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Q (Female)

**Q** was a member of the Q Continuum and had a four billion year long relationship with Q (though he claimed it was never exclusive).

During the Q Civil War, she became trapped on the USS *Voyager*. As her lover had escaped with Captain Kathryn Janeway into the Continuum itself, she provided *Voyager* with the means to enter the Continuum and with the weaponry to free their captain from the faction of Q that intended to execute her.

Janeway suggested that the two Q conceive a child in order to bring about the end of the destructive civil war. Q agreed, and she and her lover went off to raise their new son. He became a troublemaker -- and, fed-up with her inability to control her child -- she disowned him and left the task of disciplining him up to his father.

## Source

Q is taken from *Star Trek: Voyager*. For canon information visit Memory Alpha.
Rygel X

**Rygel X** was a Dominar of the Hynerian Empire, intent on spreading the influence of the empire as far as he could. To that end, colonists were sent out into the furthest reaches of space. However, some of these colonies were abandoned by the empire. Centuries later, descendants of at least one of these abandoned colony groups were still living on Acquara.
Pathfinder Vessels

**Pathfinder vessels** were unique spaceships designed specifically for researching wormholes. Only one such ship has been seen outside of a wormhole or the Gamma Quadrant -- the ship under the command of Neeyala, which crashed into *Moya* in the Uncharted Territories.

The vessel was crewed sparingly, with no military presence or weapon capabilities. The ship was made up of segments which moved in a spiral formation -- likely to assist in traveling through unstable wormholes. The ship itself seemed almost probe-like, in that it seemed to be almost entirely a computer intended to collect data and research on its journey.

The ship in question was ultimately destroyed, after all of its crew members died, in an attempt to save *Moya*. Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan was aboard the ship at the time of its destruction.

## Source

Pathfinder vessels are derived from *Farscape*.
Pilot (Rovhu)

The **Pilot** of the Leviathan biomechanoid *Rovhu* was bonded to his ship after she was being used as a prison transport by the Peacekeepers. When *Rovhu* was attacked by Scarrans, the sole prisoner on the ship managed to escape and gain control. This was Kaarvok, who used a device to "twin" the Peacekeepers aboard -- ultimately turning them into the mindless Xarai.

In order to gain control of the ship, Kaarvok had sliced Pilot's neural pods -- weakening his link to *Rovhu*. Meanwhile the Xarai had taken to cutting off and devouring the Pilot's regenerative arms. The traumatized Pilot was nearly catatonic when John Crichton, Ka D'Argo, Chiana and Jool boarded the ship. Pilot did notice Crichton -- and begged for death. He recounted, as best as he was able, the horrible things he had endured. Thinking it would help, Crichton attempted to hook Pilot back up to *Rovhu* -- but while he worked to do this, an unknown assailant impaled Pilot through his head.

## Source

*Rovhu*'s Pilot is derived from *Farscape*.
Rinic Sarova

**Rinic Sarova** was the daughter of the Kanvian leader Rinic Pralanoth. She helped rule over the planet Kanvia, but hoped to succeed her father upon his passing. She felt that her brother Rinic Tolven was too foolish to be a good leader.

While the crew of *Moya* was visiting the planet to procure some chromextin for *Talyn*, she sought to help them -- in spite of her brother. Unbeknownst to her, this set her in the crosshairs of the Peacekeeper Retrieval Squad led by Xhalax Sun. A colarta assassinated her and then took her form in order to sabotage the chromextin and kill Rinic Pralanoth.
Rumarie

***Rumarie*** was an ancient Vulcan festival. The Vulcans stopped celebrating the festival during the 24th century, but records persisted that described it as involving barely clothed Vulcans chasing each other while oiled up with Rillan grease.

In 3372 CE, Neelix suggested a Rumarie-themed event could take place in the mess hall of the USS *Voyager*.

## Source

Rumarie is derived from *Star Trek*. For canon information, please visit Memory Alpha.
Ring Builder Empire

The **Ring Builder Empire** is the colloquial name for the galaxy-spanning civilization created by the Ring Builders. Through use of the Ring Network, the empire spanned thousands of habitable worlds in systems across the Milky Way.

An enemy, all record of whom has been lost, destroyed the civilization. It is theorized that the enemy was likely a synthetic lifeform of their own creation.

## Source

The Ring Builder Empire is derived from *The Expanse*.
Relgarians

The **Relgarians** are a peaceful humanoid species. They have white skin and hair, and a crystal-like marking on their foreheads. The skin, gums, and hair are marked by highlights which match the color of their crystal.

Relgarians are a very peaceful race, primarily explorers and scientists. They had formed a deep bond with both Leviathan biomechanoids and Pilots, and sometimes helped Pilots to bond with Leviathans. In return, Leviathans helped Relgarians to explore areas of deep space.

Relgarians, interested in scientific development, were frequently found in the most advanced organizations of the galaxy. They were a staple of the scientific branch of the Peacekeepers, and strongly supported joining the United Federation of Planets in order to expand their knowledge.
Skrinberry Muffins

**Skrinberry muffins** were a type of food in a bizarre unrealized reality where Chiana and Noranti existed as one, spliced together entity. When that reality's version of *Moya* was being destroyed, Chiana/Noranti decided that it was the perfect opportunity to bake some of these muffins.

