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  Bajoran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bajorans, a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe, were introduced in the Next Generation series and played an integral part in the Deep Space Nine series.
Bajoran women gestate for five months, as opposed to the nine months of human women, due to high vascularization between the fetus and the mother.
The Bajoran religion is based upon the revelations of the Bajoran Prophets, who come to be known as the timeless beings residing in the Bajoran Wormhole, or Celestial Temple.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bajoran   (598 words)

  
 Bajoran
Bajorans are humanoid in form and function with the exception of a ridged nose.
Bajoran faith believes the Prophets to be the embodiment of truth, who reveals their wisdom through visions given by the Orbs.
Bajorans believe that the pagh is a spiritual force inherent to all sentient beings and that the Prophets replenish the pagh of the living from the Celestial Temple.
www.angelfire.com /trek/googlemay/Bajoran.htm   (1326 words)

  
 Wormhole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lorentzian wormholes are mainly studied in semiclassical gravity and Euclidean wormholes are studied in particle physics.
Wormholes known as Schwarzschild wormholes are theoretical bridges between areas of space that are thought to be found in the center of a fl hole and white hole, joining two universes.
In this version, the wormhole is the path connecting the real universe, and the parallel universe, which in the movie lasts from the jet engine crashing into the Darko family home until Halloween when the actual jet loses its engine to the wormhole, at which point the parallel universe collapses.
www.butte-silverbow.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Wormhole   (1786 words)

  
 USS Cerberus - Alien Database - Bajorans
The Bajoran culture is one of the longest-lived in the alpha quadrant; their civilisation flourished over half a million years ago, and they first gained interstellar capacity over eight centuries ago.
The Bajoran Wormhole was discovered in 2369 soon after the pullout of Cardassian forces from the area.
The Bajoran Wormhole leads to the far side of the Gamma Quadrant, to an area near the Dominion territories in that area.
www.geocities.com /raptorfleethq/races/bajorans.htm   (546 words)

  
 Bajoran wormhole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Due to the phenomenon's strategic importance, the station Deep Space Nine is moved from orbit of Bajor to near the mouth of the wormhole.
The wormhole becomes a point of conflict throughout the series, since it permits the incursion into the Alpha quadrant of the Dominion, a belligerent union of races led by the shapeshifting Founders.
The wormhole is at one point collapsed by the destruction of one of the Tears of the Prophets at the hands of the Prophets' enemies, the Pah-Wraiths.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bajoran_wormhole   (361 words)

  
 Bajoran wormhole - Memory Alpha
The wormhole is also the home of extra-dimensional beings who are worshipped by the Bajorans as the Prophets, and therefore is also sometimes referred to as the Celestial Temple.
Highly elevated levels of neutrinos are commonly detected prior to the appearance of the wormhole's event horizon, and as a vessel traverses the passage.
The wormhole was apparently destroyed in late 2374, when Dukat, acting as a conduit for the exiled Pah-wraiths, attacked the Orb of Contemplation which was then housed on Deep Space 9.
www.memory-alpha.org /en/index.php/Bajoran_wormhole   (826 words)

  
 Star Trek Writers RPG - Bajoran Reference Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bajoran culture declined greatly during the Cardassian Occupation, from 2328 to 2369 (was formally annexed in 2339), during which time the Cardassian Union dominated the Bajoran people.
This is one of the sub-impulse fighters used by the Bajoran Resistance during the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor.
Bajoran names themselves are usually short and have a soft sound, characteristic of the Bajoran language in general.
www.galaxy.imndesigns.com /aliens/members/bajoran.htm   (4335 words)

  
 Bajoran - Memory Alpha
Bajoran politics is balanced between the secular Chamber of Ministers, led by the First Minister, and the religious Vedek Assembly, led by the kai.
The Bajoran religion is a major unifying force on the planet; the spiritual leader, or Kai, wields a great deal of moral and political authority, advising and influencing the planet's political leader, the First Minister.
The Bajoran religion is based upon the revelations of the Prophets, who come to be known as the timeless beings residing in the Bajoran wormhole, or as it is called by the Bajorans, the Celestial Temple.
www.memory-alpha.org /en/index.php/Bajoran   (1390 words)

  
 Bajoran wormhole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The wormhole was formed by particles called verterons that allow a vessel to pass through on impulse power.
Bajoran religious faith interprets the safe passage as evidence of guidance by the Prophets, so some conservative religious leaders object strongly to the teaching of such scientific concepts.
In the Bajoran religion, the wormhole is the Celestial Temple, home of the Prophets who sent the Orbs to the people of Bajor.
mario.lapam.mo.it /ds9/wormhole.htm   (280 words)

