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)