## Source

Skrinberry muffins are derived from *Farscape*.
Sko

**Sko** was a criminal who, along with his partner Wa, was hired by Voodi to take part in an insurance scam. Unfortunately for all involved in the scheme, Scorpius, Miklo Braca, Ka D'Argo, and Rygel XVI were conducting negotiations in the diner at the time the crime had been planned to take place.

In the ensuing fighting, Sko was killed by Rygel.
Oo-Nii

**Oo-Nii**, also called "**Black Lagoon**" by John Crichton, was a mysterious, aquatic creature that lived on Arnessk. Because he was able to live underwater, Oo-Nii was able to survive the harsh magnetic summers that had driven everyone else off of the planet. As such, he had had the time to find two of the probes of the Darnaz Triangle.

He was a familiar sight to most who spent any amount of time on the planet. The archaeologist Vella was aware of who he was, but did not particularly care for him. Conversely, Noranti Pralatong was rather friendly with Oo-Nii, and went walking with him on several occasions. Oo-Nii also saved John Crichton from drowning.

However, it soon turned out that Oo-Nii was far from benevolent. He framed Noranti for Vella's murder, which he had committed. He sought to sell the three Darnaz Triangle probes to Commandant Mele-On Grayza, and tried to force Crichton to show him where the last probe was. Chiana was able to save Crichton by shooting Oo-Nii and killing him.
Rhumann, Willian & Mandell

**Rhumann, Willian & Mandell** was the ruling law firm at the time that *Moya* visited Litigara in search of John Crichton, Aeryn Sun, and Ka D'Argo. The senior partner Ja Rhumann was involved in a conspiracy to murder Wesley Kenn and frame Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan for the crime.

Ultimately, Chiana and Rygel XVI were able to prove the conspiracy in a court of law, freeing Zhaan and forcing the Litigarans to arrest Rhumann.

## Source

Rhumann, Willian & Mandell is derived from *Farscape*.
Reljik

Lieutenant **Reljik** was a decorated Sebacean Peacekeeper officer who, after having been recognized by Peacekeeper High Command for his distinguished career, was stationed aboard Scorpius' command carrier.

Reljik believed Scorpius' truce with the crew of *Moya* was a mistake. He staunchly believed that the escaped prisoners, particularly Ka D'Argo, should be executed. Reljik conceived, with a fellow officer, of a plan to scare the Luxan -- although the plan ended with Reljik's cohort impaled on his own weapon. Reljik attempted to arrest D'Argo for his cohort's murder, but was prevented by Scorpius.

The arrival of Commandant Mele-on Grayza brought Reljik some relief, as her opinions were very much aligned with his. Reljik switched his allegiance to her, however Grayza found Reljik to be most useful staying put on the command carrier. Upon her departure, she passed him a communications device with which to contact her directly. Grayza gave permission to Reljik to kill John Crichton.

Reljik and a group of Peacekeepers made their move on Crichton in one of the carrier's generator rooms. Reljik pursued Crichton with a jetpack, until both men were near the top of the room. Reljik tried to choke Crichton, but the human kicked him off and sent him falling into the generator itself -- where he died instantly.
Pilot's Den

A **pilot's den** is, in some sense, the brain and heart of a Leviathan biomechanoid -- it is in this chamber where the Leviathan can be bonded to a Pilot. From here the Pilot is able to access all of the Leviathan's systems and communicate with the crew.

The Peacekeepers attempted to remove this chamber in their genetically modified Leviathan warship *Talyn*, and through the Hand of Friendship they were able to remove the need for it. However, the chamber did exist and could be used to access and even control all of *Talyn*'s systems should the need arise.

## Source

The pilot's den is derived from *Farscape*.
Rules of Acquisition

The **Rules of Acquisition** were a numbered list of rules and guidelines that were the foundation of business philosophy for the Ferengi. They were first written by Gint, the first Grand Nagus, but rules were continuously added thereafter. Theoretically, every business transaction a Ferengi entered into was meant to follow all of the rules.

Grand Nagus Zek briefly revised the Rules to promote honesty and charity, after having his state of mind altered by the Bajoran Prophets. When he recovered, all of the revised copies of the Rules were destroyed by his order.

## The Rules of Acquisition

### Unofficial Rules

The following rules have no been officially accepted by the Ferengi Commerce Authority.

## Source

The Rules of Acquisition are derived from *Star Trek*.
Novia

Empress **Novia** was the ruler of the Breakaway Colonies. She was a shrewd ruler, and perhaps an even shrewder mother to Clavor and Katralla. In order to ensure that Katralla ascended to the throne, instead of her conniving son, she blackmailed John Crichton into marrying Katralla by threatening to turn him over to Scorpius.

However, she had underestimated Scorpius. She briefly turned Crichton over to her Jakench servant ro-NA, who had been corrupted by Scorpius'. She also refused to believe that her son's scheme had been hatched in partnership with the Scarrans.

Eventually, however, Novia's plans seemed to come to fruition. Crichton married Katralla and was turned into a statue. She was infuriated when the head of the statue went missing, and threatened to execute all off-worlders. Fortunately, the head was recovered and Crichton was reconstituted. When she learned that Crichton would not survive being turned into a statue again, she relented and allowed Elkar Tyno to take Crichton's place.
Shadow Depositories

**Shadow depositories** are the most secure storage facilities in the Uncharted Territories -- and perhaps in all of the Milky Way. As such, they are frequently used by criminals to keep their ill-gotten gains. As such, owners of shadow depositories -- such as Natira -- maintain a strict policy of discretion.

