by S. D. Perry
Orthew (male) resistance fighter, member of Li Nalas’s cell
Preta (male) priest, member of the Vedek assembly
Riszen Ketauna (male) artist from the town of Yarlin, friend and follower of Opaka Sulan (Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Ro Laren (female) former resistance fighter, later Starfleet officer assigned to the U.S.S. Enterprise (TNG/“Ensign Ro”)
Shakaar Edon (male) resistance fighter, leader of the Shakaar cell (DS9/“Shakaar”)
Sharet Ras (female) senior-most member of the Vedek Assembly
Shev (male) friend and follower of Opaka Sulan (Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Sito Jaxa (female) daughter of Sito Keral (TNG/“The First Duty”)
Sito Keral (male) farmer, resident of Ikreimi village, cousin of Mora Pol
Somah Trac (male) member of the Cardassian-sanctioned Bajoran governing cabinet
Sorash Tem (male) resident of Ikreimi village
Stassen (female) ranjen, daughter of Shev
Tahna Los (male) member of the Kohn-Ma resistance cell (DS9/“Past Prologue”)
Tel (male) member of Li Nalas’s resistance cell
Trentin Fala (female) informant to the Shakaar resistance cell (DS9/“The Darkness and the Light”)
Vaatrik Drasa (male) Bajoran collaborator, proprietor of the chemist’s shop on Terok Nor (DS9/“Necessary Evil”)
Ver (male) resident of Ikreimi village
Winn Adami (female) priest, youngest member of the Vedek assembly (DS9/“In the Hands of the Prophets”)
Places
Ashalla: capital city of Bajor (DS9/Mission: Gamma, Book One—Twilight)
Dakeen Monastery: remote religious sanctuary, isolated from outside influence (DS9/“The Collaborator”)
Derna: fourth moon of Bajor, former location of a Cardassian military base (DS9/“Image in the Sand”; the base was established in Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Elemspur: district in Hedrikspool Province, the location of a detention center run by the Cardassians (DS9/“Second Skin”)
Gerhami: Bajoran province
Huvara: Bajoran province, the location of Dr. Moset’s hospital
Ilvia: a city in Rakantha Province (DS9/“Babel”)
Iwara: village outside Ashalla
Jalanda: population center in Hedrikspool Province (the Jalanda Forum was first mentioned in (DS9/“Sanctuary”)
Jeraddo: fifth moon of Bajor; site of the Lunar V base (DS9/“Progress”)
Jo’kala: population center in Musilla Province (DS9/“Starship Down”)
Kendra Shrine: religious temple in Kendra Valley; the second to be built on the site after the first was destroyed in Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers (Kendra Valley first mentioned in DS9/“The Collaborator”; Kendra Province first mentioned in DS9/“Penumbra”)
Korto City: ruined metropolis in Kendra Valley (Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Musilla: Bajoran province (DS9/“Things Past”)
Petrita: village in Dahkur
Qui’al: city on the northern continent of Bajor, former home of Kubus Oak (the Qui’al Dam is mentioned in DS9/“Destiny”)
Renday: Bajoran district
Rihjer: Bajoran district
Serpent’s Ridge: high, rocky site in Dahkur Province (DS9/“Shakaar”)
Shikina Monastery: religious sanctuary in Ashalla in which was hidden the Orb of Prophecy and Change (DS9/“Emissary”; the monastery’s name was established in DS9/Unity)
Tempasa: population center in Dahkur Province; location of a Cardassian records office (DS9/“Ties of Blood and Water”)
Tilar: a Bajoran peninsula, famous for its temperate climate and beautiful landscape (DS9/Unity)
Tozhat: Cardassian settlement on Bajor, governed by Exarch Kotran Pa’Dar, and later by his Yoriv Skyl (DS9/“Cardassians”)
Valo II: habitable planet in the Valo system, home to many refugee Bajorans (TNG/“Ensign Ro”)
Valo III: Class-M planet in the Valo system, home to Jas Holza (TNG/“Ensign Ro”)
Valo VI: barren planetoid in the Valo system, site of a Cardassian listening post (Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Vekobet: village in Kendra Valley
Food and Drink
copal: ciderlike alcoholic beverage (Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
deka tea: hot brewed beverage (DS9/“Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night”)
hasperat: spicy Bajoran dish, wrapped in a flatbread (TNG/“Preemptive Strike”)
