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Heghpu’rav, I.K.S. —Klingon warship deceived by warp-shadow illusions generated by the crew of the U.S.S. Sagittarius. (RTW)

Helios, U.S.S. —Drexler-class frigate aboard which a young Diego Reyes served, under the command of Captain Matuzas. Also serving with Reyes, for all of 12 days, was future Lovell CO Daniel Okagawa.

Herald—Shedai Serrataal. His loyalties in the Shedai power struggle are uncertain. Known to be a provocateur. (RTW)

High Epopt of Tamaros—Religious leader mentioned in one of Jetanien’s many digressive allegories. (HAR)

Hirskene, Commander—Commanding officer of the Tholian warship Aen’q Tholis. KIA. (STT)

HovQaw’wI’, I.K.S. —Klingon warship, commanded by Captain Gerzhog, that participates in a barrage against Gamma Tauri IV led by the Starship Endeavour. (RTW)

Hub, the—Octagonal command table on the elevated supervisors’ deck in the Starbase 47 operations center. (HAR)

Icarion —a Nalori argosy piloted by Zett Nilric. (RTW) Ilium Range—Geological feature on Gamma Tauri IV, near the New Boulder Colony. (RTW)

Ilucci, Master Chief Petty Officer Mike “Mad Man”—Chief engineer of the U.S.S. Sagittarius. (HAR)

Imelio, Nurse—Member of medical staff on U.S.S. Bombay. KIA. (HAR)

Indizar, Councillor—Member of Klingon High Council in 2265. Close ally of Councillor Gorkon and Chancellor Sturka. (HAR) Head of Imperial Intelligence. (RTW)

Ineti, Subcommander—Second-in-command of Romulan bird-of-prey Bloodied Talon during its ill-fated mission to the Taurus Reach. KIA. (STT)

Jackson, Lieutenant Haniff—Head of security on Starbase 47. Never loses a bet. (HAR)

Jaeq—Orion male. Former chief enforcer for Orion merchant-prince Ganz. Tall and slender. Had one altercation too many with Starfleet. To avoid complications, Ganz had Jaeq assassinated before he could be arrested and tried by Starfleet. (DEW)

Javathian oyster broth—Concoction enjoyed by Ambassador Jetanien. (STT)

Jemonon—Federation colony planet in the Taurus Reach. (HAR)

Jetanien, Ambassador—Chelon diplomat in charge of Federation political efforts in the Taurus Reach. (HAR)

Jinoteur—Remote star system in the Taurus Reach. Home system of the Shedai, who engineered it in its entirety. Five planets, none on the same orbital plane. Planets one and five perpendicular to each other; two and three at equal, complementary angles off the ecliptic. Planet four roughly level with its star’s equator. Planets one, two, and three each have two moons; planet four has three satellites; planet five has four. All moons follow orbital paths perpendicular to those of their host planets, so that they never pass between the planets and the star. Furthermore, all the satellites show the same rotational oddity, always facing the same hemisphere out. Moons are fortified with powerful defensive weapons systems. Entire system “blinked” out of space-time by the Apostate. (STT/RTW)

Jinoteur IV—Homeworld of the Shedai, location of the Shedai Colloquium. (RTW)

Judge, Lieutenant Kevin—Chief engineer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA. (HAR)

Kamron, Dr.—Klingon scientist, studied Shedai evidence on Gamma Tauri IV. (RTW)

Kane, Joshua—Human male, had eight perfect alibis for his presence on eight far-flung planets at precisely the times of eight daring and unsolved heists. Part of Ganz’s retinue on the Omari-Ekon. (RTW)

Karumé, Akeylah—Federation diplomat. Dark-skinned, tall, bold. Dresses in bright colors. Great at handling Klingons. (HAR)

Kashuk, Lieutenant Steve—Engineer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA. (HAR)

Kattan, Security Guard—Member of Starfleet search party on Gamma Tauri IV. KIA. (RTW) keesa beetle—Chelon delicacy, considered best when fried and crunchy. (HAR)

Kepler, Shuttlecraft —Medium-range Starfleet craft, assigned to U.S.S. Lovell, piloted on Gamma Tauri IV by Ensign Brian O’Halloran. (RTW)

