicy Bajoran dish, wrapped in a flatbread (TNG/ “Preemptive Strike”)
jumja: confection made from the sap of the jumja tree (DS9/” In the Hands of the Prophets”)
Other
Age of Enlightenment: Bajoran equivalent of the Rennaisance era
bell: a benchmark of time, similar to “o’clock,” as in two-bells, ten-bells, etc.
Chamber of Ministers (aka Council of Ministers): representational body overseeing the governance of Bajor (DS9/“The Homecoming”)
City Watch (aka the Watch): metropolitan police force, a division of the Militia. Ranks in the Watch include watchman, constable, senior constable, inspector, chief inspector, captain, and major.
Dakeeni manta: sea creature common to the Dakeen coastal region (Dakeen Monastery was first mentioned in DS9/“The Collaborator”)
First Minister: elected political world leader of Bajor (DS9/“Shakaar”)
fusionstone: ancient building material (Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume Two—Fragments and Omens)
grass vipers: gray-skinned snakes
hiuna leaf: Bajoran tobacco
kellipate: unit of distance, to linnipates (DS9/” Progress”)
kosst: A swearword or curse derived from Kosst Amojan. (DS9/“The Reckoning”) However, the words’ original meaning was simply “to be.” (DS9/“The Assignment”)
linnipate: unit of distance, roughly two or three meters
lugfish: large, slow, and ugly fish
Lupar’s Summer Tales: a series of popular folk fables
nyawood: type of wood, similar to mahogany
Orb of Truth: one of the Tears of the Prophets, the first Orb taken by the Cardassians. (DS9/Mission: Gamma, Book Three—Cathedral )
porli fowl: a chickenlike food animal
Space Guard: space naval forces, a division of the Militia
Tears of the Prophets (aka Orbs): mysterious objects that sometimes impart visions or insights upon those who gaze into them (DS9/“Emissary”)
tessipate: unit of area, (DS9/“Progress”)
Tilar’s New Insights: a volume of religious tracts regarding the worship of the Prophets
tyrfox: wily canine predator
Vedek Assembly: council of religious leaders (DS9/“In the Hands of the Prophets”)
Yerrin syndrome: an incurable genetic blood disorder
Religious Ranks
The following is a breakdown of known ranks in the Bajoran religion, as established in various episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 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’jarras. 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
Va’telo: pilot, sailor, driver, and similar professions
Ke’lora: laborers and lawmen
Imutta: Those who deal with the dead, the “unclean” and lowest-ranking D’jarra (DS9/“Accession”)
APPENDIX II: CARDASSIA
Characters
Dukat, Athra (female) wife of Skrain Dukat
Dukat, Procal (male) an archon in the Cardassian military justice system; the father of Skrain Dukat. (Note: The elder Dukat is listed in some sources as being a military officer, and in others as a justice of the court. Day of the Vipers splits the difference and describes him as a military judge in the Central Command’s equivalent of the JAG office. He was first referred to as “the late Justice Procal” in DS9/“The Die Is Cast”.)
Dukat, Skrain (male) Cardassian military officer who served under Danig Kell during the formal first contact with Bajor, and eventually became prefect of Bajor during the occupation (DS9/“Emissary”; Dukat’s given name was first established in the DS9 novel A Stitch in Time.)
Hadlo (male) a senior priest of the Oralian Way
Hekit (male) a jagul in the Cardassian military
Ico, Rhan (female) non-military xenologist
Kell, Danig (male) commander of the starship Kornaire in 2318, later promoted to jagul and placed in charge of Bajoran affairs by Central Command. (DS9/“Civil
Defense”)
Letin, Pasir (male) priest of the Oralian Way
Matrik (male) a glinn serving aboard the Kornaire in 2318
Orloc (male) a glinn under Dukat serving aboard the Vandir in 2328
Pa’Dar, Kotan (male) non-military scientist assigned to the first contact mission to Bajor. The Pa’Dar family are all politicians and they disapprove of Kotan’s dalliance with the sciences. (DS9/“Cardassians”)
Seren (female) a follower of the Oralian Way, a former nurse
Tunol (female) Dukat’s second-in-command aboard the Kashai and later aboard the Vandir
Urad (male) a young follower of the Oralian Way
Places
Corvon: a population center on Cardassia Prime
Ingav: a planet annexed by the Cardassian Union in 2301 (DS9/Section 31: Abyss)
Tellel Basin: population center on cardassia Prime
Terok: military locational/strategic designation code for the planet Bajor (Terok Nor was established in the DS9 episode “Cardassians” as the original name of the space station that later became Deep Space 9.)
Senmir: population center on Cardassia Prime
Ships
Daikon: starship in service with the Union navy in 2323
Kashai: starship commanded by Skrain Dukat in 2323
Kornaire: Selek-class ship commanded by Danig Kell in 2318 (DS9/“Waltz”)
Selek class:
starship in service with the Union navy, an older-model vessel, not as new as the larger Galor class
Vandir: Galor-class ship commanded by Skrain Dukat in 2328
Food & Drink
rokat: dried, salted fish jerky; an unpopular dish among naval crews
seafruit: marine animal, analogous to a sea cucumber
taspar
eggs: tasty when they are boiled, fried, or scrambled; eating them raw is not recommended (TNG/“Chain of Command, Part II”)
tefla broth: soup of shellfish and vegetables
Other
deca: a measurement of distance, roughly equivalent to a meter
Faces of the Fates: a term for the recitation masks used by the Oralian Way
Galor Banner: the symbol of the Cardasssian Union
Janad-class tank: military urban assault vehicle
jevonite: precious stone (TNG/“Chain of Command, Part II”)
metric: a measurement of time, roughly equivalent to a minute
Oralian Way: religion dating back to the First Hebitian civilization on Cardassia Prime, the followers of the Way wear hooded, pastel-colored robes with lines of ornamental beads denoting “rank” within the religion. There are at least four books (or codexes) in the Oralian texts known as the Recitations. (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.)