The security systems of shadow depositories are complex and multi-layered. Natira's was protected by automated guns, motion detectors, and armies of armed and heavily trained guards who scan everyone and everything routinely. Every inch of the depository, except inside storage containers, is observed from a central observation room. Inner doors are locked with codes that change frequently. Access to the vaults is regulated from the depositing room. Customers are designed codes based on their genetic makeup, so only they can only access their own containers. The vaults are lined with Maddium Steel. An average depository contains 30,000 storage vaults.

Another such depository, the Bank of Kabraxos, was perhaps even more heavily monitored. Even air consumption was closely measured, and DNA scans were required to pass through every stage of security. On top of this, the bank was guarded by a dangerous psionic creature called "the Teller" which could detect guilt and criminal intent in other beings -- and could liquify their brains.

Shadow depositories have only seldom been robbed. The first recorded robbery of a shadow depository was committed by the crew of *Moya* with the aid of a compliment of mercenaries and pirates. The Archive, found within the J Star Cluster, was broken into by RAC Team 25698-A, with the help of Fancy Lee and Khlyen.

Even as late as 3399 CE, shadow depositories were still commonly in use -- the Fenris Rangers used one located on Freecloud to store their financial resources.

## Source

A shadow depository features in several episodes of the second season of *Farscape*. This also includes details from *Doctor Who*, *Killjoys*, and *Star Trek: Picard*.
Ractor

A **ractor** was a weapon used by Charrids, primarily for torture. Ractors included neural circuitry that caused the victim to feel ten times the amount of pain the blade would ordinarily have inflicted -- as such, the weapon could even be used to torture charrids.

The blades are split into two tines -- one which curves back on the handle as a hook, and one with serrations on one side.
Questar M-17

**Questar M-17** is an object located in the Beta Quadrant, near the edge of the galaxy. It lay near the border between the United Federation of Planets and the Tholian Assembly. It was believed to be the source of strange radio emissions, until 3269 CE when the USS *Enterprise* (NCC-1701) learned that the true source was an unusual dead star where a magnetic organism was trapped.

## Source

Questar M-17 is derived from *Star Trek: The Animated Series*.
Old Ones

The **Old Ones** were one of the first species to appear in the Milky Way. They were a cold-blooded, reptilian species with highly advanced technology. They built an interstellar empire that stretched across the galaxy, and were directly responsible for the creation of several prominent species in the galaxy. The Old Ones first created the Webway, which the Eldar would later perfect and expand.

The Old Ones eventually came into conflict with the Necrontyr, however the Old Ones easily overcame every effort the Necrontyr threw at them. Searching for a weapon to use against the Old Ones, the Necrontyr discovered the C'tan and built them bodies out of necrodermis. With the C'tan by their side, the Necrontyr engaged the Old Ones in war once more. This time, the war did not go in favor of the Old Ones -- especially once the Necrontyr adopted necrodermis for themselves and became the soulless Necrons.

To combat this new threat, the Old Ones crafted several psionically powerful species -- the Eldar, the Krorks, the Rashan, the K'nib, and others. Unfortunately, the powerful psychic energies of these species and their connection to the Immaterium allowed for the creation of the Chaos Gods. Although the Old Ones were victorious in the War in Heaven against the C'tan, the aftershocks of what their creations had wrought in the Warp proved too much. They either led to the extinction of the Old Ones, or the Old Ones simply fled the galaxy.

## Source

The Old Ones are derived from *Warhammer 40,000*. For canon information, visit the Warhammer 40,000 Wiki.
Pulse Weapons

**Pulse weapons** are energy weapons used by Peacekeepers. They are powered by chakan oil which, in handheld weaponry, is typically supplied through chakan oil cartridges. The pulse energy fired by these weapons can be either yellow or red. Though most pulse weaponry is handheld, there are some larger kinds that spaceships may be equipped with.

Eidelons also used a variety of pulse weapons, primarily rifles -- it is likely that the Peacekeepers learned this technology from the Eidelons and then improved upon it.

## Varieties

* Pulse bursters
* Pulse cannons
* Pulse rifles
* Pulse pistols

## Source

Pulse weapons are derived from *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit the Farscape Encyclopedia Project.
Planet 1865-Alpha

**Planet 1865-Alpha** is the Borg designation for an uninhabited planet in the Delta Quadrant. The planet is orbited by two moons.

A Borg sphere is known to have crashed on the surface of the planet, with the drones Two of Nine, Three of Nine, Four of Nine, and Seven of Nine the only beings to survive. Their consciousnesses were severed from the Borg Collective, and three of them began to attempt to flee the Collective. Seven of Nine, however, was fearful of being alone and used nanoprobes to initiate new interlink nodes and forced them to repair a beacon and signal the Borg. The four drones were rescued and re-assimilated.

## Source

Planet 1865-Alpha is seen in *Stark Trek: Voyager*.
Slavers

"**Slavers**" is the only name known to refer to the species that controlled the Slaver Empire. Most records of the species have been left, except for a handful of artifacts. One such artifact, discovered in 3269 CE, had a depiction of a creature on the stasis box in which it was held. It is possible that this is a depiction of a slaver, and therefore it is considered extremely important by historians.

The Slavers were wiped out by the Reapers, and by an uprising by one of their enslaved species.