Kertral, Lieutenant Governor—Second-in-command to Governor Morqla on Palgrenax. KIA. (STT)

Kessik IV—Federation colony world. Notoriously lawless. Site of major dilithium mine. Rebuffed effort by Starfleet to annex the planet under eminent domain. Major starport is Anzarosh, where Cervantes Quinn survived an ambush by Broon and his goons. (HAR)

Khatami, Captain Atish—Commanding officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. Formerly served as first officer under Captain Sheng, who was killed on Erilon. Husband, Kenji, and daughter, Parveen, reside on Deneva. (HAR/STT)

kilaan —Klingon time unit, roughly equivalent to an hour. (STT)

Kil’j Tholis —Tholian warship. Ambushed the U.S.S. Bombay at Ravanar IV. Destroyed when Bombay pulled it with a tractor beam into a collision with the Tas’v Tholis. (HAR)

Kilosa—Federation colony planet in the Taurus Reach. (HAR)

Klisiewicz, Lieutenant Stephen John—Science officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. Major player in the mission to Erilon. (HAR/STT)

Kollotaan —Shedai term for modern Tholians; translation: “new voices.” (RTW)

Kollotuul —Shedai term for pre-sentient Tholians: “the Voice.” (RTW)

Kreq, Lieutenant—Communications officer, I.K.S. Zin’za. (STT)

Kulok, Councillor—Member of Klingon High Council in 2265. (HAR)

Kulor—Klingon male, bodyguard to Ambassador Lugok. (HAR)

Kutal, Captain—Commanding officer, I.K.S. Zin’za; key player in the Klingon search for the secrets of the Shedai. (STT)

K’voq—Aide to Governor Morqla of Palgrenax. Killed in an attack by Palgrenai insurgents. (STT)

Kyudo, U.S.S. —Ship of the Archer class.

La Sala, Lieutenant Jeanne—Security officer, U.S.S.

Endeavour. Faced down Shedai sentinels on Erilon. (HAR/STT)

Laëchem—Fair-haired Zibalian man with brilliant indigo and vermilion facial tattoos. Member of Ganz’s extended criminal organization. (RTW)

LaMartina, Ensign Karen—Engineering officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (STT)

Lamneth Starport—Commercial starport facility on Nejev III where Quinn temporarily berthed his ship, the Rocinante. (RTW)

Langlois, Chief Petty Officer Elizabeth—Cargo master of Starbase 47. (HAR)

Lanz’t Tholis —Tholian warship lured to Jinoteur IV by the Shedai Wanderer. Its crew was abducted to the surface, imprisoned, and tortured. Twenty-four of them were bound into service as “Voices” in the First Conduit. Following their emancipation, and led by Nezrene [The Emerald], they attacked the Klingon battle cruiser I.K.S. Zin’za, enabling the U.S.S. Sagittarius and the tramp freighter Rocinante to escape. (HAR)

Larskene [The Silver]—Commanding officer, Nov’k Tholis. Participated in the attack on the U.S.S. Bombay at Ravanar IV. (HAR)

Lee, Dr. Hua Sun—Chief medical officer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA (HAR)

LeGere, Lieutenant Paul—Member of the S.C.E. team on the U.S.S. Lovell, former roommate of Isaiah Farber. After teasing Farber, LeGere awoke one day to find he suddenly had no need of a comb. (DEW)

Leone, Dr. Anthony—Chief medical officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (HAR/STT)

Liverakos, Lieutenant Commander Peter—Defense attorney, assigned to Starfleet JAG office on Starbase 47. Mid-40s, boyish appearance, goatee, salt-and-pepper hair. Defended Reyes and the Vanguard crew during a JAG-mandated inquiry following the loss of the U.S.S. Bombay. (HAR)

Loak, Nem chim—Engineer (Assistant Impulse Supervisor), U.S.S. Bombay. Had his hair dyed pink by Lieutenant Ming Xiong, as a practical joke revenge for his snoring. KIA at Ravanar IV. (HAR)

Locksley, U.S.S. —Ship of the Archer class.

Longbow, U.S.S. —Ship of the Archer class.

