Kessik IV—Federation colony world. Notoriously lawless. Site of major dilithium mine. Rebuffed effort by Starfleet to annex the planet under eminent domain. Major starport is Anzarosh, where Cervantes Quinn survived an ambush by Broon and his goons. (HAR)
Khatami, Captain Atish—Commanding officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. Formerly served as first officer under Captain Sheng, who was killed on Erilon. Husband, Kenji, and daughter, Parveen, reside on Deneva. (HAR/STT)
kilaan —Klingon time unit, roughly equivalent to an hour. (STT)
Kil’j Tholis —Tholian warship. Ambushed the U.S.S. Bombay at Ravanar IV. Destroyed when Bombay pulled it with a tractor beam into a collision with the Tas’v Tholis. (HAR)
Kilosa—Federation colony planet in the Taurus Reach. (HAR)
Klisiewicz, Lieutenant Stephen John—Science officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. Major player in the mission to Erilon. (HAR/STT)
Kollotaan —Shedai term for modern Tholians; translation: “new voices.” (RTW)
Kollotuul —Shedai term for pre-sentient Tholians: “the Voice.” (RTW)
Kreq, Lieutenant—Communications officer, I.K.S. Zin’za. (STT)
Kulok, Councillor—Member of Klingon High Council in 2265. (HAR)
Kulor—Klingon male, bodyguard to Ambassador Lugok. (HAR)
Kutal, Captain—Commanding officer, I.K.S. Zin’za; key player in the Klingon search for the secrets of the Shedai. (STT)
K’voq—Aide to Governor Morqla of Palgrenax. Killed in an attack by Palgrenai insurgents. (STT)
Kyudo, U.S.S. —Ship of the Archer class.
La Sala, Lieutenant Jeanne—Security officer, U.S.S.
Endeavour. Faced down Shedai sentinels on Erilon. (HAR/STT)
Laëchem—Fair-haired Zibalian man with brilliant indigo and vermilion facial tattoos. Member of Ganz’s extended criminal organization. (RTW)
LaMartina, Ensign Karen—Engineering officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (STT)
Lamneth Starport—Commercial starport facility on Nejev III where Quinn temporarily berthed his ship, the Rocinante. (RTW)
Langlois, Chief Petty Officer Elizabeth—Cargo master of Starbase 47. (HAR)
Lanz’t Tholis —Tholian warship lured to Jinoteur IV by the Shedai Wanderer. Its crew was abducted to the surface, imprisoned, and tortured. Twenty-four of them were bound into service as “Voices” in the First Conduit. Following their emancipation, and led by Nezrene [The Emerald], they attacked the Klingon battle cruiser I.K.S. Zin’za, enabling the U.S.S. Sagittarius and the tramp freighter Rocinante to escape. (HAR)
Larskene [The Silver]—Commanding officer, Nov’k Tholis. Participated in the attack on the U.S.S. Bombay at Ravanar IV. (HAR)
Lee, Dr. Hua Sun—Chief medical officer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA (HAR)
LeGere, Lieutenant Paul—Member of the S.C.E. team on the U.S.S. Lovell, former roommate of Isaiah Farber. After teasing Farber, LeGere awoke one day to find he suddenly had no need of a comb. (DEW)
Leone, Dr. Anthony—Chief medical officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (HAR/STT)
Liverakos, Lieutenant Commander Peter—Defense attorney, assigned to Starfleet JAG office on Starbase 47. Mid-40s, boyish appearance, goatee, salt-and-pepper hair. Defended Reyes and the Vanguard crew during a JAG-mandated inquiry following the loss of the U.S.S. Bombay. (HAR)
Loak, Nem chim—Engineer (Assistant Impulse Supervisor), U.S.S. Bombay. Had his hair dyed pink by Lieutenant Ming Xiong, as a practical joke revenge for his snoring. KIA at Ravanar IV. (HAR)
Locksley, U.S.S. —Ship of the Archer class.
Longbow, U.S.S. —Ship of the Archer class.
