DS9 Stories/News: Michael Westmore’s Aliens (5)

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The Klingon makeup worn by Avery Brooks, Colm Meaney, and Rene Auberjonois for the episode “Apocalypse Rising“. Contrary to what it says in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, Westmore claims that Brooks and Meaney enjoyed working with the makeup, because it gave them a chance to play a different type of character

Silaran Prin from “The Darkness and the Light“, whose makeup is based on real burn scars studied by Westmore

Jem’Hadar makeup. Westmore says that for the duration of the third season, there was only one Jem’Hadar headpiece, a one-size-fits-all design. However, for the fourth season episode “Hippocratic Oath“, a new headpiece was designed for Scott MacDonald, who played Goran’Agar. Another new headpiece was designed for “In Purgatory’s Shadow“, for James Horan, who was playing Ikat’ika. Westmore also discusses the origins of the Jem’hadar makeup. Originally, he was told to “design something that was tough, that they could shoot at but they couldn’t hurt, they were indestructible, as an army they were unstoppable, and they would have thick skin.” Westmore based the basic design of the Jem’Hadar on a rhinoceros skin, but also incorporated elements from dinosaur skin, and he compares the top of the Jem’Hadar head to a triceratops

Terry Farrell‘s Trill makeup. Westmore says that every time he did Farrell’s makeup, he would write the number in Roman numerals just below her collar-line, and that they reached number 479. He points out that for the episode “Let He Who Is Without Sin…“, he had to do the makeup down to her feet, and he got some of his staff to help him out because he feared it would take so long. However, he explains that when the others tried to do it, they tended to make very controlled designs which took far too much time, while Westmore would just make completely random shapes, as if his hand were shaking. In the end, doing the entire makeup from top to bottom for that episode took only an hour

DS9 Stories/News: Deep Space Nine Races – The Dominion (3)

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Vorta

The Vorta are telekinetic humanoid race, which are genetically engineered or enhanced by the Founders, and they are also the administrative arm of the Gamma Quadrant business power called the Dominion. They are basically the link between the Founders, or the Changelings, and the rest of the Dominion.

In addition, the Vorta are also often in charge whenever the Dominion elite soldiers, the Jem’Hadar, are out on a ruthless mission. In fact, there are usually a Vorta stationed on the Jem’Hadar Attack Crafts along with 42 Jem’Hadar soldiers, and several are believed to be stationed on the larger Jem’Hadar Battle Cruiser.

Female Vorta

Male Vorta

When an important Vorta dies, the Founders simply clone another one, which continues the work of it’s predecessor. This is quite in ingenious way of becoming almost immortal. Also they are immune to most poisons, which comes quite in handy when out on a diplomatic mission.

Their telekinetic abilities, enables them to send out a blue glowing sphere, capable of sending someone hurling towards the ground.

Site: http://www.belgarath.net/?FramePage=/v5/xeno/founders.asp&

DS9 Stories/News: Deep Space Nine Races – The Dominion (2)

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Founders / Changelings

Dominion Logo

Long ago, the Changelings, or the Founders, where explorers, roaming the stars in search for other races. But unfortunately they were met with distrust and hatred from other “solid” races wherever they went. Eventually, the Founders started to build up an empire to protect themselves, and to impose order on a chaotic universe. The empire, called the Dominion, is now the most powerful force in the Gamma Quadrant.

The Founders can shape into almost everything, even a cloud, and they can also change their mass. While shaped into something else, it is practically impossible to tell the difference between a Founder and the real thing. The only drawback is, that they have to return to their original gelatinous state every 16 hours, to regenerate.

They live together in the “Great Link”, which is the very foundation of their society. This is a state of merging of both form and thought, and with a sharing of idea and sensation, which provides a meaning to their existence.

The day-to-day administration of the Dominion is delegated to the Vorta, wile the military section is taken care of by the Jem’Hadar. The main traders are the Karemma.

Shapeshifter, original form is gelatinous

Founder in humanoid form

http://www.belgarath.net/?FramePage=/v5/xeno/founders.asp&

 

Jem’Hadar Soldier	Jem’Hadar Special Forces Soldier

The Jem’Hadar are a genetically engineered species, created by the Founders in order to protect them. It is encoded into their genes, that the Founders are their “Gods”, and that they have to abide by their laws. They are the main, and most feared, soldiers in the Dominionbusiness empire.

 They are extremely attentive and highly intelligent, and takes pleasure in fighting the enemies of the Dominion. In fact they look forward to any battle, and this makes them the most feared soldiers of the Dominion. Also, if they ever fail in a mission, they take their own lives in shame.