Loperian reelkot—Delicacy sold by the case; requires refrigeration. (HAR)

Lovell, U.S.S. —Daedalus-class starship, assigned to S.C.E. under command of Captain Daniel Okagawa. S.C.E. team leader is Lieutenant Commander Mahmud al-Khaled. (STT)

Luciano, Lieutenant Margaux—Engineer, U.S.S. Lovell. (RTW)

Lugok, Ambassador—Klingon diplomat assigned to Starbase 47. Is actually a covert operative of Imperial Intelligence. Son of Breg. (HAR)

Lurqal—True Klingon name of female Klingon spy masquerading on Starbase 47 as Anna Sandesjo, senior attaché to Ambassador Jetanien. (HAR)

Maker—Oldest of the Shedai Serrataal, said to be capable of “unmaking” any of the Shedai by touch alone—but in 2266 she proves unable to wield her power against her chief rival, the Apostate. (RTW)

Malacca, U.S.S. —Starfleet cargo transport. Target of a bombing attack inside the Starbase 47 docking bay while being used to covertly transport compromised Klingon spyin-disguise Anna Sandesjo off the station. (RTW)

Malhotra, Ensign—Member of Starbase 47 crew. Found murdered in a Jefferies tube by Lovell engineer Isaiah Farber. Last reported location before his disappearance was Cargo Bay 19. (DEW)

Malik, Crewman K.—Member of the Starbase 47 cargo crew. (HAR)

Malmat, Ensign Bonnie—Senior geologist, U.S.S. Endeavour. (HAR)

Mancharan starhopper—Civilian class of tramp freighter, capable of interstellar flight. Unarmed. Cervantes Quinn’s vessel, the Rocinante, is a Mancharan starhopper. (HAR) mandisa —Orion aphrodisiacal beverage, illegal in the Federation. (HAR)

Manón—Silgov female, preternaturally beautiful, radiates an aura of physical warmth at close range. (HAR)

Manón’s cabaret—The de facto officers’ club on Starbase 47. Located in Stars Landing. Has a stage with a piano. Serves as a bar, restaurant, dance hall, etc. (HAR)

Martinez, Nurse (Melanie)—Member of the medical staff at Vanguard Hospital on Starbase 47. (RTW)

mat’drih —Romulan unit of distance measurement; roughly one kilometer. (STT)

Matuzas, Captain—Commanding officer of the U.S.S. Helios, a Drexler-class frigate aboard which Diego Reyes served as a young officer. (DEW)

Matuzas School of Starship Command—Joking term used by Diego Reyes to describe his tour of duty aboard the U.S.S. Helios under the command of Captain Matuzas. He and U.S.S. Lovell CO Daniel Okagawa are among its alumni. (DEW)

M’Benga, Dr. Jabilo—Assistant chief medical officer, Starbase 47. Has put in for a transfer to starship duty. (By 2267-68, will be assigned to the Enterprise crew.) (HAR)

McCarthy, Lieutenant—Assistant chief engineer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA. (HAR)

McCormick, Lieutenant Marielise—Navigator, U.S.S. Endeavour. Flirted with Lieutenant (then Ensign) Stephen Klisiewicz. (STT)

McCreary, Admiral—High-ranking officer at Starfleet Medical. (RTW)

McGibbon, Ensign Paul—Security officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (HAR)

McIlvain’s Planet—Colony planet in the Taurus Reach that was the source of a dispute between Tellar and Rigel, regarding which one had the right to colonize. The case was referred by the Starfleet JAG Corps for arbitration to the Colonial Administrator’s office. (STT)

McKee, Father—Religious leader, Starbase 47. (HAR)

McLellan, Lieutenant Commander Bridget—Second officer, U.S.S. Sagittarius. Nickname: Bridy Mac. (RTW)

Medeira, Specialist Roderigo—Member of the Starbase 47 crew. (HAR)

Medina, Chief Petty Officer Israel—Fictional cargo chief on Starbase 47, invented by Lieutenant Commander T’Prynn to deceive reporter Tim Pennington into publishing a flawed set of facts regarding the Tholian attack on the Ravanar IV outpost and the Starship Bombay. Ostensibly, the person whom Pennington met was an agent of Starfleet Intelligence planted by T’Prynn. (HAR)

Meeker, Ensign Rory—Member of the Starbase 47 crew. (HAR)

