Miracle Workers (SCE Books 5-8) - Keith R. A. DeCandido_. [et al.] [110]
Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. Words to live by in the Ferengi culture (“The Nagus” [DS9]). The Fifth Rule states: “Always exaggerate your estimates.” When Lieutenant Nog quoted that Rule to Montgomery Scott, the latter stated that it was an engineer’s axiom “long before you heathens took it on” (Cold Fusion).
Fifth Rule of Acquisition. See Ferengi Rules of Acquisition.
First Speaker. Title given to the head of the Eerlik government. Ansed was First Speaker until her death in 2376. She was succeeded by Biral (Fatal Error).
Folnar system. Star system. The U.S.S. Enterprise had a mission in the Folnar system following its defeat of the ship known as “the Beast” at Blossom IV (The Belly of the Beast).
Franklin, Shuttlecraft. Shuttlecraft assigned to the U.S.S. da Vinci (Fatal Error). Named after famed politician and inventor Benjamin Franklin.
Friend. Bio-mechanical Starsearcher vessel from Omeara, designated number 7445. Friend is oval in shape, with four extensions jutting out of its fore and aft sections that can serve as limbs in an atmosphere. Like all Starsearchers, Friend had a living pilot, in this case Jaldark Keniria. Jaldark died when her implants failed, and Friend crash-landed on the planet Intar, right in the middle of its capital city. The crash did very little damage to Friend, as its outer hull is several orders of magnitude stronger than that of most space-faring vessels. When the U.S.S. da Vinci removed Jaldark’s corpse from Friend, Friend, not realizing that Jaldark had died, went berserk. The vessel’s rampage ceased after 110 convinced it that Jaldark had died. Friend offered to make 110 its new pilot, but 110 chose to remain on the da Vinci. The da Vinci crew initially believed Friend to be a Borg ship (Hard Crash).
Friesner. Noncommissioned Starfleet personnel assigned to the U.S.S. da Vinci as a security guard (Cold Fusion).
Frnats. Noncommissioned Starfleet personnel assigned to the U.S.S. da Vinci as a security guard. A Bolian, Frnats was injured by an Androssi security device at Station Empok Nor (Cold Fusion).
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Gallamite. Species of humanoid with transparent skulls (“The Maquis Part 1” [DS9]). Dr. Dolahn was a Gallamite (Invincible Book 1). Some Gallamites are part of the Ambrushroi religion (Invincible Book 2).
Galloway. Starfleet personnel assigned to the U.S.S. Lexington. Galloway was wounded during the Dominion War, but refused treatment so that the more seriously injured could be cared for ahead of her. She eventually died from her wounds (Hard Crash).
Ganitriul. Computer system, sometimes referred to as “the Great One.” Constructed on the moon of Eerlik, Ganitriul was constructed some three thousand years prior to 2376, and has been constantly upgraded since. In the 23rd century, auto-repair components were added, allowing the computer to fix itself. Ganitriul, which is programmed with a personality and located in an extensive cave system under the moon’s surface, controls all functions on Eerlik, including climate controls, entertainment, communications, food distribution, transportation, and planetary defense. Approximately twenty-five percent of Eerlik’s moon was excavated for Ganitriul’s use, though by 2376, only ten percent of its original installation was still active, thanks to advances in miniaturization. Ganitriul’s interfaces appear to be solid marble walls that only go active when touched. Those surfaces are also changeable. The main terminal has a chair that can only be used by members of the clergy. Ganitriul has several security measures—Security Measure 7 initiates a scattering field that disrupts energy weapons. Other security devices include force fields, gas, and rodinium bulkheads. The main computer core is protected by a computer system that is independent of Ganitriul’s own systems. An object of religious observance, the clergy on Eerlik are responsible for the maintenance of Ganitriul, and many