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Ukrainian in descent Yarka. (Erick Avari). Former Bajoran Yar was born on a failed vedek. In 2371, Yarka came to ~~ Federation colony on plan- believe that Trakor's Third Pro- ~ et Turkana IV. Her parents » T- phecy predicted disaster as a result Fa \ were killed when she was of the scientific project being under- 2 only five, and she spent i . taken at Deep Space 9 to place a much of her childhood in a subspace radio relay station in the bitter struggle for survival of { Gamma Quadrant. Yarka ultimately evading marauding rape realized that he had misinterpreted gangs and caring for her the prophecy. (*Destiny” [DS9)) younger sister, Ishara Yar. One of the few “normal” Yarnek. (Janos Prohaska, voice of aspects of her childhood Bart LaRue). Scientist from planet was her ownership of a pet - Excalbia who, in 2269, conducted kitten that she protected By an experiment to examine the human (“Where No One Has Gone » Lo ee philosophies of “good” and “evil.” Before" [TNG]). Tasha [5 = X The Excalbians, who appeared to be escaped from Turkana IV —— o- 1&5 Ee creatures of rock, created replicas of at the age of 15, choosing p . Fo ='y several historical figures falling into to join Starfleet. (“The £ ’ y. P= - either category, placed them into a Naked Now" [TNG]) ‘NJ Zo ¢ Pak conflict, and then observed the As a Starfleet officer, 3 SE A results, Included among the combatshe impressed Captain Lo ry ants were Enterprise officers Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard with her a a Spock. Good eventually did triumph courage in rescuing a f= over evil, allowing the Enterprise to wounded colonist, making H a be set free, but Yarnek promised that her way through a Carnellian other cultures would be tested in the mine field. Thus, Picard same manner. (“The Savage Curtain” [TOS)). Yarnek's name was requested that she be trans- never mentioned in the aired episode and was obtained from the ferred to the Enterprise-D script. Janos Prohaska also built and played the Horta in “Devil in in early 2364. (“Legacy” the Dark” (TOS) and the mugato in “A Private Little War” (TOS). [TNG]). The Carnel back- Bart LaRue supplied the voice of the Guardian of Forever in “City story seems to imply that Yar met Captain Picard and joined the on the Edge of Forever" (TOS) and played the Roman television Enterprise-D crew after the ship was launched and was on announcer in “Bread and Circuses” (TOS). patrol, but “All Good Things..." [TNG] makes it clear that Picard met Yar when she piloted the shuttlecraft that first took him to Yaro. Geographical and administrative province on planet lari the ship just prior to his assuming command of the Enterprise- Tieran had a number of supporters in Yaro Province. (“Warlord™ D. While under the inhibition-stripping effects of the Psi 2000 [VGR)) virus in early 2364, Tasha apparently became intimate with fellow Enterprise-D crew member Data. (“The Naked Now" Yash-El, night blessing of. “Dream not of today.” Jean-Luc [TNG]). Picard missed a question based on the night blessing of Yash-El Yar was killed in late 2364 while participating in a rescue on his final archaeology exam under Professor Richard Galen mission on planet Vagra Il. SEE: Armus. Tasha, knowing her (“The Chase" [TNG]) line of work entailed considerable risk, left a holographic farewell to her comrades in which she thanked her shipmates Yates, Kasidy. (Penny Johnson) for being part of her life. (“Skin of Evil” [TNG]). Data kept a small ~~ Civilian freighter captain who operatholographic portrait of Tasha, and he considered it one of his ed in the Bajor sector. Yates met most precious personal possessions. (“The Measure of a Man" Benjamin Sisko through his son, | [TNG]). Jake, in 2371. (“Family Business" Tasha Yar was first seen in “Encounter at Farpoint” (TNG). [DS9)). By early 2372, Kasidy Yates . Although her character died in “Skin of Evil” (TNG), we saw her and Benjamin Sisko grew increasholographic portrait in “The Measure of a Man” (TNG), and her ingly fond of each other, but often * alternate-timeline version (SEE: Yar, Natasha [alternate]) in had difficulty finding time together — “Yesterday's Enterprise” (TNG). She also appeared in "All Good owing to their busy schedules. Things..." (TNG). The alternate Tasha’s daughter, Sela, was also ~~ Yates’ freighter, the Xhosa, was played by Denise Crosby. intercepted by the Klingon bird-ofprey M’Char in 2372 during the y Yareena. (Karole Selmon). Wealthy Klingon offensive on Cardassia. The f landowner and wife of leader Lutan on Xhosa was freed thanks to interven dos planet Ligon Il. Yareena was nearly killed in tion by Sisko in command of the dca ritual combat with Enterprise-D Security Defiant. (“The Way of the Warrior" 4 3 | z Chief Yar in 2364 when both became [DS9]). Shortly thereafter, Yates | -o v involved in a local power struggle. (“Code accepted a position as a freighter > of Honor" [TNG]) captain with the Bajoran Ministry of Commerce. She was allowed to use her own ship, pick her own Yareth. (Leslie Engelberg). The daughter of crew, and operate wholly within the Bajoran sector. In accepting RFT the Rakhari fugitive Croden. When Croden the job, she intended to take up residence on station Deep Fu was convicted of crimes against the Space 9. (“Indiscretion” [DS9]). Kasidy and Ben shared a love of : Rakhari state, Croden hid Yareth in a stasis baseball and enjoyed each other's company. Kasidy Yates's gE chamber on an asteroid in the Chamra youngest brother was a colonist on Cestus Ill, and played for T&F Vortex so that she would not be executed the Pike City Pioneers. (“Family Business” [DS9)). Yates was MELEE vith the rest of his family. She remained in arrested by Starfleet in 2372 for smuggling weapons to the stasis until 2369, when with the assistance of Odo, she was Maquis. (“For the Cause” [DS9)). Yates was convicted and sen freed. (“Vortex" [DS9]) tenced to six months in a Federation prison. After serving her