Meenok’s disease—Fatal illness, common to residents of Luna. Swift progression, extremely painful, but victims remain lucid. No cure known as of 2265. (HAR)

Meriden, S.S. —Cargo ship that was loaded at Starbase 47 for a colony run. (HAR)

meta-genome—See: Taurus meta-genome

Meyer, Dietrich—Federation diplomat known to be a drunkard. Former envoy to the Klingon delegation on Starbase 47. Had an altercation in Manón’s Cabaret with Klingon Ambassador Lugok that ended with Lugok’s d’k tahg embedded in Meyer’s thigh. Meyer survived the assault but was subsequently reassigned to office administrative tasks. Akeylah Karumé succeeded him as the envoy to the Klingons. (HAR)

Miller, Lieutenant Commander Aole—Colonial Administrator, Starbase 47. (HAR)

Milonakis, Commander Vondas—First officer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA. (HAR)

Miwal, Lieutenant—Crewmember, Starbase 47. Treated in Vanguard Hospital for abdominal distress related to a bezoar—i.e., a hairball. (RTW)

Moar, Gom glasch—Tellarite religious leader on Starbase 47. The resident throg, or “sin-eater.” (HAR)

Mog, Lieutenant Commander Bersh glov—Chief engineer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (HAR/STT)

Mogan—I.I. agent who investigates scene of a Shedai attack on Gamma Tauri IV. (RTW)

Molok, Councillor—Member of Klingon High Council in 2265. (HAR)

Morikmol—Tarmelite enforcer employed by Orion merchant-prince Ganz. Acts as the “right hand” to enforcer Zett Nilric. (HAR) Alleged to have torn a Klingon’s arms from their sockets during a barfight on Davlos III. (RTW)

Morqla, Governor—Appointed overseer of the Klingon occupation of Palgrenax. KIA. (STT)

Moyer, Lieutenant Holly—Senior prosecutor in the Starfleet JAG office on Starbase 47. (HAR) Young, athletic, willowy, auburn-haired. Excellent racquetball player. (STT)

Muller, Lieutenant—Officer on the U.S.S. Endeavour. Vocal critic of Captain Khatami shortly after her promotion. Had his attitude manually adjusted by Dr. Anthony Leone. (STT)

Myrmidon—Shedai Serrataal, ally of the Apostate. (RTW)

Nalori—Species that has clashed with the Federation in the past, and lost. Prominent features: oily, midnight-black skin; hair colors range from pale violet to magenta; braided beards are common among males; ritual scarring marks life stages and rites of passage (manhood, marriage, parenthood, etc.). Eyes are flat black, no evident iris or pupils. Black teeth and bones. (HAR)

Nameless, the—Shedai term for the great majority of their kind, those who are not considered elite—i.e., Serrataal. (RTW)

Narskene [The Gold]—Member of the Tholian Ruling Conclave, 2265. (HAR)

Narvak, Councillor—Member of the Klingon High Council, 2265. (HAR)

Nassir, Captain Adelard—Commanding officer, U.S.S. Sagittarius. (HAR/RTW)

Nauls, Lieutenant—Security officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. Faced the Shedai sentinels on Erilon. KIA. (STT)

Nave, Lieutenant Susan—Communications officer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA. (HAR)

Ndufe, Security Guard—Part of Starfleet search team on Gamma Tauri IV. KIA. (RTW)

Neelakanta, Lieutenant—Arcturian helm officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (STT)

Neera—Orion woman, secret boss of Ganz. To outsiders, she seems to be an underboss in charge of the sex trade on Ganz’s ship, the Omari-Ekon. (RTW)

Nejev III—Homeworld of animal-vegetable hybrid species known as Brassicans. Location of Lamneth Starport. Site of a failed business venture by Cervantes Quinn, who fled with associate Tim Pennington in a stolen hovercar. (RTW)

Nelson, Chief—Transporter operator, U.S.S. Endeavour. (STT)

Nemite Revolution—In 147 B.C.E. on Tamaros III, the proconsul to the High Epopt of Tamaros appointed a Yoçarian to serve as the castellan of the capital city. This event set in motion a chain of events that led to the Nemite Revolution. (HAR)

New Bangkok—Planet on which a Denobulan Starfleet JAG officer was stationed in 2265. Lieutenant Holly Moyer intended to contact this officer for advice on a case involving Denobulan family law. (STT)

