Worf is presumed dead in a battle with the Jem'Hadar near the Badlands and Ezri commandeers a runabout to search for him; Sisko proposes to Kasidy, leading to a warning from the Prophets; Dukat enlists Damar's help to have his appearance altered to that of a Bajoran.
Summary
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Corat Damar • Ezri Dax • Skrain Dukat • Female Changeling • Gor • Jones • Kira Nerys • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Saghi • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Weyoun 7 • Worf, son of Mogh • Kasidy Yates • Sarah Prophet
- Referenced only
- Boday • Niala Damar • Jadzia Dax • Kela Idaris • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Oram • William Ross • Alexander Rozhenko • Sirella, daughter of Linkasa • Joseph Sisko
Locations
- Badlands • Cardassia • Cardassia City • Deep Space 9 • Dominion Headquarters • Goralis • Goralis III • Habitat ring • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Replimat
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • Bajor-B'hava'el • Devos II • Kendra Province • Sto-vo-kor • Yolja River
Starships
- Breen warship • USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • USS Gander (Danube-class runabout) • Jem'Hadar fighter
- Referenced only
- IKS Koraga (K'vort-class) • IKS Rotarran • IKS Ya'Vang
Races and cultures
- Bajoran • Benzite • Breen • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Klingon • Jem'Hadar • Lurian • Prophets • Trill • Vorta
- Referenced only
- Bolian • Gallamite • Pah-wraith • Son'a
States and Organizations
- Bajoran Militia • Breen Confederacy • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Founders • Klingon Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Great Link • Starfleet 6th Fleet
Other references
- Bajoran religion • bat'leth • bloodwine • clone • combadge • dais bearer • Dominion War • duranium • Emissary of the Prophets • escape pod • field ration • Gav'ot toH'va • god • hatchery • hecapate • kanar • kava • ketracel-white • Klingon opera • Klingonese • LCARS • legate • maneuvering thruster • minister • morphogenic virus • PADD • phaser • plasma flare • replicator • sensor • Shevok'tah gish • Sisko's house • sli'vak • space sickness • springwine • subspace • tractor beam • tricorder • vedek
Appendices
Background
- A deleted or unfilmed scene mentioned that Oram's monastery was in Adarak. The settlement would later be featured in Twilight and Original Sin.
Related stories
- The New Worlds, New Civilizations short story "A Walk in the Path of the Emissary" features a tale (possibly exaggerated) of how Sisko bought the land in the Kendra Valley.
Cast
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun
- Marc Alaimo as Dukat
- Salome Jens as the Female Changeling
- Majel Barrett as the Starfleet computer voice
- Judi M. Durand as the Cardassian computer voice
External links
- Penumbra article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Penumbra (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Connections
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| Previous episode: Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: 'Til Death Do Us Part |
| Previous episode: Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: 'Til Death Do Us Part |
| chronological order | ||
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