Tethen: a figure from the Oralian religious texts, “the proud man” from the fourth codex of the Recitations.
Military Ranks
The following is a list of Cardassian ranks and their Starfleet analogs. This system borrows from the work of Steven Kenson’s unpublished Iron & Ash supplement for the Star Trek Roleplaying Game from Last Unicorn Games.
garresh: noncommissioned officer
gil: ensign (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
glinn: lieutenant (TNG/“The Wounded”)
dalin: lieutenant commander
dal: commander
gul: captain (TNG/“The Wounded”)
jagul: commodore or rear admiral
legate: admiral (DS9/“The Maquis, Part II”)
APPENDIX III: MISCELLANEOUS
Characters
Foroe (Xepolite male) owner/operator, or “hetman,” of a tramp freighter
Gold, David (human male) Starfleet lieutenant and senior officer on the U.S.S. Gettysburg (Corps of Engineers #1: The Belly of the Beast)
Grek (Ferengi male) trader and associate of Syjin
Jameson, Mark (human male) captain of the Federation starship Gettysburg (TNG/“Too Short a Season”)
Jones, Gwen (human female) Starfleet lieutenant junior grade; specialist in Bajoran culture and language
Muhle (Tiburonian male), Starfleet ensign serving as communications officer aboard the U.S.S. Gettysburg
Nechayev, Alyanna (human female), Starfleet lieutenant; intelligence operative (TNG/“Chain of Command, Part I”)
sh’Sena, Dilat (Andoran shen) Starfleet lieutenant, chief of security on the U.S.S. Gettysburg (Corps of Engineers: Turn the Page. Note: sh’Sena was erroneously named th’Sena in her first appearance.)
T’Vel (Vulcan female) Starfleet commander; executive officer of the U.S.S. Gettysburg (Corps of Engineers: Turn the Page)
Tepper (human female) Starfleet officer serving as a nurse aboard the U.S.S. Gettysburg
Places
Ab-Tzenketh: homeworld of the Tzenkethi Coalition (The Tzenkethi were first mentioned in DS9/“The Adversary”)
Delavi III: location of a covert Cardassian listening post (Corps of Engineers: Turn the Page)
Talaria: homeworld of the Talarian Republic (TNG/ “Suddenly Human”)
Starships & Technology
flyer: generic term for a small aircraft
U.S.S. Gettysburg: Federation starship, Constellation class, commanded by Captain Mark Jameson (TNG/“Too
Short a Season”; the Gettysburg’s class was first suggested in the Star Trek Encyclopedia.)
marauder: generic term for a Tzenkethi cruiser
shimmerknife: a small edged weapon with a vibrating blade
skimmer: generic term for a near-ground hovercraft
Food & Drink
agnam loaf: fungal foodstuff that requires several years to mature for the best taste
methrin eggs: tasty when they are boiled, fried, or scrambled
porwiggies: porcine creatures used as food animals
tranya: a beverage originating in the First Federation (TOS/“The Corbomite Maneuver”)
Acknowledgments
I’d like to express my gratitude to the people who helped me find my way across the Final Frontier; top of that list must be Lolita Fatjo, who, in addition to becoming a good friend in later years, saw the determination in me and held open the door to the Star Trek universe.
Respect is also due to Michael Piller and Ron Moore, whose generosity and honesty first convinced me I had a shot at becoming a professional writer; to Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Andre Bormanis, and Michael Taylor, who all gave me sterling advice; and to Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor, and Robin Burger, who made me look great.
Thanks to Marco Palmieri for bringing me into the prose Trek fold, to Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Andrew Robinson, Una McCormack, John M. Ford, and all those who set the bar.
And for all the support—both moral and technical—I’d like to thank the following people: Ben Aaronovich, Karen McCreedy, Peter J. Evans, and Jon Chapman, each of whom helped me mold this story in one way or another; Geoff Mandel, for his Star Charts and for my nebula; Steve Kenson, for his work on the unpublished Iron & Ash source-book; Alan Kobayashi, Terry Erdmann, Paula M. Block, Michael and Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dilmore for their works of reference; my friends among the crews of the good (and bad!) ships Endeavour, Genesis II, Intrepid, and Bargazer for journeys into and out of adversity; the Friday Nighters, the Enfield Suicide Squad, the Chappa’ai gang, the Starfury mob, the Tech Crew, and the Novelscribes.
And last, but never least, much love to Mandy Mills—half-Vulcan, half-Romulan, all gorgeous.
About the Author
James Swallow is proud to be the only British writer to have worked on a Star Trek television series, creating the original story concepts for the Star Trek Voyager episodes “One” and “Memorial.” His other associations with the Star Trek saga include the short stories “Closure,” “Ordinary Days,” and “The Black Flag” for the anthologies Distant Shores, The Sky’s the Limit, and Shards and Shadows, the script for the video game Star Trek Invasion, and over four hundred articles in thirteen different Star Trek magazines around the world.
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