New Boulder Colony—Predominantly human settlement on Gamma Tauri IV. In 2266, the colony voted to reject Federation protectorate status. Led by an appointed president, Jeanne Vinueza, the colony steadfastly refused Starfleet’s protection, even after Klingons landed on the planet. The colony subsequently was destroyed by an attack of Shedai sentinels, and the planet was annihilated by a joint Starfleet-Klingon bombardment of photon torpedoes. (RTW)

Nezrene [The Emerald]—Weapons officer on the Tholian warship Lanz’t Tholis. Captured by the Shedai Wanderer and yoked to the First Conduit. After being emancipated from the Conduit, Nezrene becomes the ranking officer on the Lanz’t Tholis. (RTW)

Niwara, Lieutenant—Caitian female scout, U.S.S. Sagittarius. KIA on Jinoteur IV. (RTW)

Norton, Lieutenant Commander—Beta-shift bridge officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. Considered by Captain Khatami as a possible first officer. (STT)

Nov’k Tholis —Tholian warship, commanded by Larskene [The Silver]. Participated in the attack on and destruction of the Ravanar IV outpost and the U.S.S. Bombay. (HAR)

N’tovek, Centurion—Bridge officer, Romulan bird-of-prey Bloodied Talon. Was romantically involved with the ship’s commanding officer, Commander Sarith. KIA. (STT)

N’va’a —Pungent fermented beverage, popular with Chelons and all but unpalatable to all other species. (HAR)

O’Halloran, Ensign Brian—S.C.E. engineer and pilot, U.S.S.

Lovell. Best friend of Ensign Jeff Anderson. (STT)

Ohq, Lieutenant—Chief engineer, I.K.S. Zin’za. (RTW)

Okagawa, Captain Daniel—Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Lovell. (STT)

Omari-Ekon —Orion merchantman, base of operations for Orion crime boss Ganz. Docked at Starbase 47. (HAR)

Operation Vanguard—Clandestine military operation to secure, study, and harness the Taurus meta-genome and all related technology and phenomena, and to deny those things to Federation rivals such as the Klingon Empire and the Tholian Assembly. (HAR)

Ott, Lieutenant John—Communications officer with the S.C.E. team led by Commander Dean Singer on Ravanar IV. KIA. (HAR)

Outpost 5—Starfleet facility near the Romulan Neutral Zone, to which the U.S.S. Lovell and its S.C.E. team provided salvage support prior to being assigned to help make Starbase 47 operational. (DEW)

Palgrenai—Species indigenous to the Klingon-occupied world Palgrenax. Extinct. (STT)

Palgrenax—Klingon-occupied planet in the Taurus Reach. Go boom. (STT)

Panganiban, Rik—Senior aide to New Boulder Colony President Jeanne Vinueza on Gamma Tauri IV. (RTW)

Patterson, Ensign Luke—Security officer, U.S.S. Enterprise; saw the Shedai Conduit ruins on Ravanar IV. (HAR)

Pawlikowski, Ensign (Lisa)—Junior geologist, U.S.S. Enterprise. Was assigned to the landing party for Ravanar IV, but was replaced by senior geologist Lieutenant Robert D’Amato after he petitioned Captain James Kirk for permission to beam down with the landing party. (HAR)

Pennington, Timothy D.—Human male, journalist and investigative reporter. (HAR)

Pozrene—Tholian diplomatic attaché to Ambassador Sesrene on Starbase 47. (HAR)

Protocol Say’ul—Klingon code for “Cleansing Fire,” an order to wipe out evidence by force. (RTW)

Pyzstrene [The Sallow]—Engineer on the captured Tholian warship Lanz’t Tholis who objected to Nezrene’s order to act in defense of a Starfleet vessel in the Jinoteur system. (RTW)

Pzial, Ensign Folanir—Rigelian male communications officer, U.S.S. Lovell.

