22.18 Page 649

842 NINTH ORDER THE STAR TREX ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE—SUPPLEMENT

Ninth Order. Cardassian military division. During the Cardassian nutritional supplement 14-beta-7. Liquid food consumed by occupation of Bajor, the Third Assault Group of the Ninth Order Seven of Nine. (“One" [VGR]). raided the Dahkur Province. (“Ties of Blood and Water" [DS9]). Nyria lll. Class-M planet in the Delta Quadrant. Nyria Ill has a very N Nog.* Starfleet officer, the first native of warm, arid climate and a much lower daytime light level than Earth. E a9 Ferenginar to serve in the Federation The Nyrians maintained a colony on Nyria lll. (“Displaced” [VGR]). Pll Starfleet. (“Valiant™ [DS9]). Nog became an A ~ ensign through a battlefield commission dur- ~~ Nyrian vessel. Immense starship used by the Nyrians in their — ing the Dominion war in 2374. He wore an acts of piracy against spacecraft and space stations belonging to Sad engineering uniform. (“Favor the Bold" [DS9]). other Delta Quadrant civilizations. The massive ship contained 94 Around stardate 51825, Nog served as acting different environmental biospheres, in which the crews of the chief engineer of the U.S.S. Valiant in the stolen vessels could be incarcerated. The Nyrians took care to final days before that ship's tragic end. create remarkably accurate simulations of the various crews’ (“Valiant™ [DS9]). Nog was seriously injured, losing one of his legs homeworlds in an attempt to make their lives in captivity as during the Dominion war during a battle with the Jem'Hadar at pleasant as possible. (*Displaced” [VGR]). station AR-558. (“The Siege of AR-558" [DS9)). Although he was fitted with a bionic replacement leg, the emotional scars of the ~~ Nyrians. Technologically advanced humanoid horrors of combat took longer to heal. (“It's Only a Paper Moon” civilization from the Delta Quadrant. The [DSQ]). Nevertheless, Nog returned to duty in time for the final bat- Nyrians had advanced long-range transporter = ties of the Dominion war, so impressing his superiors that Captain ~~ systems called translocators that they used Benjamin Sisko, in one of his final actions before departing the lin- to abduct crews of passing spacecraft and ear domain, recommended Nog for a promotion to the rank of nearby space stations. Using their translocalieutenant. (“What You Leave Behind” [DS9)). tors, they replaced the crews of those ships and stations with Nyrian personnel, thereby y [ nonlinear dynamics. Technique for advanced statistical analysis ~~ gaining control of those vessels. Despite these modeling. Julian Bashir and three other genetically engineered acts of piracy, the Nyrians considered themindividuals used nonlinear dynamics to run analyses of the war selves a benevolent people, and they went to considerable with the Dominion in order to make some predictions of probable lengths to care for those whose ships they had stolen. In 2373, outcomes. (“Statistical Probabilities” [DS9)). SEE: Jack. Nyrian operatives abducted the crew of the Federation starship Voyager. The captivity did not last long, for Voyager captain Norpin falcon. Avian predator from Norpin that was widely known Janeway and her crew were successful in escaping from the for having razor-keen reflexes. (“Sons and Daughters” [DS9)). Nyrian vessel. In the process, they persuaded the Nyrians to release the prisoners held in the other environments on the Nyrian Northwest Passage. Informal name for a region of the Delta ship. (*Displaced” [VGR]). Quadrant in the midst of Borg space, through which the crew of the Starship Voyager had hoped to pass undetected by the Borg. Unfortunately, the Voyager crew discovered the Northwest Passage to be filled with intense gravimetric distortions caused by a string of quantum singularities. (“Scorpion, Part I" [VGRY). These distortions served as access ports to our universe through which Species 8472 entered from their native fluid space, forcing Voyager to travel through Borg space instead. (“Scorpion, Part II" [VGR]).

“Nothing Human." Voyager episode #100. Written by Jeri Taylor. Story by Andre Bormanis. Directed by David Livingston. No stardate given. First aired in 1998. When an alien parasite attaches itself to B'Elanna, the Doctor creates a holographic colleague to help remove it, but he later learns that his consultant was a Cardassian war criminal, whose medical knowledge was gained by horrific mistreatment of Bajoran war prisoners. GUEST CAST: David Clennon as Moset, Dr. Crell: Jad Mager as Tabor, Ensign. SEE: Culat, University of; cytoplasmic life-form; cytotoxic shock; cytotoxin; exobiology; Federation Medical Academy; Fostossa virus; holodeck and holosuite programs: Medical Consultant; inaprovaline; isomolecular scanner; Klingons; La'voti V; Legate's Crest of Valor; Moset, Dr. Crell; nadion; neocortex; Pala Mar; Paris, Thomas; polytrinic acid; rock and roll; stenophyl; Tabor, Ensign; triaxilation; universal translator.

Novokovich gambit. Famous opening tactic in the game of derada, named for the master player Novokovich. (“Night” [VGR]).

nozala sandwich. A Krellan food. Krole enjoyed nozala sandwiches. (“Honor Among Thieves” [DS9]).

Nozawa. (John Tempoya). Starfleet officer assigned to the Starship Voyager. Nozawa was a transporter operator and was injured when dangerous atmospheric gases from a Class-Y planet were accidentally beamed aboard in 2374. (“Demon” [VGR]).

nucleonic charge. Hirogen explosive weapon. (“The Killing Game, Part I" [VGR]).