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Vaytan. Star with a superdense corona. Vaytan was chosen as resonator. (“Gambit, Parts | and I" the site for the first test of a new metaphasic shield device in [TNG]). Caitlin Brown also played Ty 2369. “Suspicions” [TNG]). Kajada in “The Passenger” (DS9), as weil J as Na'Toth, the Narn ambassadorial aide Vedek Assembly. Influential congress of during the first season of Babylon 5. WE My 112 Bajoran spiritual leaders on planet - w FJ Bajor. Among the members of the assem- Vel. (James Parks). Akritirian freighter 2 "q bly in 2369 were Vedek Bareil (pictured) master and member of the terrorist group "i and Vedek Winn, two leading contenders Open Sky. He had a younger sister, Piri -] 4 4 to become the next kai, following the The explosive device used to bomb the v y= departure of Kai Opaka. Vedek Bareil told Laktivia recreational facility in 2373 was > Commander Sisko he longed for the sim- produced aboard Vel's ship. (“The Chute" plicity of his arboretum after listening to 112 [VGRY). i vedeks speaking at once. (“In the Hands of the Prophets” [DS9]). In 2370, the Bajoran Velara Ill. Non-Class-M planet that was the object of a terTo. Chamber of Ministers and the Vedek raforming project under the direction of Kurt Mandl in 2364 Assembly denied a request from Skrreean refugees to colonize Previously believed to be uninhabiton planet Bajor. (“Sanctuary” [DS9]). ed, Velara Ill was discovered to be the home of subsurface crystalline vedek. Title given to a Bajoran religious leader who was a mem- life-forms called “microbrains.” ber of the powerful Vedek Assembly. (“In the Hands of the Mand! attempted to conceal the Prophets” [DS9]). existence of these life-forms because part of his project involved Vega Colony. Federation settlement. The U.S.S. Enterprise, raising the water table on the planet, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, was en route to a move that would threaten the lifethe Vega Colony when it picked up a distress call from the §.S. forms. Acting in self-defense, the microbrains seized control of Columbia in 2254. (“The Cage,” “The Menagerie, Part I" [TOS]). the Starship Enterprise-D, and the planet was eventually quaranVega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra (the harp) as tined by Federation order at the request of the microbrains seen from Earth. (“Home Soil" [TNG]).

Vega IX probe. A long-range automated Starfleet probe that was ~~ Vellorian mountains. Mountain range on planet Barkon IV sent to record the collapse of Beta Stromgren in 2366. The There was a village located some distance from the mountains. probe discovered the living spacecraft code-named Tin Man in Village healer Talar surmised incorrectly that Data was a member orbit of the star. (“Tin Man" [TNG]). of a race of “icemen” who were believed to live in these mountains. (“Thine Own Self” [TNG]). Vega-Omicron Sector. Region of space. Patrol assignment of the U.S.S. Aries at the time Riker declined the opportunity to Velos VII Internment Camp. Cardassian prison camp. Dr. command that ship in 2365. (“The Icarus Factor” [TNG]). Dekon Elig was imprisoned at the Velos VII camp and was killed there in 2362 while trying to escape. (“Babel" [DS9)). Vegan choriomeningitis. Rare and deadly disease. James Kirk almost died of Vegan choriomeningitis in his youth, The disease Veloz Prime. Class-M planet in the Demilitarized Zone on which remained dormant in his bloodstream and in 2268 was used by the Federation maintained a colony. Cardassia took possession people of planet Gideon to infect volunteers willing to die to solve of Veloz Prime in 2370 with the signing of the Cardassiantheir overpopulation crisis. Symptoms include high fever, pain in Federation treaty, which placed the planet within Cardassian terthe extremities, delirium, and death if not treated within 24 hours. ritory. In 2373, the Maquis, lead by Michael Eddington, used the (“The Mark of Gideon" [TOS]). biogenic agent cobalt diselenide as a biogenic weapon against the Cardassian colony on Veloz Prime. The Maquis intended to vegetable bouillon. Clear soup made from plants. Captain reclaim the planet, since cobalt diselenide was deadly only to Janeway liked vegetable bouillon. (“Eye of the Needle" [VGRY]) Cardassians. (“For the Uniform" [DS9])

VeK'tal response. A measure of Klingon physiological condition. Veltan sex idol. A rare objet d'art. Twenty-fourth century collec(“Ethics [TNG]). tor Palor Toff boasted of owning a Veltan sex idol; his friend Kivas Fajo claimed to own four. (“The Most Toys” [TNG]). Vek. Civilization. The Vek were at war with the Minnobian people in 2373. (“Business As Usual" [DS9)). vendarite. Valuable mineral on planet Ligos VII. The renegade Ferengi who invaded the Enterprise-D in 2369 used the science veklava. Bajoran food. Veklava was served on Deep Space 9 in team stationed on the planet as slave laborers to mine the ven2372 at the reception for the Trill science team led by Lenara darite. (“Rascals” [TNG]). Kahn. (“Rejoined” [DS9]). Vendikar. Planet in Cluster NGC 321 that had been at war with Vekma. (Laura Drake). Klingon warrior, female; crew member its neighbor Eminiar VII for 500 years, ending in 2267. Vendikar aboard the Klingon vessel Pagh during Riker's tenure as first was originally settled by people from Eminiar VII, but they turned officer on that ship in 2365. Vekma had fun at Riker's expense, against their homeworld. The two planets developed an agreewondering out loud if Riker would have the stamina to endure a ment whereby they would conduct their war by computers only. Klingon female. It is not known if she had the chance to satisfy Attacks would be launched mathematically, and those individuher curiosity. (“A Matter of Honor" [TNG]). Vekma was not iden- als designated as casualties would have 24 hours to report to tified by name in the episode; her name appears only in the disintegration chambers so that their deaths could be recorded. script. The arrangement lasted until 2267, when Captain Kirk broke the subspace radio link between the two worlds, forcing them to the Vekor. (Caitlin Brown). Member of the band of mercenaries ledby ~~ bargaining table for peace talks. (“A Taste of Armageddon” Arctus Baran. She was present during the abduction of [TOS] Commander Riker from Barradas lll. Vekor joined in the mutiny against Baran, and was part of the mercenary landing party to “Vengeance Factor, The.” Next Generation episode #57. Written Vulcan. She was killed there when Tallera activated the psionic by Sam Rolfe. Directed by Timothy Bond. Stardate 43421.9. First