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mission on stardate 51978.2. (“Hope and Fear” [VGR]). THE STAR TREX ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENT "YEAR OF HELL, PARTI” 683

xenon-based life-form. Biological forms Ya'Vang, I.K.S. Klingon battle cruiser. whose organic chemistry is based on the The Ya'Vang took heavy losses in 2374 gaseous element xenon, rather than the during the Dominion war. Several of the more common element, carbon. The crew Rotarran crew, including Alexander of the Starship Voyager encountered Rozhenko, transferred to the Ya'Vang. xenon-based sentient beings on a trade (“You Are Cordially Invited” [DS9]).

yak bear. Large carnivorous animal indigenous to the planet Gaia. (“Children of Time" [DS9)).

Yak'Talon. Jem'Hadar soldier who was part of the crew of an attack vessel commanded by Keevan. Yak Talon and all the other Jem'Hadar were killed in a firefight with Captain Benjamin Sisko and his crew on a planet in a dark matter nebula in Cardassian space. ("Rocks and Shoals" [DS9)).

Yaltar, Gul. Cardassian officer. Yaltar served in the Third Order. (“Image in the Sand" [DS9)).

Yarim Fel syndrome. Terminal disease affecting Cardassians. The malady attacks the organ systems of the body and causes great pain. Legate Ghemor died of Yarim Fel syndrome in 2373. (“Ties of Blood and Water” [DS8]).

Yassim, Vedek. (Lilyan Chauvin). Bajoran cleric. Yassim was a woman of great personal convictions. Vedek Yassim martyred herself by committing suicide on station Deep Space 9's Promenade in protest of the Dominion occupation of her homeworld. The demonstration had a profound impact on Kira Nerys, who saw Yassim's death as pivotal in her decision to oppose the Dominion. (“Rocks and Shoals" [DS9]).

Yates, Kasidy."* Freighter captain. Yates normally operated as an independent contractor, but once acted as convoy liaison officer for Starfleet aboard the Defiant during the Dominion war in late 2374. Yates was romantically involved with Starfleet officer Benjamin ¥ Sisko. (“The Sound of Her Voice” [DS9]). SEE: Cassie. In early 2375, Yates took advantage of a lull in her shipping schedule to spend a cou- 4 ple of weeks with Sisko at Deep Space 9, I © where she joined the Deep Space Niners, an informal baseball team, playing third base. (“Take Me Out to the Holosuite” [DS9]). Kasidy Shameeka Yates married Benjamin Lafayette Sisko in a quiet ceremony aboard station Deep Space 9 in late 2375. (*'Til Death Do Us Part” [DS9]). Kasidy became pregnant with Benjamin's child (“Dogs of War" [DS9]), but sadly, Benjamin departed the linear realm before he could see the child born. (“What You Leave Behind” [DS9)).

“Year of Hell, Part |." Voyager episode #76. Written by Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky. Directed by Allan Kroeker. Stardate 51212.3. First aired in 1997. The Starship Voyager is nearly destroyed by a megalomaniac who uses time itself as a weapon to eradicate all trace of his enemies, obliterating entire civilizations in the process. GUEST CAST: Kurtwood Smith as Annorax; John Loprieno as Obrist; Peter Slutsker as Krenim commandant; Rick Fitts as Zahl official; Sue Henley as Ensign Brooks. Deborah Levin as Lang. SEE: Annorax; Astrometrics Lab; Brooks, Ensign; chroniton torpedo; chroniton; Emergency Medical Hologram; Emmanuel; escape pod; Gable, Clark; Grant, Cary; Janeway, Kathryn; Krenim Imperium; Krenim temporal weapon ship; Krenim; Kyana Prime; Obrist; parrises squares; R’Cho, M’Kota; Strickler, Ensign; Titanic; Voyager, U.S.S.; Zahl official; Zahl.