In order to keep their soldiers in submission the Founders have programmed the Jem’Hadar to lack a certain enzyme, which they are addicted to from their birth. They must have this enzyme, called Ketracel White, or they will get ill, and eventually die. Also, to keep the Jem’Hadar from rebelling, there are no women of the species, so natural procreation is impossible.

The Jem’Hadar are often commanded by a Vorta, and they find themselves dominated by them.

The Jem’Hadar uses mainly two types of space ships, a small Attack Craft, and a larger Battle Cruiser.

Jem’Hadar Language

DS9 Stories/News: Cardassian Names (2)

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Belor, Ulani – Female

Doctor, Scientist (Ministry of Science). In order to help set up a subspace relay through the wormhole, came to DS9 with Dr. Gilora Rejal. DS9: Destiny

Benil – Male – Gul.

The commander of the 8th Order and a captain of a Galor-class Cardassian warship. In 2371, Benil’s ship intercepted the Federation starship Defiant on its way to Cardassia to rescue Major Kira from the Obsidian Order. Garak, who was on the rescue team, issued an Obsidian Order access code, which convinced Benil to apologize and go on about his business.  DS9: Second Skin

Boheeka – Male – Glinn.

Boone, Raymond – Male

Borven – Male – Glinn. Aide to Gul Trepar in 2373. A political opportunist, according to Ghemor. DS9: Ties of Blood and Water

Broca – Male

 Legate. The third puppet leader of the Cardassian Union, chosen by Weyoun during the Dominion occupation of Cardassia and promoted from gul to legate. Later after the destruction of Lakarian City, he was executed by the Jem’Hadar on orders of the female changeling. DS9: The Dogs of War, What you leave behind

Bronok – Male – A Cardassian officer and Dominion resistance fighter in 2375 under Gul Rusot, one of Rusot’s most experienced men.  He was involved in the planting of a bomb in a Jem’Hadar ship’s intercooler matrix. He and his four companions ignored the orders of Kira Nerys, who had told them to plant it in the secondary plasma relay.  DS9: Tacking Into the Wind, When it Rains

Brun – Male – Former associate and later enemy of Enabran Tain. In 2373, Tain’s son, Garak, intimated that Tain was responsible for Brun’s death. DS9: In Purgatory’s Shadow

Bry, Maran – male – Poet who was noted for his criticism of the Bajoran Occupation.  A Stitch in Time

DS9 Stories/News: The Federation Leaders In the Dominion War (1)

Site: http://dominion.tvheaven.com/fedpers.html

Capt. Benjamin Sisko

The plucky if somewhat unstable commander of Deep Space 9 and the USS Defiant, and emissary of the Bajoran prophets, Sisko is considered the Federation’s key military commander in the Alpha Quadrant War. Because of the strategic importance of Sisko’s command, he has played a pivotal role in many of the Dominion’s skirmishes with the Federation Alliance. Despite Sisko’s dogged tendency to survive his encounters with the Dominion’s usually invincible Jem’hadar soldiers, these successes are attributable mainly to luck, and it is his connection with the worm hole aliens known to the Bajorans as “the prophets” which is considered most significant. Sisko’s rapport with these guardians of our only gateway to the Alpha Quadrant led to the destruction of hundreds of Dominion ships during our first offensive against the Federation Alliance. Sisko was last reported seen in the Bajoran fire caves and is reported by some (mostly unreliable) sources to have “ascended” to the “temple of the prophets.”

Admiral Ross

Fleet commander for the Federation forces arrayed against the Dominion, Ross usually has a terrific view of Starfleet vessels being disemboweled by the Dominion from his comfy office, well behind the lines. Though the nominal commander of the Federation forces, Ross acts, in truth, as little more than a mouthpiece for Sisko’s ideas.

Commander Worf

Sisko’s slow-witted right hand man, Worf is the Federation’s token Klingon officer, easy to anger or confuse. This thundering lummox previously served as chief of security aboard the USS Enterprise before transferring to DS9 during the brief Federation-Klingon war in order to sell out his people. Captured by the Breen, briefly held by the Dominion at our installation on Cardassia Prime, and ultimately freed by the traitorous Legate Damar, Worf is at large in the Alpha Quadrant but considered to be of little threat.

Dax

Joined Trill, once science officer and current counselor on DS9, former mate to Worf, and long time friend and mentor to Sisko, the Dax symbiont has been hosted by both Ezri and Jadzia Dax during the course of the Alpha Quadrant War. Despite its extreme longevity, Dax seems to have learned little during its long life. Jadzia was slain by former Dominion ally Legate Dukat during one of several ill-fated associations with the Bajoran pah-wraith, Costa Mogen. Ezri received the Dax symbiont following this incident during an emergency transplant and has proven emotionally unstable and generally unfit as a host. She is currently stationed aboard DS9.