Qahl—Klingon Imperial Intelligence covert operative who meets with Zett Nilric in Sector Tango-4119 to acquire an alien sarcophagus whose contents remain a mystery. (RTW)

Qlar—Helm officer, I.K.S. Zin’za. (RTW) Qoheela—Tarascan hitman, sent to Starbase 47 by Broon to assassinate Cervantes Quinn. Is stopped by Lieutenant Commander T’Prynn, then captured by Ganz’s people and executed aboard Ganz’s ship, the Omari-Ekon, by Ganz’s chief enforcer, Zett Nilric. (HAR)

QuchHa’ —Klingon term for those Klingons who, afflicted by the genetic mutation unleashed in the 22nd century, have a distinctly human appearance, marked by a smooth forehead and a slighter build. Typically held in contempt, considered expendable. (STT)

Quinn, Cervantes—Rogue soldier of fortune and trader currently operating from Starbase 47. Has been divorced four times (wives, in order: Denise, Linda, Molly, Amy). (HAR)

Radkene [The Sallow]—Member of the Tholian Ruling Conclave in 2265. (HAR)

Ravanar IV—Planet on which, in 2263, a landing party from the Starship Constellation collected biosamples that contained the Taurus meta-genome. In 2264, became the location of a Starfleet research outpost, which uncovered the ruins of a Shedai Conduit. Efforts to activate the Conduit drew hostile attention from the Tholians, who were able to sense its emanations after Cervantes Quinn damaged the outpost’s sensor screen while trying to steal it in 2265. The subsequent Tholian attack destroyed the outpost and led to the destruction of the Starship Bombay. (HAR)

Razka, Senior Chief Petty Officer—Newly assigned field scout on the Starship Sagittarius. Saurian male. (RTW)

Reke—Perpetually intoxicated henchman of Orion crime boss Ganz. Vomited on Scotty’s boot after giving him a bottle of the green stuff. (HAR)

Reyes, Commodore Diego—Commanding officer, Starbase 47. Flag officer with authority over Starfleet operations and Federation civilians in the Taurus Reach. Previous postings include command of the U.S.S. Dauntless and junior postings on the U.S.S. Belleau Wood and the U.S.S. Helios, under Captain Matuzas. (HAR)

Ridley, Lieutenant—Security officer, Starbase 47. Was needed to testify in a case of alleged domestic battery. (STT)

Robertson, Ensign Donna—Engineer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA. (HAR)

Robles, Dr. Gonzalo—Member of the medical staff, Vanguard Hospital, Starbase 47. (RTW)

Rocinante, S.S. —Mancharan starhopper owned and operated by Cervantes Quinn. Beat-up, run-down, but keeps on flyin’. (HAR/STT/RTW)

Rockey, Dr. (Charles F., Jr.)—Chief medical officer, U.S.S. Lovell. (RTW)

Roderick, Ensign—Security officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. Stood with Lieutenant Jeanne La Sala against Shedai sentinel attack on Erilon. (STT)

Rodriguez, Lieutenant Sasha—Helm officer, U.S.S. Lovell. (RTW)

Romano, Matt—Chef-proprietor of Café Romano in Stars Landing, on Starbase 47. Said to make “consistently perfect Hollandaise sauce.” (RTW)

Rymer, Captain—Sponsored Diego Reyes’s application to Starfleet Academy and served as Reyes’s mentor. In 2266, referred to as the “late” Captain Rymer, date of death uncertain. (RTW)

Sadler, Terrance—Former security chief of the Starship Dauntless under the command of Diego Reyes. Retired from Starfleet service to get married and raise a family on colony planet Ingraham B. Dies with his family during the neural parasite attack on that planet in 2265. (STT) Sage—Shedai Serrataal charged with maintaining a “living history” of their species and civilization. Ally of the Maker. (RTW)

Sagittarius, U.S.S. —Archer-class scout ship commanded by Captain Adelard Nassir. (HAR)

Sandesjo, Anna—Klingon female disguised to appear human. Served as senior diplomatic attaché to Ambassador Jetanien on Starbase 47. Real name was Lurqal. Reported to Ambassador Lugok and his aide Turag. Had an affair with Lieutenant Commander T’Prynn, who turned her into a double agent. (HAR) Cover compromised for a disinformation campaign to rescue the U.S.S. Sagittarius from Jinoteur IV. Killed in a bombing attack on the U.S.S. Malacca, the ship intended to smuggle her off of Vanguard. Assassin was Zett Nilric, hired by Klingon Imperial Intelligence. (RTW)