## Source

Slavers are taken from *Star Trek: The Animated Series*.
Sierjna

**Sierjna** was a Delfarion who was unwittingly caught up in the machinations of the villainous Mu-Quillus. She had boarded a Leviathan biomechanoid and left her homeworld, passing through the Uncharted Territories. On the journey, she caught the attention of Mu-Quillus, who fell in love with her. Her used his siren star to lure the biomechanoid ship to its doom -- killing everyone on board. In the last possible moments, he trapped Sierjna's soul before it could fully transition to death.

Finding herself in a limbo-like existence, and constantly pursued by Mu-Quillus, Sierjna spent many cycles trying to free herself and using kanish to stay away from him. She also attempted to warn the Pilots of every passing Leviathan biomechanoid to avoid the siren star -- but to no avail.

When *Talyn* approached the star, she could find no Pilot -- because the hybrid ship did not have one. She did, however, appear to Stark who's psionic abilities and stykera connection to death made him able to see her true nature. He informed her that she was already dead, but that he could not help her pass on because of her soul's ties to Mu-Quillus.

At first, Sierjna refused to accept this truth. However, when Rygel XVI was unable to perceive her speaking to him, she realized that Stark's explanation was the only thing that made sense. Stark bonded with *Talyn* in an effort to help Sierjna -- but when Mu-Quillus fought back, it was John Crichton and Aeryn Sun who helped *Talyn* destroy the siren star and put an end to Mu-Quillus. Freed from him at last, Stark was able to help cross Sierjna's soul peacefully into death.
Porzin II

**Porzin II** is the second planet from the primary star of the Porzin System in the Uncharted Territories. The planet had a reputation as a Commerce Planet, though when visited by the crew of *Moya* they only managed to acquire stale food cubes.

## Source

Porzin II is a planet mentioned in an episode in the first season of *Farscape*.
Orbital Industrial Platform

**Orbital industrial platforms** (or **OIPs**) were artificial satellites placed in orbit around planets. These acted both as floating cities, housing populations who simultaneously served as a workforce for the platform's primary function: as massive factories.

On Earth, the first of these was launched by the North American Alliance in 2267 CE.

## Source

Orbital industrial platforms are derived from *Crusader: No Remorse*.
Raxil

**Raxil** was a small but high strung Montim female, who had a history in the freslin industry. At some point, a data chip containing plans for a freslin milking machine was stolen from her. The plans were priceless and would make any dealer incredibly wealthy. Although Raxil was no longer active in the business, this theft made her an enemy of Heska Fe'Tor.

Fe'Tor kidnapped Raxil's lover Sarl, and ultimately killed him. He also kidnapped Chiana and Jool in order to milk them for freslin. Raxil had John Crichton and Ka D'Argo drugged in order to secure their help in moving against Fe'Tor to rescue Sarl. In their rescue attempts, Sarl died -- but so did Fe'Tor and Raxil was able to reclaim her data chip.
Staleek

**Staleek** was the ruthless Emperor of the Scarran Empire at the beginning of Earth's 21st century. As Emperor, Staleek stood at the top of the Ruling Caste of Scarrans according to the Scarran Hierarchy.

Staleek rose to power by assassinating the Emperor who preceded him -- the father of his own War Minister Ahkna. As Emperor, Staleek had one primary goal: to expand the borders of the Empire. Two things stood in his way -- the Peacekeepers and his supply of Crystherium Utilia.

While the Emperor attended a conference on Katratzi, the human astronaut John Crichton infiltrated the base under the guise of offering wormhole technology to the highest bidder. In the midst of this, Crichton discovered the Scarran's need for Crystherium Utilia and accidentally revealed that they grew naturally on Earth. Learning from this encounter a new source for this vital resource, he ordered Pennoch to travel through a wormhole to conquer the Earth.

Although this was prevented, Staleek was also assured from his encounter with Crichton that the Peacekeepers did not have wormhole weapons either. Convinced of his superiority, Staleek declared war. During the Peacekeeper/Scarran War, Staleek stayed aboard the *Decimator*. He managed to temporarily capture Crichton at Arnessk, and -- later -- was present for the Battle of Qujaga where he stubbornly refused to acquiesce to peace negotiations until Crichton's artificial black hole threatened to destroy the *Decimator* itself.
Sheyangs

**Sheyangs** are a reptillian species of fire-breathing scavengers originating from the planet Yanglin. They are stout, and rather ungainly, with short limbs. Because of this, Sheyangs walk with something of a slow waddle and lack agility as well. Nevertheless, they are feared within the Delta Quadrant as a greedy, violent, opportunistic race of scavengers. They have few social graces, rarely engage in small talk, and are terrible liars -- though this fault also makes them somewhat gullible.

Sheyangs have large mouths full of razor sharp teeth, much like sharks. They have no hair on their bodies and their scaly skin appears in various shades of dark green and brown. Sheyangs have a great deal of physical strength and endurance, though they are incredibly short-sighted and have difficulty seeing in the dark.

Sheyangs were one of the first species to achieve space flight and other technological advances -- mostly from stealing them from another race that crashed on their world. They advanced technologically quite rapidly, however they did not advance culturally at the same rate. As such, their culture is still tribal even in space.

