Starfleet, along with the Klingons and the Romulans, invades Cardassian space in an operation planned by Sisko. Meanwhile, Dukat frees and is inhabited by a Pah-wraith and plans to release it into the wormhole to kill the Prophets.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Other 2.4 Referenced 3 References 3.1 Locations 3.2 Starships 3.3 Races and cultures 3.4 States and 0rganizations 3.5 Other 4 Information 5 Related stories 6 Images 7 Connections

SummaryEdit

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CharactersEdit

MainEdit

• Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks)
• Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor)
• Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell)
• Worf (Michael Dorn)
• Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig)
• Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney)
• Odo (Rene Auberjonois)
• Quark (Armin Shimerman)
• Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton)

RecurringEdit

• Elim Garak (Andrew J. Robinson)
• Dukat (Marc Alaimo)
• Weyoun (Jeffrey Combs)
• Nog (Aron Eisenberg)
• Martok (J. G. Hertzler)
• Vic Fontaine (James Darren)
• William Ross (Barry Jenner)
• Damar (Casey Biggs)

OtherEdit

• Letant (David Birney)
• Saghi (Michelle Horn)

ReferencedEdit

Curzon Dax • Keiko O'Brien • Christopher Pike • Joseph Sisko • Solis Tendren • Tora Ziyal

ReferencesEdit

LocationsEdit

Alpha Quadrant • Bajoran system • Bajoran temple • Bajoran wormhole • Cardassia • Celestial Temple • Chin'toka • Deep Space 9 • Dominion Headquarters • Earth • New Orleans • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Sisko's Creole Kitchen • Vic's lounge • Wardroom

Referenced only 

Bajor • Gamma Quadrant • Gamma Tauri IV • Qo'noS • Trill

StarshipsEdit

Akira-class • Danube-class • D'deridex-class • USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • USS Galaxy (Galaxy-class) • Galor-class • USS Hood (Excelsior-class) • Jem'Hadar fighter • USS Nautilus (Miranda-class) • USS ShirKahr (Miranda-class) • USS Tian An Men (Miranda-class) • Saber-class • Steamrunner-class • USS Valley Forge (Excelsior-class) • USS Venture (Galaxy-class) • Vor'cha-class

Races and culturesEdit

Bajoran • Bolian • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Pah-wraith • Prophets • Romulan • Trill

States and 0rganizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Central Command • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Federation Alliance • Klingon Empire • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

Federation News Service • Romulan Senate

OtherEdit

admiral • aphelion • Bajoran prophecy • Bajoran religion • baseball • bloodwine • Christopher Pike Medal of Valor • dabo • darts • Dominion War • Emissary of the Prophets • evasive maneuvers • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • First Battle of Chin'toka • funeral • god • holosuite • jambalaya • kamikaze • ketracel-white • Klingon death ritual • legate • Occupation of Bajor • Operation Return • orb • Orb of Contemplation • orbital weapon platform • ovarian resequencing • Peldor Festival • perihelion • plasma torpedo • quantum torpedo • regenerative forcefield • senator • vedek • warp signature

InformationEdit

• A deleted or unfilmed scene saw Garak mention Tret Akleen, the father and found of the Cardassian Union. Novels such as A Stitch in Time and Fearful Symmetry have mentioned Akleen. [1]

Related storiesEdit

• The story continues in "Image in the Sand" and "Shadows and Symbols".
• Sisko, Martok and Ross would later stand together on Cardassia as Martok predicted in "What You Leave Behind".

ImagesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

• Tears of the Prophets article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Tears of the Prophets article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

published order
Previous episode: The Sound of Her Voice	DS9 episode produced	Next episode: Image in the Sand
Previous episode: The Sound of Her Voice	DS9 episode aired	Next episode: Image in the Sand
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Fusion	Pocket	Next Adventure: A Stitch in Time Part 1; Chapters 5, 9, 11, 14, 17, 20
Previous Adventure: The Sound of Her Voice	Deep Space Nine Adventures	Next Adventure: Ninety-Three Hours