jumja: tree with a sticky, sweet sap from which a popular confection is made (DS9/“A Man Alone”)
katterpod: edible legume (DS9/“Shadowplay”)
kava root: edible tuber, part of the extremely versatile kava plant (DS9/“Starship Down”)
makapa: type of bread (DS9/“For the Cause”)
synthale: alcoholic beverage common on a number of worlds, including Bajor (DS9/“Emissary”)
Other
B’hava’el: the star of Bajor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
bell: benchmark of time, similar to “o’clock” (Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
cadge lupus: large canine predator, similar to a wolf
duranja: ceremonial lamp lit to honor the dead (DS9/“Shakaar”)
Fostossa virus: source of an epidemic that swept across Bajor during the occupation (VOY/“Nothing Human”)
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’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 (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 are
as 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)
polytrinic acid: chemical used by Dr. Moset in his various experiments (VOY/“Nothing Human”)
riding hound: a large canine animal (DS9/“In Purgatory’s Shadow”)
rokassa
juice: nonalcoholic beverage with a very distinctive odor (DS9/“Cardassians”)
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
glinn: lieutenant
dalin: lieutenant commander
dal: commander
gul: captain
jagul: commodore/rear admiral
legate: admiral
APPENDIX III: MISCELLANEOUS
Characters
Frool (Ferengi male) waiter in Quark’s bar on Terok Nor (DS9/“Bar Association”)
Gaila (Ferengi male) cousin of Quark (Gaila was first mentioned in DS9/“Civil Defense” and was first seen in DS9/“Business as Usual”)
Gart (Ferengi male) DaiMon, or Captain, of a freight vessel (Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Gera (Ferengi female) sister of a district sub-nagus with whom Quark was sexually involved (this dalliance was established in DS9/
“Playing God,” though the name of the woman was never given)
Hagath (male, species unknown) weapons merchant; business partner of Gaila (DS9/“Business as Usual”)
Ishka (Ferengi female) mother of Quark, sometimes called “moogie” by her sons (DS9/“Family Business”)
Kurga (Ferengi male) member of Gart’s crew
Morn (Lurian male) freighter captain; frequent customer at Quark’s bar on Terok Nor (Morn first appeared in DS9/“Emissary,” but was not named until DS9/“Vortex”)
Nechayev, Alynna (human female) Starfleet admiral (TNG/“Chain of Command, Part I”)
Nog (Ferengi male) son of Rom, nephew of Quark (DS9/“Emissary”)
Odo shape-shifting being of unknown origin, recruited by Gul Dukat to replace Thrax as Terok Nor’s chief of security (DS9/“Emissary”)
Quark (Ferengi male) cook on Gart’s freighter, later proprietor of a bar on Terok Nor (DS9/“Emissary”)
Rom (Ferengi male) brother of Quark, father of Nog (DS9/“Emissary”)
Vaughn, Elias (human male) Starfleet special operative (DS9/Avatar, Book One)
Other
Boslics: spacefaring species with which Quark has done business (Boslics were first mentioned in DS9/“Homecoming” and were first seen in DS9/“The Abandoned”)
Ferengi: spacefaring species known mainly for their pursuit of profit (TNG/“The Last Outpost”)
gree worms: edible soft-bodied invertebrates favored by the Ferengi (DS9/“Little Green Men”)
Jibetians: spacefaring species with which Quark has done business
Kobheerians: spacefaring species with which Quark has done business (DS9/“Duet”)
latinum: precious metal, typically pressed with gold and used as a medium of exchange in certain parts of the Alpha Quadrant (DS9/“Past Prologue”)
milcake: pan-fried cake of unspecified origin, made from rough-cut grains
plomeek: a Vulcan vegetable, best known for its use in soup (TOS/“Amok Time”)
sargam: slightly bittersweet foodstuff of unspecified origin, usually cut into fillets that are easy to transport and eat
Solvok: star system near Bajoran space
Tarulians: spacefaring species with which Quark has done business
About the Authors
S. D. (Stephani Danelle) Perry writes multimedia novelizations in the fantasy/science fiction/horror realms, for love and money. S. D. lives in Portland, Oregon, with her excellent family, and is working on an original thriller in her spare time, of which she has very little.