Sarith, Commander—Commanding officer of the Romulan bird-of-prey Bloodied Talon. (STT)

Saylok—Vulcan wine varietal available in Manón’s cabaret in 2266. (RTW)

Schuster, Chief Michael—Transporter operator, U.S.S. Endeavour. (STT)

Scoridians—Reptilian species, members of Federation. (HAR)

Sector 116 Theta—Area of the Taurus Reach mapped by the U.S.S. Bombay. (HAR)

Sector Tango-4119—Location in which a clandestine meeting of Zett Nilric and Klingon Imperial Intelligence agent Qahl took place. (RTW)

Segfrunsdóttir, Captain Friedl—Instructor on Federation law at Starfleet Academy during James T. Kirk’s years as an underclassman. (HAR)

Sek’t Tholis —Tholian warship, led the attack on the Ravanar IV outpost and the U.S.S. Bombay. Destroyed in combat by the Bombay. (HAR)

Selby, Ensign Blaise—Human female, geologist, member of Starfleet search party on Gamma Tauri IV. KIA. (RTW)

Sentinel, Shedai—Vaguely humanoid form composed of malleable obsidian and featuring limbs that end in conical formations. Moves rapidly, churns up whatever is underfoot. Channels tremendous amounts of power. A Shedai Serrataal can manipulate several sentinels at once. Sentinels are highly resistant to phaser fire and can batter their way through force fields. Their chief vulnerability is broad-frequency dampening fields. (STT)

Serrataal —Shedai term meaning “the Enumerated ones.” It refers to an elite caste among the Shedai, those individuals who are given unique names. See also: Nameless, the (RTW)

Sesrene, Ambassador—Tholian diplomat assigned to Starbase 47. (HAR)

sh’Dastisar, Ensign—Officer on the U.S.S. Endeavour who had a minor problem with the food slots. (STT)

Shear, Roger—Mining-consortium executive who went on a dinner date with Anna Sandesjo to Manón’s Cabaret, thereby precipitating a psychological breakdown for Sandesjo’s lover, T’Prynn, who saw them together. (RTW)

Shedai—Ancient species that once reigned supreme over the Taurus Reach, and plans to do so again. Not confined to any particular physical form, they don and shed bodies at will. Divided into two castes: Serrataal, “the Enumerated ones,” the elite; and the Nameless. (HAR/STT/RTW)

Shedai Carrier Wave—Signal emitted by the First Conduit and all Shedai Conduits that answer it. Had a debilitating effect on Starbase 47’s onboard systems until the S.C.E. was able to isolate the frequency and send a reply that canceled it. (STT)

Shedai Sector—Tholian name for the Taurus Reach. (HAR) Sheng, Captain Zhao—Commanding officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (HAR) Killed by Shedai sentinel on Erilon in 2265. Succeeded in his command by his first officer, Atish Khatami. (STT)

Shepherd, Lieutenant Addison—Human female. Second-in-command of engineering operations on Starbase 47. (DEW)

sh’Neroth, Lieutenant—Member of Starfleet search party on Gamma Tauri IV. Andorian shen. KIA. (RTW)

sh’Ness, Sherivan—Fourth-year medical student in Vanguard Hospital on Starbase 47. Andorian shen. (RTW)

sh’Rassa, Zharran—Andorian religious leader on Starbase 47, representing the station’s eresh’tha. (HAR)

Sihanouk, Brother—Buddhist religious leader on Starbase 47. (HAR)

Sikal, Nurse—Vulcan female, member of medical staff on the U.S.S. Endeavour. (STT)

Singer, Commander Dean—Human male, S.C.E. team leader at the Ravanar IV outpost. KIA. (HAR)

slijm —Domesticated animal that resembles a dog crossed with a walrus. Features include a blubbery body covered in smooth brown hair, spindly legs that propel it with a waddling motion; wide nostrils, puffy cheeks, beady black eyes. Its chief means of self-defense is to rear up its wedge-shaped body and unleash a booming sneeze that propels caustic yellow-green snot in a wide arc, up to a range of several meters. (STT)

Sniffy—Slijm belonging to Zakdorn accountant Sakud Armnoj. (STT)

Sorak, Lieutenant—Vulcan male, 118 years old, Kolinahr master. Head of security and lead field scout, U.S.S. Sagittarius. (RTW)

