Markalian The Markalians were a humanoid species common to the Alpha Quadrant . Physiology . Markalians were characterized by a hairless head with small scales and thorns all over their faces , a striped pattern on the backs of their skull s , and small , oval depressions on the sides of their heads . History and culture . They were known for a criminal organization , the notorious Markalian smuggling operation . Many Markalians worked in the freight business and , apart from the smuggling operation , some were employed by various other criminal individuals . Some Markalians resided on space station Deep Space 9 ; they were often seen on the Promenade or in Quark ' s . At the beginning of 2369 , when the Federation took over control of Deep Space 9 , Nog and a Markalian thief were taking advantage of the chaotic situation and tried to loot the station ' s assay office . They were caught by Odo , however . As there was no way out , the Markalian thief threw a mace - like weapon at Odo , thinking to knock the constable out that way . He didn ' t know however , that Odo was a Changeling and could just let the weapon pass through his face unharmed . ( ) Asoth was a Markalian customer of Quark ' s Bar and was not happy at all with Quark ' s Kohlanese stew . ( ) Durg was an Markalian mercenary , employed by the Kobliad murder er Rao Vantika . ( ) By the 2370s , Markalians had also visited planet Earth . One Markalian customer was part of Tom Paris ' s holographic representation of Sandrine ' s . ( ) The Albino also employed an unnamed Markalian as head guard of his fortress on the planet Secarus IV . ( ) Regana Tosh was a Markalian who worked for the Markalian smuggling operation . He was arrested by Odo in 2372 . Odo had hoped to infiltrate the Markalian smuggling operation using Tosh , who was one of their middlemen . ( ) A Markalian was of part of the crew of the " Xhosa " , Kasidy Yates ' freighter . ( ) Another wounded Markalian was cared for in the battlefield hospital on Ajilon Prime . ( ) At least one Markalian was imprisoned at the Dominion Internment Camp 371 in 2373 . ( ) A Markalian watched a Dominion convoy enter the Alpha Quadrant in late 2373 . ( ) Madrat was another member of the Markalian species and a guest in Quark ' s in 2374 . He was wounded with a broken glass bottle by a confused adult Molly O ' Brien . He later recovered in sickbay , and pressed charges against the O ' Briens for assault with a deadly weapon . ( ) Appendices . Background information . A Markalian first appeared in pilot episode , where he was described in the script , in contrast to Nog , as " " a huge , hideous looking adult alien . " ' " The alien ' s makeup was designed by Michael Westmore , under advisement to keep in mind that the same alien " may come back . " ( ) The Markalian make - up was re - used at least twice for different aliens in episodes of . In the episode " Time ' s Orphan " , a Markalian was referred to as a Tarkalean in a throw - away line spoken by Sisko . It had been previously established in , however , that the species indicated was Markalian . Additionally , showed the Tarkaleans with a completely different make - up . The call sheets of " Star Trek : Deep Space Nine " , the episode , and the pilot list Markalians as " Asoth , " after the first named member of this species . The novelization of " Emissary " gave the species the name of B ' kaazi .