## Kalack Gland

Sheyangs are exceedingly peculiar in that they are warm-blooded reptiles. The kalack gland helps to maintain their temperature, by producing special chemicals and enzymes for this purpose. It also secretes a bile, which ignites if exposed to oxygen. Sometimes, if a Sheyang is becoming too warm, they must expel this bile from their mouths. Typically, however, this regurgative ability is used as a natural weapon -- it allows the Sheyangs to breathe fire.

Sheyangs must eat large quantities of food in order to keep their kalack glands working -- and kalack glands become less efficient with age. It can be very difficult for an older sheyang to produce fire.

## Source

Sheyangs are derived from *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit the Farscape Encyclopedia Project.
Stone of Gol

The **Stone of Gol** was a a powerful psionic resonator that was first created during the wars that nearly destroyed the planet Vulcan before the Time of Awakening. It was able to amplify and focus telepathic energies, targeting violent thoughts and emotions and reflecting them back upon whomever held them. Though the weapon was originally quite deadly to Vulcans, once Surak began teaching emotional suppression it became useless against him and his followers.

As it fell out of favor, it eventually came to be viewed as little more than a myth -- though some ancient relics still told of it. One stone, etched in glyphs from an ancient Vulcan language, specifically warned that peace could defeat the Stone. Legends eventually spread that the Stone had been destroyed by Vulcan deities. The truth, however, was that the weapon had merely been split into three pieces.

In 3369 CE, the first of these fragments was stolen by members of the Vulcan Isolationist Movement. They hired mercenaries to obtain the other two fragments. To prevent the reconstruction of the weapon, Captain Jean-Luc Picard infiltrated one mercenary crew -- from within he was able to locate all three pieces. However, the crew had also been infiltrated by one of the Isolationists who had been posing as a Romulan -- T'Paal. She reassembled the resonator and used it against the mercenaries. Picard, however, had deduced how to withstand the weapon and defeat it.

After defeat T'Paal, Minister Satok of the V'Shar took the device and promised it would be destroyed.

## Source

The Stone of Gol is derived from *Star Trek: The Next Generation*. For canon information, please visit Memory Alpha.
Peacekeeper/Scarran Accord

The **Peaceekeeper/Scarran Accord** is a formalized treaty signed by the Peacekeepers and the Scarran Empire, facilitated by the powers of the Eidelons. The treaty was the official end of the Peacekeeper/Scarran War, and also dictates that wormhole technology is not to be used by either faction.

## Source

The Peacekeeper/Scarran Accord is derived from *Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars*.
Sastaretski Cargn

**Sastaretski Cargn** was the diplomatic envoy from the Scarran Empire to the Breakaway Colonies. Despite the seemingly important position, Cargn was a Scarran of the Soldier Caste. His primary objective was to turn the Breakaway Colonies into a puppet of the Scarran Empire by helping Prince Clavor ascend to the throne. To that end, Cargn altered the DNA of Princess Katralla so that she would be incompatible to reproduce with any Sebacean.

This scheme seemed to be going well until the untimely arrival of the human John Crichton and his crewmates aboard *Moya*. With Crichton turning out to be compatible mate for the princess, her ascension to the throne became almost assured. As such, Cargn ordered Clavor to kill Crichton -- but, after multiple failed attempts -- Crichton disappeared. Cargn kidnapped Chiana to discover where he had gone, but she was also looking for him.

Growing frustrated, Clavor declared the end of his arrangement with the Scarrans. Now unable to fulfill his objective, Cargn killed the prince. Seeking revenge for his failed mission, Cargn planned to execute Chiana by dropping her into a vat of acid. He was slowed by the arrival of Ka D'Argo and Scorpius -- though they failed to defeat the Scarran until Crichton arrived and knocked Cargn into the acid, finally killing him.

## Source

Sastarestski Cargn is derived from *Farscape*.
Pulse Bursters

**Pulse bursters** are the largest of the handheld pulse weapons utilized by Peacekeepers. They have eight barrels, which discharge simultaneously. The burst explodes upon impact with any hard target. They are difficult to aim, and quite heavy, which make them suitable primarily for disposing of large numbers of enemies that are clumped together.

It has an ammo capacity of fifteen cartridges -- firing through eight barrels, that is the equivalent of 120 shots per cartridge.

## Source

Pulse bursters are derived from *Farscape*.
Rygel XVI

**Dominar Rygel XVI** was the ruler of the Hynerian Empire, though his reign was interrupted for more than 130 cycles.

## History

Coming from a long and uninterrupted line of Hynerian rulers, Rygel was literally born to lead. This did not prevent his cousin Bishan from usurping the throne, betraying Rygel to the Peacekeepers. Bishan claimed Rygel had been killed -- but, in truth, Rygel had been imprisoned. He spent much of his imprisonment aboard the *Zelbinion*, where he was tortured by Captain Selto Durka.

Following his imprisonment on the *Zelbinion*, Rygel was transferred to an unknown number of prisons until he ultimately found himself in transport aboard the Leviathan biomechanoid *Moya*. He discovered that she had a number of passages that only someone of his size could fit through -- he took full advantage of this, and began to maneuver around the ship freely, albeit secretly. He also kept a stash of supplies and rations, which the Peacekeepers were also unaware of.

This eventually paid off -- Rygel became the hand that guided *Moya* to her freedom from the Peacekeepers. He was able, through bribery, to procure the code keys needed for the prison break and released Ka D'Argo and Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan from their cells.