Soral, Lieutenant—Vulcan male. Engineer, Starbase 47. (DEW)

Sovik—Federation diplomat. Envoy to the Tholian delegation on Starbase 47. (HAR)

Sozlok, Chief Petty Officer—Vaguely simian-looking non-commissioned officer who works the night shift, supervising the public storage facilities on Starbase 47. He seems to hate his job. (HAR)

Spencer, Ensign—Officer from the U.S.S. Endeavour assigned to the study of the Shedai Conduit on Erilon. Worked in the artifact control room. KIA during the first sentinel attack. (STT)

Sret, Proconsul—High-ranking member of the Romulan government in 2265. (STT)

Stano, Lieutenant Katherine—First officer, U.S.S. Endeavour, under the command of Captain Atish Khatami. (RTW)

Starbase 47—Watchtower-class Federation starbase located inside the Taurus Reach. Serves as the base of operations for Starfleet vessels in that sector and as an anchor for Federation colonization efforts. (HAR)

Stars Landing—Civilian residential and commercial cluster located in the Terrestrial Enclosure aboard Starbase 47. (HAR)

Steinberg, Dr.—Member of the Vanguard Hospital medical staff on Starbase 47. (RTW)

Sten—Former fiancé of T’Prynn. Refused to release her when she asked to be excused from the marriage contract in 2212. Fought T’Prynn in the Koon-ut-kal-if-fee. As she broke his neck and killed him, he forced his katra (living spirit) into her mind telepathically. His katra has lived on in her mind ever since, assaulting her psychically, tormenting her, for 53 years. (HAR)

Stotsky, Adam—Communications supervisor in the Federation Embassy on Starbase 47, under the supervision of Ambassador Jetanien. (HAR)

Sturka, Chancellor—Leader of the Klingon Empire in 2265; closely allied with Councillors Gorkon and Indizar. (HAR)

Stutzman, Lieutenant Commander (Walter)—Starfleet officer who had been “hitching a ride” to a rendezvous with the Starship Endeavour on the Starship Bombay when the Bombay was ambushed and destroyed at Ravanar. (HAR)

Sulok, Ensign—Vulcan male, engineer, U.S.S. Lovell. (STT)

Talagos Prime—Federation colony planet in the Taurus Reach. (HAR)

Tamaros III—Site of the Nemite Revolution in 147 B.C.E. (HAR)

Tamishiro, Ensign—Female human, Asian ancestry. Engineer, Starbase 47. (DEW)

Tan Bao, Ensign Nguyen—Human male, Vietnamese, medical technician, U.S.S. Sagittarius. Tarascans—Bipedal amphibian species with bulbous eyes, bulky bodies, and tapirlike snouts that waggle when they speak. Their blood is viscous and black. (HAR)

Tarcoh, Dr.—Deltan theoretical physicist in his late sixties, works in the Vault. (RTW)

Tarmelites—Large, muscular bipeds. Known for bad tempers and phenomenal physical strength. Morikmol, a Tarmelite enforcer for Ganz, was once described by Cervantes Quinn as a “walking life-support system for a pair of fists.” (HAR)

Tarris—Waifish young Elasian woman with caramel-colored skin, large, almond-shaped eyes, and snow-white hair. Member of Ganz’s extended criminal organization. (RTW)

Tashrene—Diplomatic attaché to Tholian Ambassador Sesrene on Starbase 47. (HAR)

Tas’v Tholis —Tholian warship, destroyed during its ambush of the Ravanar IV outpost and attack on the Starship Bombay. It was destroyed by being pulled with a tractor beam into a collision with its sister ship, the Kil’j Tholis. (HAR)

Taurus Key—Information sequence found in the Taurus meta-genome and the Shedai Carrier Wave. It is the Rosetta Stone for unlocking the secrets of the Shedai information string encoded in the meta-genome. (HAR/STT/RTW/DEW)

Taurus meta-genome—Mind-bogglingly complex engineered DNA string that contains millions of chromosomes. Only a tiny fraction of its chemical data is used to create living organisms; the rest is raw information, about whose purpose little is yet known. The discovery of the meta-genome in 2263 by the crew of the Starship Constellation initiated Operation Vanguard. (HAR)