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stellar core fragment. An extremely dense, massive piece of a Mendez when the Enterprise returned to the base in the following disintegrated star, probably composed of neutronium. The episode, “The Menagerie, Part I" (TOS). Percy Rodriguez later Enterprise-D tracked such a fragment through the Moab Sector in played Primus Kimbridge in Gene Roddenberry's pilot movie, 2368. SEE: Genome Colony. (“The Masterpiece Society” [TNG]). Genesis II.

Stephan. (Erick Weiss). Colonist on planet Orellius. (“Paradise” Stonn. (Lawrence Montaigne). Vulcan man who married T'Pring [DS9)). SEE: Alixus. in 2267. T'Pring had been bonded to Spock, but she chose Stonn after Spock freed her for daring to challenge the wedding. Spock Stephan. A young soccer player who was the love of Beverly warned him that having may not be quite so good a thing as Crusher’s life, when she was eight and he was 11. She dreamed ~~ wanting. (“Amok Time" ros) Lawrence Montaigne also played that they would be married, but he never knew she existed. (“The the Romulan subcommander in “Balance of Terror” (TOS). Host" [TNG]). At the time, Beverly's last name was Howard. Story of the Promise, The. Klingon Stevens. (Jay Baker). Noncommissioned Starfleet engineer | gospel that tells of the pledge that assigned to station Deep Space 9. In 2372, Stevens was posted / prophet Kahless the Unforgettable to engineering on the U.S.S. Defiant when the ship came under gave the people of the homeworld. Jem'Hadar attack during a trade conference with the Karemma ¥ Kahless, who had united the home(“Starship Down" [DS3]). \ world to form the Klingon Empire ¢ and ruled with great wisdom, one Stiles, Lieutenant. (Paul Comi). Navigator on the U.S.S. Enter- ’ a day said it was time for him to prise during the Romulan incursion of 2266. Several members of depart. When the people begged Stiles’s family had been lost during the Earth-Romulan conflicts him not to leave, Kahless said he was going ahead to Sto-Voof the previous century. (“Balance of Terror” [TOS]). Kor, and promised to return one day. He pointed to a star in the heavens and told the people to look for him there “on that point of Sto-Vo-Kor. Klingon mythological place of the afterlife for the light.” Klingon clerics later established a monastery on planet honored dead. The prophet Kahless the Unforgettable was said Boreth, orbiting that star, to await his return. (“Rightful Heir" to await those who were worthy of Sto-Vo-Kor. (“Rightful Heir" [TNG]). [TNG]). SEE: Fek'lhr. “Storyteller, The.” Deep Space Nine episode #14. Teleplay by Stocker, Commodore. (Charles Drake). Starfleet officer who Kurt Michael Bensmiller and Ira Steven Behr. Story by Kurt assumed command of Starbase 10 in 2267. Stocker was trans- Michael Bensmiller. Directed by David Livingston. Stardate ported to that post aboard the Starship Enterprise. While en 46729.1. First aired in 1993. Chief O'Brien suddenly finds himself route, several Enterprise personnel, including Captain Kirk, the spiritual leader of a Bajoran village. GUEST CAST. Lawrence became ill with a radiation-induced hyperaccelerated aging Monoson as Hovath; Kay E. Kuter as Sirah; Gina Phillips as Varis disease. Fearing the imminent loss of these valuable officers, Sul; Jim Jansen as Faren Kag; Aron Eisenberg as Nog; Jordan Stocker assumed command of the Enterprise and violated the Lund as Woban; Amy Benedict as Woman. SEE: Bajorans; Romulan Neutral Zone in an effort to reach Starbase 10's baseball; Bokai, Buck; Dal'Rok; Faren Kag; Ferengi Rules of medical facilities more quickly. Stocker's action nearly trig- Acquisition; Gamzian; Glyrhond; Hovath; /arish pie; Navot; gered an interstellar incident. (“The Deadly Years" [TOS]). SEE: Odo; Paqu; Sirah; stardrifter; tetrarch; Trixian bubble juice; corbomite Varis Sul; Woban. Stockholm Syndrome. In psychology, the tendency for Storyteller. SEE: Sirah. hostages to sympathize with their captors after extended captivity. Dr. Crusher believed that Jeremiah Rossa might have exhib- straight nines. High-scoring move in dom-jot. The play is ited Stockholm Syndrome after spending years with Talarian extremely difficult to achieve. (“Tapestry” [TNG]) Captain Endar. (“Suddenly Human" [TNG]). Straleb security ship. Vessel operated by the Straleb governstokaline. Medication. McCoy gave stokaline to Spock after ment. A Straleb security ship intercepted the Starship EnterpriseSpock put himself into a deep trance in an attempt to regain con- D shortly after stardate 42402, carrying Straleb Secretary trol of the Enterprise from the Kelvans in 2268. As a ruse, McCoy Kushell and his entourage. (“The Outrageous Okona” [TNG)). told the Kelvans that Spock suffered from Rigelian Kassaba The miniature for this ship was designed by Rick Sterbach. The fever and required the medication. (“By Any Other Name" [TOS]. model was later modified for use in “The Hunted” (TNG).

Stol. Cousin to Quark. Stol bought one of the items that Vash Straleb. Class-M planet, along with Altec, part of the Coalition of brought back from the Gamma Quadrant in 2369 for 105 bars of Madena. Although it was technically at peace with Altec, relations gold-pressed latinum. (“Q-Less” [DS9), “Family Business” [DS9]). between the two planets had been strained to the point that an interplanetary incident was created when it was revealed that Stone of Gol. SEE: Gol, Stone of. Benzan of Straleb had been engaged to Yanar of Altec in 2365. (“The Outrageous Okona” [TNG]). Stone, Commodore. (Percy Rodriguez). Commander of Starbase 11 strategema. Challenging holographic game of strategy and wills. in 2267. Stone presided over the Played by two contestants, the game involves manipulating circourt-martial of Captain James Kirk = cular icons on a three-dimensional grid to gain control of one's for the apparent death of Ben vw opponent's territory while defending your own. Riker once chalFinney in that year. When circum- \ lenged Zakdorn strategist (and grand master strategema player) stancial evidence implicated Kirk, Kolrami to a game, and was defeated in only 23 moves. A later Stone urged him to resign for the 5 match between Kolrami and Data ended in Kolrami conceding good of the service. Stone had com- : defeat. Data later confided that his strategy had been to play not manded a starship earlier in his Ny » to win, but merely to maintain a tie until his opponent gave up. career. ("Court Martial” [TOS]). Stone . A (“Peak Performance” [TNG]). must have stepped down as commander of Starbase 11 shortly after Strategic Operations Officer. Senior staff position on station Kirk's acquittal, since Stone had Deep Space 9 added in 2372 and held by Lieutenant Commanbeen replaced by Commodore José der Worf. The Strategic Ops Officer was assigned a new console