As a member of *Moya*'s crew, Rygel proved himself an invaluable negotiator -- although his greed often got the crew into troublesome situations. Through several years of adventure aboard *Moya* and, briefly, *Talyn* -- during which Rygel exacted his revenge on Durka by beheading him -- Rygel's primary goal was to reclaim his throne. During the Peacekeeper/Scarran War, Bishan contacted Rygel and invited him to return -- claiming that he hoped Rygel would be able to unite the people of their Empire. Rygel was unable to return to Hyneria at the time because he was carrying Aeryn Sun and John Crichton's child inside him, thanks to an unfortunate misunderstanding with the Eidelons of Qujaga.

## Alternate Versions

* Douglas Logan - the version of Rygel that existed in the Scarran-crafted hallucination of Earth.
* Rygel the Black Knight - the version of Rygel that appeared in the mental video game created out of John Crichton's memories.
* Rygel/D'Argo - a version of Rygel existing in an unrealized reality, he was spliced with Ka D'Argo.
* Rygel/Noranti - a version of Rygel existing in an unrealized reality, he was spliced with Noranti Pralatong.

## Appearances

### Farscape

* Season 1
	+ "Premiere"

For canon information, please visit the Farscape Encyclopedia Project.
South America

**South America** is one of the continents on the planet Earth.

Some of the indigenous people of South America, later called the Rubber Tree People, were contacted by aliens they named the "Sky Spirits". The Sky Spirits imparted their genetic material into this tribe -- some of whom, called the Inheritors -- eventually disappeared into the thickest jungles of their land and were lost to history. They began to develop the physical characteristics of the alien species. Through unknown means, they were able to survive much of the devastation that occurred throughout Earth's history and continued to live, isolated, in their jungle until the rise to power of the Emperor of Man.

## Source

South America is taken from the real world. Some of this information is derived from *Star Trek: Voyager*.
Six Forbidden Cargoes

The **six forbidden cargoes** of Leviathan biomechanoids were six specific items that were harmful for the living ships to transport. These included:

* Clorium - an element which could numb Leviathans and be used as an anesthetic for them.
* Novatrin Gas - a weaponized gas produced by the Plokavians, it could eat tissue from the inside out when inhales and was therefore incredibly destructive when inside Leviathans.

## Source

The six forbidden cargoes are derived from *Farscape*.
Stephon Ely

**Stephon Ely** was the cigar-loving commanding officer of Echo Base, in the fight against the WEC.

He was born in 2356 CE. He gained an ROTC early military commission, and enlisted for active duty in the WEC's military immediately after college. He served in a Special Forces mechanized infantry battalion, initially as a platoon leader but then as a staff officer. By 2389 CE, he had attained the rank of captain. In that year, however, he made the mistake of questioning his orders during a routine riot-control operation. He was formally reprimanded -- ending any hope of advancement he might have had. Six months later, he took a two-week leave from which he never returned.

Ely surfaced a short time later as a member of the Resistance. He rose rapidly through the ranks of the Resistance, showing an aptitude for guerilla operations. Because of his success in this area, the WEC had trouble piecing together a whole profile of his activities, though they had pieced together enough to announce that he was wanted for charges of treason, desertion, kidnapping, murder, arson, terrorism and "related charges."

When Ely reached the rank of colonel in the Resistance, he was given command of Echo Sector. It was here that Ely first encountered the Captain. Although initially very skeptical of the Silencer, he did come to respect and trust him based on the results of his missions. When it became clear there was spy in the ranks of Echo Base, Ely began making changes to mission operations to route out the spy -- replacing Nicholas Cardova with Shannon Brooks, and taking an active role in a mission himself.

However, Ely had not taken enough steps to prevent the spy from knowing his whereabouts. Ely was captured by WEC forces, and Jo Anne Vargas was placed in command of Echo Base as his replacement. Unbeknownst to the Resistance, Ely was being held at the Darkside Station on Luna. Through a happy but coincidental sequence of events, the Captain also found himself on Luna and was ultimately able to rescue Ely.

## Source

Stephon Ely is derived from *Crusade: No Remorse* and *Crusader: No Regret*. For canon information please visit the Crusader Wiki.
Rinlo

**Rinlo** was a remarkably skilled Peacekeeper pilot, considered one of the best pilots in the organization. After Miklo Braca's promotion to captain, Rinlo was assigned to be under his command and was made part of the project to develop a missile that could kill a Leviathan biomechanoid.

Rinlo believed that the missile was too large and unwieldy for a Prowler, and thought a Marauder would be better suited to the task. Ponara's projections, however, indicated that a pilot with enough skill would be up to the challenge. Rinlo was subsequently dismissed from the project by Braca, who volunteered to fly the Prowler himself.

Rinlo, despite having been dismissed, continued to eavesdrop on the project to gather information for Scorpius.
North American Alliance

The **North American Alliance** (or **NAA**) was an economic consortium created jointly between corporations based in Mexico, the United States of America, and Canada. Though they were not as powerful as DOMO, once China had abandoned that consortium, the NAA became a significant world leader. In 2207 CE, the NAA became the first of the Earth's economic consortiums to launch an Orbiting Industrial Platform -- something which would become commonplace shortly afterwards.

The NAA eventually absorbed La Unidad, changing their name to become simply the American Alliance.

