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Menthar civilization. Promellian technology, although relatively ~~ Bajoran religion, his role in making contact with these life-forms crude by Federation standards, remains as an example of elegant made him their prophesied Emissary, a role that Sisko did not simplicity in design. ("Booby Trap” [TNG]). SEE: Cleponji; Galek relish, although he respected their beliefs, (“Emissary” [DS9]). In Sar. 2371, the Prophets encountered Ferengi Grand Nagus Zek, finding his highly acquisitive nature to be deeply offensive. The Promellian/Menthar war. Legendary conflict that ended at least Prophets devolved Zek's personality back to a time before 1000 years prior to 2366, in a battle at Orelious IX. During that ~~ Ferengi sought profit above everything. They returned Zek to his battle, both sides fought to their mutual extinction, and Orelious original state after Quark convinced them that the change to Zek IX was destroyed. (“Booby Trap” [TNG]). would invite more visits from linear beings, a prospect that the Prophets found distasteful. (“Prophet Motive" [DS9]). SEE: Promenade. Expansive area on station Deep Space 9 contain- Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, Revised. Ing numerous commercial and service facilities. (“Emissary” [DS9)). Among the many shops and offices located on the protected memory. In a computer system, an area of core memPromenade are Quark’s bar, the Replimat, a Bajoran temple, ory designed to be impervious to erasure. The file containing the Garak's clothing shop, the Infirmary, Odo's security office, a consciousness of Professor James Moriarty was stored in promineral assay office, and a candy kiosk. Keiko O'Brien's class- tected memory in the Enterprise-D computer core. (“Ship in a room was also there. (“Emissary” [DS9)). The massive Prom- Bottle” [TNG]). enade set was built on Paramount's Stage 17, which in years past also housed the interiors of the Ponderosa ranch from the televi- protectors. Another name given to the filter masks provided to sion series Bonanza. (The exteriors of the Ponderosa were built "the Troglyte mining workers on planet Ardana to negate the deleon Stage 16, on which most of the planet sets were built for Star terious effects of the zenite gas. Vanna prefered the term to “filter Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager.) masks" because it more clearly described their use. (“The Cloud Minders” [TOS)). Promethean quartz. A valuable mineral - that glows with an internal light. Archaeol- proto-Vulcan. Anthropological term to ogist and entrepreneur Vash discovered a describe the humanoid culture on planet * geode resembling Promethean quartz in Mintaka Ill, whose inhabitants did indeed the Gamma Quadrant, but the artifact had resemble early Vulcans at a Bronze Age level + a much higher molecular density and index of technology. (“Who Watches the Watchers?” of refractivity. Vash's artifact was later [TNG]). found to contain a winged energy creature that nearly destroyed the station with a protodynoplaser. Medical instrument in use aboard the powerful graviton field before it was set free. (“Q-Less” [DS9]) Enterprise-D. The device was used on Zalkonian patient John Doe to stabilize his immune system. (“Transfigurations” [TNG]) Prometheus, U.S.S. Federation starship, Nebula class, Starfieet - protomatter. A dangerously unstable form of matter. Because of registry number NCC-71201. The sci- = the extreme hazard associated with protomatter, many 23rd-cenence ship used by terraformer Gideon tury scientists denounced its use, but Dr. David Marcus secretly Seyetik on his project to reignite the dead sun used it as part of the Project Genesis matrix, thus dooming the Epsilon 119. (“Second Sight" [DS9]). Named for the mythological project to failure because the resulting planet created by the Greek Titan who stole fire from heaven for the benefit of mankind. matrix was also dangerously unstable. (Star Trek Ill: The Search for Spock). In 2370, Professor Gideon Seyetik used protomatter “Prophet Motive.” Deep Space Nine episode #62. Written by Ira in his effort to reignite star Epsilon 119. ("Second Sight" [DS9)]) Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Directed by Rene Protomatter was used in the implosive device employed by Auberjonois. No stardate given. First aired in 1995. Quark has an ~~ Magquis terrorists in 2370 to overload the fusion drive of the unexpected visit from Grand Nagus Zek, but even more unex- Cardassian ship Bok'Nor. (“The Maquis, Part I" [DS8)). In 2373, a pected are Zek's radical changes to the Rules of Acquisition. This ~~ changeling infiltrator posing as Dr. Julian Bashir hijacked the was the first episode directed by actor Rene Auberjonois. GUEST ~~ Runabout Yukon and attempted to destroy the Bajoran sun with CAST: Max Grodénchik as Rom; Juliana Donald as Emi; Tiny Ron a trilithium explosive containing tekasite and protomatter. (“By as Maihar'du; Wallace Shawn as Zek; Bennett Guillory as Inferno’s Light” [DS9]). Medical big shot. SEE: Aldeberan whiskey; Altair IV; Andoria; Bashir, Julian; Cardassia lll; Carrington Award; Emi; darts; protostar. Star in its earliest stages of development, shortly folFerengi Benevolent Association; Ferengi Rules of Acqui- lowing the start of nuclear fusion. A protostar can emit high levels sition; Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, Revised; Hupyrian beetle of magnetascopic interference. (“Preemptive Strike" [TNG]). In snuff; Hupyrian; Maihar'du; millipede juice; Orb of Wisdom; 2373, Worf encountered a cluster of protostars while commandOrb; 0o-mox; P'Trell, Chirurgeon Ghee; Prophets; Roget, Dr. ing the Defiant on a scouting mission in the Gamma Quadrant Henri; Sacred Marketplace; Saurian brandy; self-sealing (“Let He Who Is Without Sin." [DS9)). stem bolts; Senva, Healer; Temple of Commerce; Trixian bubble juice; Wade, Dr. April; Zek. Prototype Automated Personnel Unit 0001. (Hugh Hodgin). Humanoid automaton patterned after the Pralor Automated Prophet's Landing. Bajoran colony closest to the Cardassian Personnel Units. Unit 0001 was created by Voyager engineer border. Governor Avesta ran the colony in 2371, and security was ~~ B’Elanna Torres in 2372. This prototype was unlike other Pralor handled by Security Chief Bemar. (“Heart of Stone” [DS9]). units in that it possessed a power module that could be easily replicated. In building this prototype, Torres, in essence, gave the Prophets. In the Bajoran religion, the Prophets are spiritual enti- ~~ Pralor units the ability to reproduce, which violated the Prime ties who provide wisdom and guidance to the Bajoran people. Directive. Once she had learned that the Pralor and Cravic peoBajoran tradition holds that the Prophets were responsible for the ples had been wiped out by their own robots, and that these nine Orbs that served as sources of wisdom for the people of robots only existed to continue the war started by their Builders, Bajor. Many Bajorans believe that the alien beings first encoun- Torres destroyed prototype unit 0001. (“Prototype” [VGR]). tered in the Bajoran wormhole by Commander Benjamin Sisko in 2369 were in fact the Prophets. These life-forms found the con- “Prototype.” Voyager episode #29. Written by Nicholas Corea. cept of linear time to be totally alien, and Sisko attempted to help ~~ Directed by Jonathan Frakes. No stardate given. First aired in them understand the importance of linear existence to Bajorans 1996. Torres reactivates a robot found drifting in space, only to and humans. Ironically, although Sisko did not believe in the learn it is a soldier in a war that has destroyed all the robot's