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Glintara Sector. Region of space located within Romulan territory. ~~ Golwat, Ensign.* Starfleet officer aboard the U.S.S. Voyager. On (“In the Pale Moonlight” [DS9]). stardate 51501.4, Golwat received a letter from home in a Starfleet transmission received through a Hirogen relay station. Global Tongo Championships. High-level tongo competition (“Hunters” [VGRY]). held annually on Ferenginar. The event featured various divisions, including a Golden Masters and a Female Division. Zek and Ishka Goodheart, Constance. (Kirsten Turner, Jeri — met at the Global Tongo Championships in 2373. Grand Nagus Zek Ryan). Character in The Adventures of played in the Golden Masters’ Division, which he had dominated Captain Proton holodeck program. Good- » for the past 26 years. (“Ferengi Love Songs” [DS9]). heart was Captain Proton's media interme- 8 L diary, a beautiful woman who often accom- ‘ Gnome Press. Publishing company on Earth during the 20th panied Proton on his heroic missions into > century specializing in hard-copy paper publications of science- space. On at least one occasion, Seven of fiction and fantasy stories. In 1953, Gnome Press published Nine played Goodheart to Tom Paris's writer Albert Macklin's first novel, a story about robots. (“Far Captain Proton. (“Night” [VGR]). SEE: Beyond the Stars” [DS9)). In real life, Gnome Press published Captain Proton, The Adventures of. Isaac Asimov's early works, including |, Robot. Gorath. Location in the Klingon Empire, site of unpleasant sulfur Golana melon. Large round fruit of the gourd family found on the lagoons. Traversing these lagoons was often part of an ordeal planet Golana. (“Time's Orphan” [DS9)). designed to test a warrior's mettle as part of a traditional observance of the Klingon Day of Honor. (“Day of Honor" [VGR]). Golana. Lush Class-M planet near Bajoran space. Golana was home to a technologically advanced civilization that vanished gorch. Klingon pimple. (Star Trek: Insurrection). 1,000 years ago. Golana was later colonized by Bajorans around 2299. In 2374, while her family was picnicking on Golana, Molly ~~ Gordon, Ensign Paul. (Joseph Fuqua). Starfleet security officer O'Brien discovered an ancient time portal in a cave and fell who served under the command of Captain Sisko in 2374. through it. SEE: Golanan time portal. (“Time's Orphan” [DS9]). Gordon was killed while serving on the crew of the commandeered Jem'Hadar vessel that crash-landed on a planet located Golanan time portal. Device created by the ancient Golananciv- in a dark-matter nebula in Cardassian space. (“Rocks and ilization that created a passageway into the past or future. In Shoals” [DS9)). 2374, while her family was picnicking on Golana, young Molly O'Brien (age eight) discovered a time portal in a cave. The child Goren system. Planetary system. In 2375, Starfleet Command fell through the triangular mechanism, ending up 300 years in requested that the U.S.S. Enterprise-E proceed to the Goren Sys Golana's past, where she survived in the wilderness. After about tem to mediate a dispute. (Star Trek: Insurrection). ten years alone in the past, Molly returned briefly to 2374, but found herself unable to cope with human society. This version of Gowron.* Klingon leader, head of his peoMolly subsequently returned to ancient Golana, which she con- ple’s High Council. Despite initial reluctance, sidered to be her home. In the process, she managed to return Gowron supported a bold Starfleet plan to her eight-year-old self back to her parents’ time. (“Time's retake station Deep Space 9 from Dominion Orphan” [DS9)). control during the Dominion war in 2374. Gowron's warriors were crucial in this pivotal Golanans. Technologically advanced civilization that lived on the battle. (“Favor the Bold” [DS9]). As the planet Golana. The Golanans had sophisticated temporal tech- Dominion war progressed, Gowron became nology. The entire Golanan civilization vanished one thousand concerned that the honors being given to years ago. (“Time's Orphan” [DS9)). field commander Martok might threaten Gowron's own political power base. Gowron soon moved to gold-pressed latinum. Form of the valuable liquid metal, latinum, assume personal command of the Klingon forces. (“When it suspended in ingots of gold. (“Who Mourns for Morn?" [DS9]). Rains...” [DS9]). Gowron, concerned more with consolidating his own power than with the welfare of his warriors, sent General gold. Element number 79, a soft, yellow metal, highly conductive, ~Martok on a series of disastrous missions that seriously underbut resistant to chemical reactions and able to hold a lustrous mined the Alpha Quadrant powers’ position in the final weeks of surface finish. Symbol Au. Gold was used as a medium of mone- the Dominion war. Appalled at Gowron’s squandering of Klingon tary exchange in some primitive cultures, including those of old lives and fearing the survival of the empire was in jeopardy, Worf Earth. By the 24th century, gold was still a useful metal for indus- finally took it upon himself to challenge Gowron for leadership of trial and decorative applications. Gold was also used as a medi- the high council. Worf killed Gowron in the ensuing bat 'leth fight, um for storing latinum, a highly valuable liquid metal. The com- but immediately relinquished the title of chancellor to Martok. bined form, used as currency in several cultures, was called gold- (“Tacking into the Wind" [DS9)). pressed latinum. (“Who Mourns for Morn?" [DS9)). Grable, Betty. (1916-1973). Twentieth-century Earth entertainer. Golden Age of Bajor. An extended period of peace on Bajor pre- Grable was an actor, dancer, and singer who appeared in numerdicted by Shabren’s Fifth Prophecy. The Golden Age was ous motion pictures in the mid-20th century. Photographs of prophesied to last a millennium and was to begin when Kosst Grable, emphasizing her beautiful legs, were popular among solAmojan, the Evil One, was destroyed. SEE: Reckoning, the. diers of the American army during Earth's World War II. (“The (“The Reckoning” [DS9]). Killing Game, Part II" [VGR]). golf. An outdoor Earth game played on a large grassy field witha ~~ Graife. Bartender at a low-class tavern on planet —— small resilient ball and a set of clubs, The object of the game isto Farius Prime. Graife's bar was frequented by direct the ball into a series of variously distributed holes using Liam Bilby and his associates. Graife worked for p the smallest possible number of club strokes. Tom Paris and ~~ Raimus, an operative of the Orion Syndicate. Harry Kim occasionally played golf aboard the Starship Voyager. (“Honor Among Thieves” [DS9]). ~ 5 ("Vis a Vis" [VGR]), Grail of Kahless. Sacred Klingon chalice that once belonged to Golian spa. A resort that provided rest and relaxation facilities. Kahless the Unforgettable. Traditional observances of the (“Children of Time" [DS9]). Klingon Day of Honor often included drinking mot ‘loch from a replica of this icon. (“Day of Honor" [VGRY).