## Source

The North American Alliance is derived from *Crusader: No Remorse*.
Pur'N'Kleen Water Company

The **Pur'N'Kleen Water Company** (**P&K**) was a 23rd century private corporation that specialized in mining ice from Saturn's rings to convert to water for the residents of the asteroid belt and outer planets. P&K maintained offices on Saturn Station and Ceres.

P&K had a fleet of a dozen ships, all of which were ice haulers. Notably, one of these ships was the *Canterbury*.

## Source

Pur'N'Kleen Water Company is derived from *The Expanse*. For canon information, please visit The Expanse Wiki.
Pa'u

A **Pa'u** is a priest or priestess of the Delvian Seek, a devotee of the Goddess. They are capable of wide variety of psychic abilities and skills. There are multiple levels of ascendancy in the Seek, and the Pa'u is granted new powers at each level. It is unknown how high the levels of this hierarchy go.

By the ninth level, the Pa'u is able to share Unity, cause pain, force spiritual energy into a tangible form, draw spirit portraits, and become undetectable as long as they remain motionless. At the tenth level, they gain the ability to protect the minds of others from psychic assaults. By the twelfth level, a Pa'u can even break psychic bonds -- such as those formed by neural clones. Some Pa'us can break the sanity of others, and plant illusions -- it is unclear what level these abilities are granted at, however.

## Source

Pa'u are derived from *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit the Farscape Encyclopedia Project.
Pantak-Class Vigilantes

**Pantak-class Vigilantes** are mid-size warships that are used by Peacekeepers. Though they are much smaller than command carriers, they are still several hundred meters in length. Vigilantes often escort command carriers, making up small armadas that traverse Peacekeeper space. Aside from escort duty, Vigilantes were sometimes employed in retrieval squads sent to track down rogue Leviathan biomechanoids.

Vigilantes are large enough that they not only contain ample living quarters and cargo space for supplies, but can also dock a number of Prowlers or a small handful of Marauders. As such, Vigilantes can operate as entirely independently from the rest of the Peacekeeper fleet. However, independent Vigilantes are not much of a threat to large vessels like Scarran dreadnoughts -- ships which can be severely damaged or destroyed by groups of Vigilantes working in unison.

## Source

Pantak-class Vigilantes are derived from *Farscape*.
Rachni Queens

**Rachni queens** are the intelligent matriarchs of the hive-minded rachni, and are the largest of their species by an average of fifty feet. Using pheromones and a biological quantum entanglement communicator, the queens are able to guide the soldiers and workers of their broods.

Queens also carry and pass on genetic memories -- each queen in born already knowing everything known to the previous queens of the hive. In this way, the rachni are able to continuously learn and grow. The queens also carry the genetic information of previous fathers in the line -- so a queen can lay hundreds of fertilized eggs even if there are no brood warriors present to mate with.

The queens reside deep in underground nests, typically on planets that are inhospitable to other lifeforms. This makes it particularly difficult to contact a rachni queen except in extraordinary circumstances.

## Source

Rachni queens are derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit Mass Effect Wiki.
Rygel IX

**Rygel IX** was a renowned Dominar of the Hynerian Empire, having led the imperial forces to victory in the Battle of Katreen. He led his forces in battle at the front lines -- eschewing a tradition of commanding officers staying at the rear of their forces. His great victories are thought to have pushed the Charrids back from the Hynerian Empire's territories, and even expanded and unified those territories.

Rygel XVI would later look back on his great deeds and consider them moronic -- believing Dominars much to valuable to risk in battle.
Rokon

**Rokon** was the lead Acquaran hunter, and the son of the priestan Neera. He had strong romantic feelings for Lishala, but was easily brought to jealousy. The attention Lishala gave to John Crichton after his arrival on Acquara made him feel threatened and -- egged on by his mother, who hoped Rokon would become the next Grondeer -- Rokon attempted to have Crichton eliminated.

His efforts were thwarted by the sudden arrival of Ka D'Argo. Rokon reported the sudden arrival of new and terrifying off-worlders -- which led to their discovery of Rygel XVI. The Acquarans, including Rokon, believed Rygel was the prophesied Masata. Rygel and Crichton were ultimately able to disable the device that had stranded the Acquarans for so long, and -- as the off-worlders departed -- Rokon promised to take care of Lishala.
Quentin Maxis

**Quentin Maxis** was born in 2349 CE and entered military service for the WEC early in his life, beginning his trained at the MilOps Cartel Military Academy and Strategic College. He graduated with Honors. In 2379 CE, at 30 years old, he reached the rank of Colenol in the WEC military, and was given a position as an Academy instructor. During this period, he rapidly began to grow disillusioned with the means by which the bureaucrats of the government ruled. In 2381 CE, he disappeared from his life and career -- secretly joining a Resistance unit.

Within two years, having proven his value to the cause, Maxis emerged as a leader of the Resistance's military forces, formally being referred to as a general. He was skilled both at propaganda and battle tactics, inspiring incredibly loyalty -- partly because of his ability to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible. This also made him the most visible face of the Resistance. As such, he took up a role as the spokesperson of the Resistance -- sending pre-recorded messages to the WEC Senate. The Security Cartel quickly listed him as Public Enemy #1 with charges of treason, murder, conspiracy, terrorism, political agitation, etc.