  
 Bajoran Wormhole
The Bajoran Wormhole is an artificially generated stable subspace "short cut" through the structure of time and space itself, which works like a tunnel, between the Denorios Belt in the Bajoran star system in the Alpha Quadrant, and the Idran star system in the distant Gamma Quadrant.
In the Bajoran religion, the Wormhole is the Celestial Temple -the home of the Divine Prophets whom sent The Orbs to the people of Bajor.
The space station Deep Space Nine was then moved to the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole to secure the claim to it, before the Cardassians claimed it.
www.belgarath.net /v5/ds9/wormhole.asp   (253 words)

  
 BAJORANS
Bajoran culture declined seriously during decades of Cardassian occupation in the 24th century, during which most Bajorans were driven from their homeworld.
The Bajoran religious faith was a powerful force in their society, and helped give the Bajoran People the spiritual guidance strength to survive the brutal Cardassian opression.
A wormhole, known as the Bajoran wormhole, is a subspace passaway linking the Bajor sector of the Alpha Quadrant with the Gamma Quadrant.
www.fortunecity.com /tatooine/williamson/523/bajorans.htm   (1505 words)

  
 Bajorans
The Bajoran culture is one of the longest-lived in the alpha quadrant; their civilisation flourished over half a million years ago3 and they first gained interstellar capacity over eight centuries ago.
Despite this, the Bajorans maintained a small but aggressive resistance effort throughout the occupation3 and by 2369 the Cardassian government had become frustrated with the militaries inability to crush this movement.
The Bajorans established a provisional government,1 and despite many difficulties they have been successful in overcoming many of their problems.
www.ditl.org /datspecies.php?2   (372 words)

  
 Bajoran
Bajoran colonists on New Bajor fell victim to Dominion forces at the end of the year, their lives and presence eliminated from the colony they had only recently populated.
Considered by all Bajorans to be the Book of Evil, it details how to release the Pagh-Wraiths from the fire caves, where they were trapped eons ago by the Prophets who now reside in the Celestial Temple.
The new cooperative spirit between the Cardassians and Bajorans promises a new future where the old archenemies can coexist peacefully, and Bajor's sorrows as an occupied land will be but a faded memory.
www.geocities.com /Area51/Nebula/4156/infirmary/xeno/bajoran.html   (3451 words)

  
 ST Frontier Fleet PBeM - Xenology
The Bajoran Militia is the armed forces branch of the Bajoran governement.
Bajorans believe that a deceased's soul should make peace with its former life and say goodbye to those they leave behind before going to the afterlife.
The wormhole was formed by unique particles called verterons that are self-sustaining in nature and that allow a vessel to pass through on impulse power.
www.frontierfleet.com /database/xenology.php?id=22   (3289 words)

  
 Story Line - DS9: The Fallen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Situated at the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole, it guards the gateway to the Gamma Quadrant, home of the dreaded Dominion.
The Bajorans refer to them as the Prophets, and worship them as gods - the wormhole is their Celestial Temple.
An ancient Bajoran legend tells of another race of wormhole aliens - the Pah-wraiths - that were cast out of the Celestial Temple by the Prophets.
www.simonsays.com /thefallen_site/Story_Line_2.htm   (336 words)

  
 Deep Space Nine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Federation space station Deep Space Nine is located near the Bajoran wormhole, not far from the planet Bajor.
Because of its vital strategic position near the Cardassian-Dominion border, and its enviable location by the only known stable wormhole linking the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants, the defense of DS9 is a major concern for both Starfleet and the Bajorans.
Since the discovery of the Bajoran wormhole in 2369, and the beginning of the Dominion war in 2373, Deep Space Nine has become a vital base of operations for Starfleet and its allies.
www.homestead.com /federation_archives/files/dsnine.html   (2194 words)

  
 bajoran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The bajoran religious leaders are the Vedeks, the first Spiritual leader is the Kai, currently Kai Winn.
The bajoran religion is very serious and deeply influencing every part of the society.
In 2367 the bajorans forced them to withdraw and a peace treaty with the federation manifested a new border which handed some planets from one side to the other (That treaty was the reason for the founding of "The Maquis").
www.atlantera.de /bajoran.htm   (1224 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM : Article
Discovered on stardate 46379.1 by Deep Space Nine science officer Jadzia Dax, the Bajoran Wormhole is the first and only completely stable wormhole known to the Federation, with either end remaining at a fixed point in space.
In the Bajoran religion, the wormhole is worshipped as the Celestial Temple of the Prophets, its builders, who sent out Orbs as contact devices.
Since the discovery of the wormhole, space station Deep Space Nine has been moved from Bajor's orbit to be closer to the phenomenon.
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/library/places/article/69428.html   (156 words)

  
 Database 2
They viewed humanoids as aggressive, malevolent, and adversarial corporeals at first: use of the wormhole disrupted their own existence, and they initially found humanoids' tactile sensation, emotions, and linear existence of past, present and future inconceivable.
Their irritation over the wormhole's use was short-lived, since the contact with Commander Sisko leads to an historic agreement allowing Bajor oversight of the Gamma Quadrant tunnel.
Because of this exposure, they viewed Sisko as their "emissary" to the Bajorans and in 2374 preserved his life -- and the entire Alpha Quadrant's independence -- by defeating the entire invading Dominion fleet that would have overrun it.
home1.gte.net /ccindy/StarTrek/database_2.htm   (3303 words)

