Hanok Hanok was a male Karemma who served as a commerce minister in the 2370s . In 2372 , Hanok traveled to a remote Gamma Quadrant star system in a Karemma starship to meet with Benjamin Sisko and Quark aboard the . He wished to discuss a trade dispute that had arisen between the Karemma and the Federation over tax es and fees imposed by the Ferengi Alliance , the intermediary between the two . Hanok told Sisko of the Ferengi charges including those for inspecting cargo for Founder s and a tariff to help Tarkalean sheep herder s – Ferengi - imposed taxes that had escaped the notice of the Federation Council . The meeting between Hanok and the " Defiant " crew was detected by two Jem ' Hadar warships that attacked Hanok ' s ship , which fled into the atmosphere of a nearby class - J gas giant . They did not respond to Hanok transmitting a request that they not flee . After the " Defiant " entered the planet ' s atmosphere to help the Karemma , Hanok was escorted to the mess hall , where Quark told him that the trade dispute was Rom ' s fault . Hanok was unconvinced and told Quark , " " If we survive this , I ' ll see to it that you never do business in the Gamma Quadrant again . " " Later , a Jem ' Hadar torpedo impacted into the mess hall near Hanok and Quark , but did not detonate . The two later worked together and successfully defused it , aided in part by Hanok ' s knowledge of the design ; Hanok himself had sold the weapons to the Dominion . When Quark accused him of lying when he claimed to " never sell sub - standard merchandise " , Hanok ironically responded that he should probably offer the Jem ' Hadar a refund . After the " Defiant " destroyed the Jem ' Hadar ships and rescued the Karemma crew , Hanok was brought to Deep Space 9 to await transportation back to Karemma . As he had promised , Quark introduced Hanok to dabo . Hanok later won a substantial amount of money , much to Quark ' s surprise . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Hanok was played by actor James Cromwell in his third of four " Star Trek " appearances . Hanok was originally to have been a female Karemma . In the first draft script of " Starship Down " , she held the title " negotiator " instead of " commerce minister " and was initially described thus ; " " She is exceptionally pretty – as Karemma go . " " The final draft script for " Starship Down " stated the pronunciation of Hanok ' s name as " " HUN - ock " " . It also described him and his people thus ; " " Tall , thin and elegant in bearing . Although the Karemma are mercantilist by nature , they ' re classy about it : think fine gem appraiser , not used car salesman . " " James Cromwell had difficulties filming in the heavy prosthetics required for the role of Hanok . As he explained , " " The makeup was pretty dominating . I don ' t know how an alien feels about any particular thing , so I just played him as a Human character and tried to handle the makeup . " " ( " " , p . 284 ) Robert Hewitt Wolfe described Hanok as " a great performance by James Cromwell " and " a great person for Quark to play against . " ( " Captains ' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages " , p . 109 ) Apocrypha . The Pocket TNG novel " Q & A " states Hanok was elected chief overseer for the Karemma Commercial Authority twice .