Hören Rygis

Hören Rygis was a male Bajoran who lived in the mid 24th century. Hören was a member of the resistance during the Occupation of Bajor, and during that time rose to led the Redemptorist sect.

During the occupation, Hören met Kira Nerys in the aftermath of a raid on a Cardassian outpost, and saved her life during the counterattack. Hören gave Kira directions to a nearby resistance base, and the two split up to have a better chance of reaching safety.

Shortly after the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor, Hören and a group of Redemptorists found themselves excluded from the Provisional Government. The group seized a Bajoran temple with a number of hostages inside, and proceeded to murder the hostages until their demands were met. Kira, who was by then a member of the militia was put in charge of a plan to put an end to the standoff. Her team stormed the temple, and rescued most of the hostages. Most of the Redemptorists died in the government response, however Hören had escaped long before then, and started broadcasting to other Bajorans. In the aftermath of the raid, Hören swore revenge upon Kira.

When the Federation took control of Deep Space Nine, Hören was smuggled on board the station, and was on board the quarantine module when it was taken into the Gamma Quadrant to serve as a temporary base to secure Bajoran claims on the space near that end of the Bajoran wormhole. He attempted to kill Kira, but was stopped by Kira and Doctor Julian Bashir. (DS9 novel Bloodletter).