  
 Archive / Encyc : Section 15   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bajoran Calendar - The Bajoran calendar is one of the oldest known throughout the entire known universe with it currently being in the 94rd Century.
Bajoran Wormhole - Located in the Denorios Belt approximately 160 million kilometres from the planet Bajor.
An example of a sixth century mandila was discovered in late 2372 among the contents of a derelict freighter found adrift in Bajoran space.
www.shakaar.demon.co.uk /archive/encyc/sect15.htm   (1974 words)

  
 Galactopedia D Section 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Deela was a member of the Bajoran underground during the Cardassian occupation of her homeworld.
Bajoran geneticist who invented an aphasia virus, intended for use as a terrorist weapon against the Cardassian occupation forces.
Dekon Elig, who was a member of the Bajoran Higa Mentar underground, died while attempting escape from the Cardassians at the Velos VII Internment Camp in 2360.
www.captainmike.org /Galactopedia/d2.html   (6406 words)

  
 DS9 Encyclopedia & Lexicon - Gamma Quadrant People and Things
A new type of Jem'Hadar bred in the Alpha Quadrant after the disappearance of the Dominion fleet in the Bajoran wormhole in 2374.
Their DNA and psychological profile are specifically designed for combat in the Alpha Quadrant; also, they have more initiative, and they dispense with the ritual of pledging loyalty while receiving "white".
Haneek had befriended Kira, but when Kira agreed with the Bajoran provisional government that Bajor could not absorb the Skrreeans, she angrily turned on her.
ds9encyclopedia.0catch.com /gammaq.htm   (4624 words)

  
 Glossary - B
Bajoran Interceptor - When you move this ship from a location in a region to another location in the same region, without "flying past" any location that is not part of the region (e.g., an inserted [univ] Space), your maximum available RANGE is 9 (less any RANGE already used that turn).
Bajoran Wormhole - The Alpha Quadrant Bajoran Wormhole card must be placed or inserted adjacent to a Bajor Region location if any are on the spaceline.
Bajoran Wormhole: Mirror Universe - When you seed or play this doorway, you are not required to download [DS9] Bajoran Wormhole, but if you fail to do so, the download opportunity is lost.
www.cs.utah.edu /~goldberg/stccg/glossary/b.html   (7367 words)

  
 Deep Space Nine
Major Kira Nerys of the Bajoran Militia ordered that the station be moved from it's orbit over Bajor to the mouth of the wormhole.
One of the artifacts Vash brought to with her caused the station to be pulled toward the wormhole.
When he found Jadzia Dax in the Bajoran shrine, she was engulfed in flame before the Pah Wraith was transferred into the Orb of Contemplation.
www.angelfire.com /trek/avatar/teroknor.html   (2120 words)

  
 Benjamin Sisko, Captain
The Captain has an unusual, and sometimes awkward connection with the "Wormhole Aliens" believed by the Bajorans and Sisko himself to be the Prophets of Bajor.
Torn between the important joint subspace relay project with Cardassia and the looming chance it might be a foretold catastrophe of Bajoran prophesy, he went ahead with a risky save that not only allowed the relay to work but fulfilled the prophecy in a different way.
Sisko has stood by Kira during her battles with the Bajoran Provisional Government and been aware of her discomfort at his dual role as her religion's "Emissary." Likewise, he has defended Odo's performance from past criticism by Starfleet regulars, and refused to desert him more than once.
www.trekweb.com /TerokNor/Sisko.html   (2612 words)

  
 Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran wormhole!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Bajorans took control, and the Bajoran provisional government requested the Federation take it over, to help them through their hard time.
According to Bajoran religon, it is known as the Celestial Temple, and home to the Prophets.
It leads from the Denorios Belt, which is in the Bajoran system in the Alpha Quadrant, to the Gamma Quadrant, almost 70,000 light-years.
members.aol.com /uss1701b/ds9wh.htm   (201 words)

  
 search.cpan.org: Aspect::Library::Wormhole - A wormhole between call frames
The code for the frames between the two ends of the wormhole, knows more about the world than it should.
This aspect removes the EEK by allowing you to setup a wormhole between the source and target frames in the call flow.
The only effect the wormhole has on the call flow, is that the target gets called with one extra argument: the calling source object.
search.cpan.org /~eilara/Aspect-0.09_03/lib/Aspect/Library/Wormhole.pm   (362 words)

  
 Bajoran Information
Their deeply religious culture honor the "Prophets" who guide the Bajorans.
Within the religious texts of Bajoran faith, safe passage through the Bajoran wormhole is seen as the blessing of the Prophets who reside within in the Celestial Temple.
Information about the Bajoran Wormhole can be found here.
www.ucip.org /map/RacePlanet/Bajoran.html   (701 words)

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