Kimara Cretak Kimara Cretak was a Romulan female who served as a senator in the Romulan Senate during the late - 24th century . History . In 2375 , Cretak was a firm supporter of the Romulans ' alliance with the Federation and the Klingon s against the Dominion . She further took an active role and served as the Romulan representative to Deep Space 9 . In this capacity , she worked directly with Admiral Ross , Captain Sisko , and Colonel Kira to coordinate fleet deployment and maintenance of Romulan forces in the area . ( ) Cretak would develop a cordial working relationship with Kira , however , Cretak also authorized the Romulan fortification of Derna against the Bajoran s ' wishes , because she believed it was in the best interests of the Romulan people , under the guise of a hospital . While Ross supported her initially , she later rescinded her decision during a standoff between Romulan and Bajoran forces led by Kira when she met Starfleet opposition . ( ) Cretak was not without complaints to the Alliance . She once complained that Klingon forces were higher priority than Romulan warbirds for maintenance . She met resistance from Worf and General Martok when they made the argument that they fight more vigorously , though she viewed it as reckless . Cretak later attended a conference on Romulus in which several topics were to be discussed about Dominion technology , with Doctor Julian Bashir as a featured speaker . During this conference , she would be the victim of a Federation Section 31 plot to put Chairman Koval , who was informing Section 31 , on a seat in the Continuing Committee , a seat for which she herself was in competition . Bashir , who was also unaware of the plot , approached her , believing a secret Romulan Section 31 operative planned to assassinate Koval . To thwart it , Bashir asked her to search Koval ' s personal database for Luther Sloan ' s possible accomplices , to which Cretak reluctantly agreed . She was arrested while attempting to access the files , and brought before the Committee . Despite her honesty in front of the Committee , and Bashir ' s corroboration , Koval brought Sloan in as a witness and argued Cretak was part of the plot , forcing her to accept that even if she wasn ' t part of the plot she would still be a fool who had been manipulated by a Starfleet Intelligence agent into committing treason and accessing secured files . The Committee agreed and found Cretak guilty of treason , dismissing her from the Senate as well as postponing her sentencing to a later date . Admiral William Ross later justified his complicity in Cretak ' s downfall by noting that she was a " patriot " who would recommend that the Romulans pursue a separate peace with the Dominion if she believed it was to her people ' s advantage . According to Admiral Ross , after being dismissed from the Senate , Cretak would most likely be imprisoned , and possibly executed . ( ) Memorable quotes . " " My people have a reputation for arrogance . I ' m afraid it ' s well earned . " " < br > " " But you ' re different . Or so Admiral Ross tells me . " " < br > " " The admiral and I have a good working relationship . I hope to have a similar one with you . " " < br > " " I ' d like nothing more . " " < br > " " I had no idea Bajorans were so efficient . " " < br > " " Coming from a Romulan , that ' s quite a compliment . " " < br > " " You can talk about compromise all you want . Any ship attempting to break through that blockade will be fired on . " " < br > " " Colonel , do you seriously believe that your antiquated collection of impulse ships stand a chance against our warbirds ? " " < br > " " We ' ll find out soon enough , won ' t we ? End transmission . " " < br > " " You still think she ' s going to back down ? " " < br > " " She has to , because I won ' t . " " < br > " " Don ' t tell me this is your first glass of Romulan ale . " " < br > " " Well , it was illegal . " " < br > " " That never stopped most of your colleagues . " " < br > Appendices . Background information . Cretak was played by actress Megan Cole in " Image in the Sand " and " Shadows and Symbols " , and Adrienne Barbeau in " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges " . The character is one of three full - blooded Romulans in the " Star Trek " franchise to receive a first name , the others being Admiral Alidar Jarok and Doctor Telek R ' Mor . According to the PADD that Kira reads in " Image in the Sand " , Cretak was involved in the events of the episodes and . For more information , see the . Due to other commitments , Cole was unavailable to reprise her role for " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges " so the producers chose Adrienne Barbeau instead . As Director David Livingston noted , it was a good choice ; " " She ' d been in before to read for " Star Trek " , and this time she nailed the part . She brought a lot of humanity to it , which made Cretak a very rich character . She had the strength of a Romulan but a great deal of emotional depth . " " Writer Ronald D . Moore agreed ; " " Adrienne was great . She brought something different to the role , a certain sympathy and vulnerability that worked for the character in this episode . You " wanted " to like Cretak more in this than you had in the other two " [ episodes ] " . And that made you feel bad she was going down at the end . Cretak was much harder in the two - parter because she was there to serve a different purpose . She hadn ' t been designed with " [ Inter Arma . . . ] " in mind . " " ( " " , p . 661 ) In his review of " Image in the Sand " , " Star Trek " author Keith R . A . DeCandido didn ' t enjoy Cole ' s performance as Cretak , " " Megan Cole has all the charisma of a dead fish - the bland affect that made her an effective bureaucrat in served to make her a spectacularly uninteresting Romulan . As a result , her heel - turn from friendly to militant has no bite to it . " " Though in his review of " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges " , he thought Adrienne Barbeau , " " . . . brings much more nuance to the role of Cretak than Megan Cole ’ s bland delivery could manage . " " Barbeau found her audition for the role a difficult one due to the dialog being very technical but she was glad to have been offered the part . " " Everybody was lovely . I think I knew Rene " [ Auberjonois ] " before that , but if I didn ’ t , we became fast friends . Alexander Siddig was wonderful , too . I loved working with everybody . " " she recalled , in a 2013 interview . Her first day on set started at 4 : 30am for makeup which consisted of a wig and some airbrushing . " " It seems to me that it went on very easily . " " Barbeau said , " " I don ’ t remember how easily it came off , but I don ’ t remember any pain or suffering getting it on . " " Michael Westmore designed the makeup for Cretak . Megan Cole ' s long - sleeved , gray / olive - colored costume with square pattern and black piping , as seen in " Shadows and Symbols " , was later sold off in the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction for $ 965 . 00 , while Adrienne Barbeau ' s light brown dress costume featuring multi - colored stripes , and a dark brown dress with raised wave / diamond pattern , both worn in " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges " , were also sold off for $ 609 . 00 and $ 810 . 00 , respectively . All three of the character ' s costumes feature a cast - resin grey pin - backed badge identifying her as a member of the Romulan Senate . The script for " Image in the Sand " describes Cretak as simply , " " a Romulan female " " . Her first name was spoken aloud by Neral in " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges " . Apocrypha . The " " novel " Catalyst of Sorrows " states Cretak had a cousin called Taymor and another family member called Kaitek , and is in a relationship with Koval as of 2360 . The novel also recalls how Cretak attended the Khitomer Conference in 2293 , where she met Nyota Uhura , with whom she stayed in contact over the following sixty years . Cretak also appears in the " Tales of the Dominion War " short story " Blood Sacrifice " which takes place immediately before and during the events of , in 2374 . During a conversation between Cretak , Ambassador Spock , and two of the story ' s characters Ruanek and Amarik , Cretak learns of Senator Vreenak ' s death . Several weeks later , as written in the Pocket DS9 novel " Hollow Men " , Cretak attends a conference on Earth where she meets Admiral Ross for the first time , marking the start of their close professional relationship . Following the events of " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges " , the " " novel " Epiphany " reveals that the Federation launched an unsuccessful protest in response to Cretak ' s sentence . Two years later , Cretak disappears from her prison cell , with Neral suspecting the involvement of Romulan military officer Liviana Charvanek . It also reveals that Praetor Neral had high hopes for Cretak . Cretak also has a card in the " Star Trek Customizable Card Game " which features Adrienne Barbeau ' s portrayal of the character . The mission " Broken Circle " in the non - canon video game " Star Trek Online " features the Romulan Ha ' apax Advanced Warbird RRW " Cretak " .