When the Captain defected from the WEC, Maxis welcome him into the Resistance and convinced the rest of Central to give him a chance. Maxis continued to observe the former Silencer's progress, and debriefed him about ongoing situations concerning a possible leak within Echo Base.
Stasis guns

**Stasis guns** were one of the few non-lethal weapons commonly employed by Peacekeepers. These weapons incapacitated their targets instead. Unfortunately, the rate of fire in stasis guns left something to be desired -- after each shot, the weapon needed several microts to recharge.

These weapons were of particular use to Larraq as he and his squad hunted the intellant virus -- as the virus could still spread from a dead body, but could not spread for a body that had been shot with a stasis gun.
Spreddic

Commander **Spreddic** was an officer of the Peacekeepers during the Peacekeeper/Scarran War. Spreddic commanded a fleet that fought against the forces of the Scarran Empire in the Alentro Quadrant. Though the Peacekeepers lost the battle, Spreddic survived and received orders from Grand Chancellor Maryk to regroup at nearby Peacekeeper outposts that needed to be defended.

## Source

Spreddic is derived from *Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars*.
Rachni Wars

The **Rachni Wars** were a series of conflicts between the Citadel Council and the rachni which began around 800 CE.

## History

The initial conflict was caused when a dormant mass relay was opened by salarian explorers. The destination of the mass relay was unknown, but it led to the Maskim Xul system. The explorers were immediately set upon by the rachni, who were able to devise their own mass effect drives by studying the Element Zero present in the explorers' vessels. The rachni began to rapidly expand their territory.

The Citadel Council made attempts to negotiate -- but the rachni queens were located deep underground in hives beneath the surfaces of inhospitable planets. They were impossible to contact. It was assumed the rachni were irredeemable and could only be stopped by open war. Unfortunately, the rachni had the upper hand in warfare due largely to their huge numbers.

For nearly a century the Citadel Council fought this losing war -- until the salarians discovered the krogan on their homeworld of Tuchanka. They brought the krogan to a planet that was less irradiated and provided them with advanced technology. The krogan population blossomed -- providing the Citadel Council with the numbers needed to beat back the encroaching rachni. The krogan could even enter the rachni hives and eradicate the queens.

The retribution of the krogan-enhanced military was absolute. They drove the rachni back to their homeworld of Suen, which was struck with an orbital bombardment. The species was declared extinct in 1100 CE.

### Legacy

After the wars, the Citadel Council enacted a policy that prohibited the activation of mass relays that led to dormant systems. They also constructed Listening Post X-19 in order to detect any rachni that may have survived the wars.

## Source

The Rachni Wars are derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit Mass Effect Wiki.
Resolution

The **Resolution** was a ritual, central to the society of the Kaelons. The Resolution commenced when a person had reached sixty cycles old.

The Kaelons began practicing this ritual during Earth's 19th century. Overpopulation and the enfeeblement of the elderly led to rules which made the elderly stay in deathwatch facilities, where they waited to die. However, these facilities became severely overcrowded and families often found visiting their elderly relatives difficult. Many of the elderly within these facilities were severely mistreated.

As such, the Kaelon government decided that the age of sixty was an appropriate age where a person still retained all of their faculties, enough to say good-bye to their loved ones properly. And so the Resolution was enacted. All of a person's loved ones gathered in a massive celebration of their life, and a grand farewell. After saying good-bye to their friends and family, the sixty cycles old Kaelon would undergo a ritual suicide.

In 3367 CE, the Resolution was challenged by Dr. Timicin -- who believed he was close to saving the star that Kaelon II orbited. Believing that it would be more efficient to continue his own work, rather than pass it on to another scientist who would need to spend time understanding Timicin's notes, he attempted to avoid performing the Resolution. However, after he was rejected by his people and his family, Timicin ultimately gave in and returned to Kaelon II to complete the ritual. He was accompanied by Lwaxana Troi, with whom he had formed a deep bond.

## Source

The Resolution is derived from *Star Trek: The Next Generation*. For canon information, please visit Memory Alpha.
Ring Builders

The **Ring Builders**, as they would later be named, were an ancient species tied together in a hivemind. Their civilization that rose to prevalence more than 2 billion years before the Common Era. They had an extremely advanced level of technology, and were able to create and manipulate wormholes through a massive network of rings, with each ring leading to a central Ring Station in a pocket dimension of their creation. Using these rings they were able to expand their empire across the entire Milky Way. Their technology even allowed them to manipulate the laws of physics, including gravity.

They reigned supreme in the universe for 500,000,000 years until an unknown enemy began to destroy their civilization. Using their network of rings, the Ring Builders attempted to wipe out the enemy by eradicating entire solar systems. Many theorize that it is likely this enemy was an artificial lifeform of their own creation, as this would have further fueled the belief held by the Leviathans that organic species will always be destroyed by their own creations.

The Ring Builders sent a projectile from one of their inhabited systems towards the Sol system, hoping to establish an outpost there. The projectile, however, became caught in Saturn's orbit and the protomolecule contained in the projectile did not build the ring until billions of years after the Ring Builders were wiped out.

## Source

The Ring Builders are derived from *The Expanse*.
Reclaw (Second Dynasty)

Emperor **Reclaw** was the final ruler of the Klingon Empire's Second Dynasty. He was assassinated by General K'Trelan. Subsequently, his entire family was killed. When the Third Dynasty began after the Dark Time, the first emperor of that family took on the name Reclaw as well, in order to make it appear that there had been no break in the line of succession.