The Bamarren Institute for State Intelligence was an institute of higher education dedicated to the training of Cardassian State Intelligence operatives. (DS9 novel: A Stitch in Time, TLE novel: The Art of the Impossible)

The Institute is situated in Cardassia's highlands adjacent to the Mekar Wilderness which the institute used for physical endurance exercises.

The Institute is headed by the 'First Prefect', though for the first three-year period students would rarely see any adults; instead, new recruits were taught by older students.

On arrival, students are separated by gender and stripped of personal possession, then given a uniform of scratchy swamp green and black. Students are then split into living quarter groups of ten each, and assigned a number and name based on their group (for example, Ten Lubak = the tenth member of Lubak group).

Contents 1 Levels 2 Teaching 2.1 The Pit 2.2 The Wilderness 2.3 The Archival Centre 3 Students and Groups 4 Staff 5 Appendices 5.1 Connections

LevelsEdit

The education is split into three, three year blocks:

• First Level

Much of the first level education is dedicated to physical training. First level groups are led by second year students.

• Second Level
• Third Level

At the third level students are called Interns.

TeachingEdit

The PitEdit

The Pit was the most feared training area in the institute where Strategems were taught by the martial docent Calyx. The education took the form of eye, hand and foot sessions where each part of the body was taught to function independently to allow complex combinations of movements - Strategems.

The WildernessEdit

Sometimes the students were taken into the Mekar Wilderness where they would take part in hunts, individuals would be deposited into the wilderness and instructed to return to the institute before they were caught by the groups. Students were left with nothing but their uniforms and basic rations to encourage survival instincts.

The Archival CentreEdit

The Archival Centre is a library like facility for student research. First Levels are only permitted to enter use the facilities of the centre with the special dispensation of a member of staff.

Students and GroupsEdit

In Elim Garaks tenure as a first level the groups included:

• Charaban group

The dominant level two group

• One Charaban - Barkan Lokar
• Two Charaban

• Drabar Group

• One Drabar - Corbin Entek

• Furtan Group
• Ketay Group

Elite female level two group

• One Ketay - Palandine

• Lubak Group

Lubak Groups section leader was a third year, One Tarnel. The groups members were:

• One Lubak
• Two Lubak
• Three Lubak
• Four Lubak - Gul Toran
• Five Lubak - Alon Ghemor
• Six Lubak
• Seven Lubak
• Eight Lubak - Pythas Lok
• Nine Lubak - Krim Lokar
• Ten Lubak - Elim Garak

• Ramaklan Group

Third level group

• One Ramaklan

• Tarnel Group

StaffEdit

• First Prefect
• Docent Calyx
• Docent Rilon

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

the planet Cardassia
cities and settlements	Delrat • Drav • Fanehr City • Cardassia City (Akleen sector • Barvonok sector • Coranum sector • Imperial Plaza • Munda'ar sector • Paldar sector • Tarlak sector • Torr sector) • Culat • Lacoria City • Lakarian City • Lakat • Pogar City
landmarks and institutions	Bamarren Institute for State Intelligence • Central University • Mador Base • University of Culat • Setkar Base
nations and provinces	Morfan Province • Rogarin Province
continents	Eheen • Elar • Kraness • Nokar • South Forbella • Toleen
geography	Ba'aten Peninsula • Droneth Mountains • Eastwall Mountains • Girav Mountains • Helta Highlands • Kelden Mountains • Mekar Wilderness • Opuuya Mountain Range • Valley of the Hebitians • Vorcal Mountains
bodies of water	Bay of Kinar • Kriil Ocean • Margat Sea • Morfan Sea