Loperian reelkot—Delicacy sold by the case; requires refrigeration. (HAR)
Lovell, U.S.S. —Daedalus-class starship, assigned to S.C.E. under command of Captain Daniel Okagawa. S.C.E. team leader is Lieutenant Commander Mahmud al-Khaled. (STT)
Luciano, Lieutenant Margaux—Engineer, U.S.S. Lovell. (RTW)
Lugok, Ambassador—Klingon diplomat assigned to Starbase 47. Is actually a covert operative of Imperial Intelligence. Son of Breg. (HAR)
Lurqal—True Klingon name of female Klingon spy masquerading on Starbase 47 as Anna Sandesjo, senior attaché to Ambassador Jetanien. (HAR)
Maker—Oldest of the Shedai Serrataal, said to be capable of “unmaking” any of the Shedai by touch alone—but in 2266 she proves unable to wield her power against her chief rival, the Apostate. (RTW)
Malacca, U.S.S. —Starfleet cargo transport. Target of a bombing attack inside the Starbase 47 docking bay while being used to covertly transport compromised Klingon spyin-disguise Anna Sandesjo off the station. (RTW)
Malhotra, Ensign—Member of Starbase 47 crew. Found murdered in a Jefferies tube by Lovell engineer Isaiah Farber. Last reported location before his disappearance was Cargo Bay 19. (DEW)
Malik, Crewman K.—Member of the Starbase 47 cargo crew. (HAR)
Malmat, Ensign Bonnie—Senior geologist, U.S.S. Endeavour. (HAR)
Mancharan starhopper—Civilian class of tramp freighter, capable of interstellar flight. Unarmed. Cervantes Quinn’s vessel, the Rocinante, is a Mancharan starhopper. (HAR) mandisa —Orion aphrodisiacal beverage, illegal in the Federation. (HAR)
Manón—Silgov female, preternaturally beautiful, radiates an aura of physical warmth at close range. (HAR)
Manón’s cabaret—The de facto officers’ club on Starbase 47. Located in Stars Landing. Has a stage with a piano. Serves as a bar, restaurant, dance hall, etc. (HAR)
Martinez, Nurse (Melanie)—Member of the medical staff at Vanguard Hospital on Starbase 47. (RTW)
mat’drih —Romulan unit of distance measurement; roughly one kilometer. (STT)
Matuzas, Captain—Commanding officer of the U.S.S. Helios, a Drexler-class frigate aboard which Diego Reyes served as a young officer. (DEW)
Matuzas School of Starship Command—Joking term used by Diego Reyes to describe his tour of duty aboard the U.S.S. Helios under the command of Captain Matuzas. He and U.S.S. Lovell CO Daniel Okagawa are among its alumni. (DEW)
M’Benga, Dr. Jabilo—Assistant chief medical officer, Starbase 47. Has put in for a transfer to starship duty. (By 2267-68, will be assigned to the Enterprise crew.) (HAR)
McCarthy, Lieutenant—Assistant chief engineer, U.S.S. Bombay. KIA. (HAR)
McCormick, Lieutenant Marielise—Navigator, U.S.S. Endeavour. Flirted with Lieutenant (then Ensign) Stephen Klisiewicz. (STT)
McCreary, Admiral—High-ranking officer at Starfleet Medical. (RTW)
McGibbon, Ensign Paul—Security officer, U.S.S. Endeavour. (HAR)
McIlvain’s Planet—Colony planet in the Taurus Reach that was the source of a dispute between Tellar and Rigel, regarding which one had the right to colonize. The case was referred by the Starfleet JAG Corps for arbitration to the Colonial Administrator’s office. (STT)
McKee, Father—Religious leader, Starbase 47. (HAR)
McLellan, Lieutenant Commander Bridget—Second officer, U.S.S. Sagittarius. Nickname: Bridy Mac. (RTW)
Medeira, Specialist Roderigo—Member of the Starbase 47 crew. (HAR)
Medina, Chief Petty Officer Israel—Fictional cargo chief on Starbase 47, invented by Lieutenant Commander T’Prynn to deceive reporter Tim Pennington into publishing a flawed set of facts regarding the Tholian attack on the Ravanar IV outpost and the Starship Bombay. Ostensibly, the person whom Pennington met was an agent of Starfleet Intelligence planted by T’Prynn. (HAR)
Meeker, Ensign Rory—Member of the Starbase 47 crew. (HAR)
Meenok’s disease—Fatal illness, common to residents of Luna. Swift progression, extremely painful, but victims remain lucid. No cure known as of 2265. (HAR)
Meriden, S.S. —Cargo ship that was loaded at Starbase 47 for a colony run. (HAR)
meta-genome—See: Taurus meta-genome
Meyer, Dietrich—Federation diplomat known to be a drunkard. Former envoy to the Klingon delegation on Starbase 47. Had an altercation in Manón’s Cabaret with Klingon Ambassador Lugok that ended with Lugok’s d’k tahg embedded in Meyer’s thigh. Meyer survived the assault but was subsequently reassigned to office administrative tasks. Akeylah Karumé succeeded him as the envoy to the Klingons. (HAR)