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684 "YEAR OF HELL, PART I" THE STAR TREK ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENT

“Year of Hell, Part IL.” Voyager episode #77. Written by Brannon Zahl official. (Rick Fitts). Representative Braga & Joe Menosky. Directed by Mike Vejar. Stardate 51212.3 of the Zahl government. (“Year of Hell, First aired in 1997. Janeway struggles to keep her ship and crew Part I" [VGR]). together despite months of pounding from the Krenim temporal weapon ship. GUEST CAST: Kurtwood Smith as Annorax; John Zahl. Delta quadrant civilization. In an Loprieno as Obrist; Peter Slutsker as Krenim commandant; Lise alternate timeline, the Zahl civilization Simms as Annorax's wife. SEE: Alsuran Empire; Annorax; was completely eradicated in 2374 by the Krenim temporal Astrometrics; Bligh, Captain William; chroniton torpedo; weapon ship. “Year of Hell, Part I” [VGR]) chroniton; escape pod; Janeway, Kathryn; Krenim Imperium; Krenim temporal weapon ship; Krenim; Kyana Prime; Zek.* Former grand nagus of the Ferengi Malkothian spirits; Mawasi; Nemo, Captain; Nihydron; Alliance. (‘The Dogs of War” [DS9]). Zek Obrist; Ram Izad; Rilnar; Starfleet General Orders and was an excellent fongo player, winning = Regulations: Regulation 121, Section A; temporal mechan- the Global Tongo Championships for 27 ics; traumatic stress syndrome; trioxin; Vassbinder, years straight. In 2373, Zek met Ishka, y 4 Professor; Voyager, U.S.S. and the two fell in love. About that time, Jil “FX Zek had began to suffer from a failing N of \ yelg melon. Type of large juicy edible fruit indigenous to Gaia memory. Ishka learned of this and %g - 3 (“Children of Time" [DS9]) worked behind the scenes to help him in EEE ’ his business dealings. (“Ferengi Love \ Yelgrun. (Iggy Pop). Vorta official. Yelgrun trav- Songs” [DS9]). In 2374, Zek let Ishka eled to Empok Nor in 2374 for a prisoner travel to Vulcan to receive cosmetic earexchange in which Ferengi citizen Ishka was to lifting surgery to improve her looks, 3 be traded for Vorta officer Keevan. The despite Ferengi laws that prohibited rN exchange did not go as planned, and Yelgrun females from traveling off planet. When : E — was captured by Quark and his rescue team her transport ship was captured by the (“The Magnificent Ferengi" [DS9]). Yelgrun was Dominion, Zek offered a reward of 50 bars of gold-pressed latplayed by laggy Pop, the popular rock musician. inum for her safe return. (“The Magnificent Ferengi” [DS9)). Zek was aware of Ishka's hopes to reform Ferengi society to grant yih-Ghom-HAH. Klingon term that meant “dismissed.” (“Sons equal rights to females. (“Ferengi Love Songs” [DS9)]). While Zek and Daughters” [DS9]) was something of a traditionalist, he ultimately saw the wisdom of Ishka's position and in 2374 imposed a radical amendment to Yint. (Brad Blaisdell). Arms dealer on Farius Prime. Yint sold three the Ferengi Bill of Opportunities, granting for the first time to defective Klingon disruptor rifles to Orion Syndicate operative females the right to wear clothing. The reaction to Zek’s reforms Liam Bilby in 2374. Yint was killed for his error in judgment was swift and dramatic. Financial chaos erupted throughout the (“Honor Among Thieves" [DS9)) alliance as soon as fully clothed females began appearing in public. In the tumult, Zek was temporarily deposed as grand nagus “Yoshi.” Nickname for Kirayoshi O'Brien. (“Ties of Blood and by Brunt, until Zek and Quark were successful in convincing FCA Water” [DS9]) Commissioner Nilva that equal rights for women would open tremendous new opportunities for profit. (“Profit and Lace" “You Are Cordially Invited.” Deep Space Nine episode #131. [DS9)). Zek's far-reaching social vision extended to the levying of Written by Ronald D. Moore. Directed by David Livingston. a progressive income tax on all business, even including bribes. Stardate 51247.5. First aired in 1997. Worf's plans for a traditional He used the resulting revenues to fund new social programs Klingon wedding are threatened when Martok's wife refuses to including wage subsidies for the poor, retirement benefits for the accept Dax into their family. Worf and Dax get married in this aged, and health care. He even instituted a representative legisepisode, and we learn that Dax is 356 years old as of 2374. lature known as the Congress of Economic Advisors that was GUEST CAST: J. G. Hertzler as Martok, General; Marc Worden empowered to enact or reject the proclamations of the nagus. as Rozhenko, Alexander; Shannon Cochran as Sirella; Chase Grand Nagus Zek retired to Risa in late 2375. He appointed Rom Masterson as Leeta; Aron Eisenberg as Nog; Max Grodénchik as as his successor. (“The Dogs of War" [DS9))." Rom; Sidney Liufau as Atoa, Lieutenant Manuele. SEE: Akagi, U.S.S.; Altair sandwich; Atoa, Lieutenant Manuele; Bajoran Zevians. Civilization. In 2374, Zevian authorities requested inforshrimp; Bre’Nan ritual; Dark Time; Dax (symbiont); Dax, mation on a smuggling ring from the security office at Deep Curzon; Dax, Jadzia; Exeter, U.S.S.; Hamar; holodeck and Space 9. (“His Way" [DS9]). holosuite programs: Kal'Hyah ritual; K'Trelan; “Kahless and Lukara”; Kal'Hyah; Karana; kava juice; Kela; Khitomer Accords; Klingon Empire; linguini with Bajoran shrimp; Linkasa; Ma'Stakas; mapa bread; Martok, General; Morn; Ninth Fleet; Potemkin, U.S.S.; Reclaw; Rozhenko, Alexander; Second Klingon Dynasty; Shelby, Captain; Shenara; Sirella; Sisko, Jake; steak with mushrooms; Sutherland, U.S.S.; targ; Tawi'Yan; Third Klingon Dynasty; Toruk-DOH; var’Hama candle; wedding: Klingon; Worf; Ya'Vang, L.K.S.

“You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You." Twentieth-century Earth musical composition written by R. Morgan, L. Stock, and J. Cavanaugh. The song, which extolled the importance of having a romantic relationship in one's life, was popularized by such entertainers as Vic Fontaine and Frank Sinatra. (“His Way" [DS9]).

yridium bicantizine. Chemical compound, an active ingredient in ketracel-white. In 2374, the Dominion sought to control the Kabrel system because a planet there was a source of trinucleic fungi, which could be used to produce yridium bicantizine. (“Statistical Probabilities” [DS9])